Hurtel v Koninklijke Philips (CoA, 30 September 2026)
| Date | 30 September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Court | CoA |
| Division | Luxembourg (LU) |
| Type of action | Generic |
| Case number(s) | UPC_CoA_164/2026 |
| Registry reference | UPC-COA-0000164/2026 |
| Parties | Hurtel SP. z o.o. v. Belkin Limited, Belkin International Inc., Belkin GmbH, Koninklijke Philips N.V. |
| Language | English |
Official decision (PDF) · UPC registry entry
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Dhenne Avocats · 10 October 2026
Our analysis
Summary
By order of 30 September 2026 (UPC_CoA_164/2026), the judge-rapporteur of the Court of Appeal ruled on the language of an application for access to the register filed in English by Hurtel, a non-party, seeking the pleadings and evidence, redacted or in non-confidential form, from file UPC_CoA_683/2024, the order recalls that the appeals of Koninklijke Philips and Belkin against the Munich Local Division’s decision of 13 September 2024 (EP 2 867 997) were decided on 3 October 2025. Since the main proceedings had been conducted in German, Hurtel was invited to file its application in German by 9 October 2026.
Question
In which language must an application for access to the register under Rule 262.1(b) RoP be made?
Decision
The language of the access proceedings is that of the main proceedings (paragraph 3), an application drafted in English must therefore be refiled in German.
Key points for practice
- A non-party seeking access to the file of a case should draft its application in the language of that case from the outset, to avoid losing time.
Provisions applied
- Rules of Procedure
- Rule 262.1(b)
Prepared by Dhenne Avocats from the official decision, consulted on 10 October 2026. The database is updated every week, on Friday. Only the official text is authoritative.
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