TEST/2025/002 – Test Case - Numbered Paragraphs

Court
Local Division The Hague
Date
Sector
Other
Decision Type
PROCEDURAL

Expert Commentary

Test commentary

Full Decision Text

1. On 10 April 2025, the Claimant lodged a statement of claim with the Registry of the UPC, initiating infringement proceedings before the UPC Local division in The Hague against the Defendants. The Court fees were paid, and an amended statement of claim was submitted on 16 April 2025, upon which the Registry proceeded with serving the statement of claim on all the Defendants. 2. Service on the Defendants was effected on 30 April 2025 (Defendants 1 and 5), on 5 May 2025 (Defendant 6), on 6 May 2025 (Defendants 2 and 3) and on 16 May 2025 (Defendant 4). 3. By Order of 22 May 2025 (16434/2025) the Court set the deadline for lodging of the statements of defence pursuant to R.23 RoP (and any counterclaim under R. 25 RoP) on 5 August 2025 for all Defendants. 6. With the present application of 22 October 2025 (the "Application"), the Claimant requests withdrawal of the proceedings pursuant to R. 265 RoP from the date of this request. 7. The reasons for the request for withdrawal are set out in the Confidential Annex 1 with supporting information provided in Confidential Annex 2. It is apparent from the annexes that the Defendants consent to the withdrawal. 8. With the Application the Claimant further requests (i) that access to Confidential Annex 1 and Confidential Annex 2 shall be restricted to the parties and the Court under R. 262.2 RoP; (ii) reimbursement of 60% of the fixed and value based fees under i.e. reimbursement of € 96,600 (which equals 60 % of €161,000), pursuant to R.370.9(b)(i) RoP.

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