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FUJIFILM Corporation v.Kodak GmbH, Kodak Graphic Communications GmbH, and Kodak Holding GmbH
FUJIFILM Corporation, a Japanese company, brought a patent infringement action against three German Kodak entities before the Mannheim Local Division concerning EP 3 511 174, choosing English as the language of proceedings. FUJIFILM requested simultaneous interpretation from English to Japanese for its representatives at the oral hearing, which the Kodak defendants opposed. The court allowed FUJIFILM to engage an interpreter at its own expense but declined to make the interpretation costs part of the proceedings' costs.
Sumi Agro Limited and Sumi Agro Europe Limited v.Syngenta Limited
This is an order from the Court of Appeal concerning a request by Syngenta to be relieved from translating Exhibit FF25 (filed in German) attached to its Statement of response in appeal proceedings related to European Patent EP 2 152 073. Sumi Agro, the appellant, left the matter to the discretion of the Court. The judge-rapporteur held that no translation of Exhibit FF25 was necessary.
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