Cases
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| Date | Case | Division | Action | Motion | Outcome | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-22 | UPC_CFI_239/2023 | The Hague LD | Counterclaim for revocation | Revocation merits | Infringed | The Hague Local Division held that the patent is valid and infringed by equivalence. The Court ordered Arkyne Technologies (Bioo) to cease and desist from infringing EP 2 137 782 by applying the patented method or supplying Bioo Panels, Bioo Benches, or Bioo products in Benelux, France, Germany, and Italy. The Court rejected the counterclaim for revocation. The Court also ordered a customer notification letter/website publication. |
| 2024-03-04 | UPC_CFI_239/2023 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Hague Local Division granted Plant-e's application for a confidentiality order under R.262A RoP protecting financial information submitted with their reply to a R.158 application, with access limited to counsel only with the consent of the parties. |
| 2024-03-04 | UPC_CFI_239/2023 | The Hague LD | Application RoP262A | Procedural | Procedural only | The Hague Local Division granted Plant-e's application for a confidentiality order under R.262A RoP protecting financial information submitted with their reply to a R.158 application, with access limited to counsel only with the consent of the parties. |
| 2024-02-15 | UPC_CFI_239/2023 | The Hague LD | Generic Order | Procedural | Procedural only | The Hague Local Division decided to hear both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation jointly (Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA), as both parties agreed and joint hearing was considered expedient for uniform interpretation. |
| 2024-01-17 | UPC_CFI_239/2023 | The Hague LD | Procedural Order | Procedural | Procedural only | The Hague Local Division issued a procedural order clarifying the deadline for Plant-e to file its defence to the counterclaim for revocation and setting provisional dates for the interim conference and oral hearing, while also inviting parties to comment on the application of Art. 33(3) UPCA regarding bifurcation. |
| 2023-10-18 | UPC_CFI_239/2023 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The President of the Court of First Instance issued an order pursuant to Rule 323 RoP on the language of proceedings, in an infringement action by Plant-e Knowledge B.V. and Plant-e B.V. against Arkyne Technologies S.L., concerning EP 2 137 782 relating to a device for converting light energy into electrical energy. |
| 2023-08-03 | UPC_CFI_239/2023 | The Hague LD | Infringement Action | Procedural | Procedural only | The Hague Local Division granted Plant-e's request under R. 13(q) / R. 7.1 RoP that English-language exhibits need not be translated into Dutch, as the defendant had no apparent interest in requiring Dutch translations. |