Main Details: Registry number App_63864/2024 Date 9 January, 2025 Parties Autohaus Adelbert Moll GmbH & Co. KG, XPENG MOTORS (Netherlands) BV , ASIAN MOTORS SALES BV, MOLL GmbH & Co.KG, XPENG EUROPEAN HOLDING BV , JEAN LAIN AUTOMOBILES SAS, HEDIN AUTOMOTIVE SA, XPENG MOTORS (Belgium) Sarl , E-LAIN SAS, EJNER HESSEL A/S, BILIA AB, XPENG MOTORS FRANCE SARL Order/Decision reference ORD_64888/2024 Type of action Generic application Language of Proceedings French Court - Division Court of First Instance - Paris (FR) Local Division Headnotes: - According to R.19 (c) RoP, the Defendant may lodge a Preliminary objection concerning “the language of the Statement of Claim [R. 14]”. By referring to R. 14 which relates to the use of languages under 49 (1) and (2) UPCA, this provision explicitly narrows the scope of a Preliminary objection to these legal requirements. - In the context of an agreement to change the language of the proceedings and a subsequent request for the translation of existing documents, the Court shall consider the interests of all parties involved, ensuring that the case is handled in a timely manner as a whole in the language in which the patent was granted, and also ensuring that discussions are based on the written submissions and exhibits provided in English by the originally submitting party. - In the interest of fairness and efficiency, and to avoid unnecessary translations, the parties are granted 10 days from the date of this Order to agree on a list of annexes that should be provided in English. Keywords: - Change of the language of the proceedings – translation arrangements Back to Decisions and Orders
Main Details: Registry number App_63864/2024 Date 9 January, 2025 Parties Autohaus Adelbert Moll GmbH & Co. KG, XPENG MOTORS (Netherlands) BV , ASIAN MOTORS SALES BV, MOLL GmbH & Co.KG, XPENG EUROPEAN HOLDING BV , JEAN LAIN AUTOMOBILES SAS, HEDIN AUTOMOTIVE SA, XPENG MOTORS (Belgium) Sarl , E-LAIN SAS, EJNER HESSEL A/S, BILIA AB, XPENG MOTORS FRANCE SARL Order/Decision reference ORD_64888/2024 Type of action Generic application Language of Proceedings French Court - Division Court of First Instance - Paris (FR) Local Division Headnotes: - According to R.19 (c) RoP, the Defendant may lodge a Preliminary objection concerning “the language of the Statement of Claim [R. 14]”. By referring to R. 14 which relates to the use of languages under 49 (1) and (2) UPCA, this provision explicitly narrows the scope of a Preliminary objection to these legal requirements. - In the context of an agreement to change the language of the proceedings and a subsequent request for the translation of existing documents, the Court shall consider the interests of all parties involved, ensuring that the case is handled in a timely manner as a whole in the language in which the patent was granted, and also ensuring that discussions are based on the written submissions and exhibits provided in English by the originally submitting party. - In the interest of fairness and efficiency, and to avoid unnecessary translations, the parties are granted 10 days from the date of this Order to agree on a list of annexes that should be provided in English. Keywords: - Change of the language of the proceedings – translation arrangements Back to Decisions and Orders