DATA DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES LTD. v.DOYTEC AUTOMATION LTD.
The Hague (NL) Local Division · UPC-000868
Data Detection Technologies Ltd. (DDT), proprietor of European Patent EP 2569713 relating to a method and apparatus for dispensing items, filed an ex-parte application for an order to preserve evidence against Doytec Automation Ltd. DDT alleged that Doytec's seed counting machine (C-1012), displayed at the Seeds meets Technology 2024 trade fair in Zwaagdijk-Oost, Netherlands, infringed claims 1 and 8 of EP713. The Court, sitting through a standing judge for extremely urgent matters, found jurisdiction and competence established and addressed the application for seizure of the machine and related documentation.