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BAUSSMANN Collated Fasteners GmbH v.Raimund Beck Nageltechnik GmbH
Revocation action concerning EP 4 019 790 B1, which relates to a nail for use in a nail gun made predominantly of lignocellulosic material. The claimant attacked claims 1-4 and 7-13 of the patent as granted for lack of novelty and inventive step, while leaving claims 5 and 6 unchallenged. The Court of First Instance partially revoked the patent, maintaining it only in the form of Auxiliary Request III with claims 5 and 6 unchanged as granted, and ordered costs to be borne 70% by the defendant and 30% by the claimant.
Hartmann Packaging A/S v.Omni-Pac Ekco GmbH Verpackungsmittel & Omni-Pac GmbH Verpackungsmittel
Hartmann Packaging A/S (formerly Brodrene Hartmann A/S) sued Omni-Pac Ekco GmbH Verpackungsmittel and Omni-Pac GmbH Verpackungsmittel before the Local Chamber Düsseldorf for infringement of European Patent EP 2 755 901 B1 concerning a display and distribution package for eggs, valid in Germany, France, and the Netherlands. The defendants filed a counterclaim for revocation. The court dismissed the infringement action, partially revoked the patent (revoking claims 1, 6, and dependent claims 2-5, 7-8 while maintaining claims 9-13), and allocated costs accordingly.
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