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5 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.
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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.
Tridonic GmbH & Co. KG v.Inventronics GmbH
Procedural order from the Local Chamber Düsseldorf concerning European Patent No. EP 2 011 218 B1 in an infringement action. In light of ongoing settlement discussions, the court granted a joint request by both parties to stay the proceedings until resumption upon request of one of the parties, pursuant to Rules 295(d) and 296.2 of the Rules of Procedure.
Renault SAS (Application for Access to Court File under Rule 262.1(b) RoP) v.Ex Parte
Renault SAS applied for access to the court file and register of proceedings before the Local Chamber Munich concerning European Patent EP 1 770 912 B1, in which Avago Technologies had sued Tesla Germany GmbH and Tesla Manufacturing Brandenburg SE for infringement and which had been terminated. The court granted Renault access to the specified pleadings and evidence in redacted form, balancing Renault's interest as a member of the public against the parties' confidentiality interests, but excluded court decisions and orders from the scope of access.
Grundfos Holding A/S v.Hefei Xinhu Canned Motor Pump Co., Ltd.
Procedural order of the Local Chamber Düsseldorf concerning an application under R. 353 of the Rules of Procedure for correction of obvious inaccuracies in a decision pronounced on May 8, 2025. The court granted the plaintiff's correction request, finding the identified points to be obvious errors, and the defendant did not oppose the corrections. The corrections addressed various orders regarding information disclosure, accounting, destruction of infringing products, recall obligations, and damages, as well as a paragraph concerning auxiliary requests for maintenance of the patent.
Grundfos Holding A/S v.Hefei Xinhu Canned Motor Pump Co., Ltd.
This case before the Local Chamber Düsseldorf concerned an infringement action and a counterclaim for revocation regarding European Patent EP 2 778 423 B1, titled 'Kreiselpumpenaggregat' (centrifugal pump assembly), directed at heating circulation pumps. The court found that the defendant infringed the patent by offering and distributing heating circulation pumps in Germany, France, and Italy, and dismissed the defendant's counterclaim for revocation. The defendant was ordered to cease infringement, provide information, render accounts, recall infringing products, and pay provisional damages of EUR 64,000.
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