Carpmaels & Ransford v Syngenta (CoA, UPC_CoA_154/2026, 28 October 2026)

Date	28 October 2026
Court	CoA
Division	Luxembourg (LU)
Type of action	Generic
Case number(s)	UPC_CoA_154/2026
Registry reference	UPC-COA-0000154/2026
Parties	Carpmaels & Ransford LLP v. Syngenta Limited; Sumi Agro Limited; Sumi Agro Europe Limited
Language	English

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Summary

In a decision of 28 October 2026 (UPC_CoA_154/2026), the President of the Court of Appeal, acting as judge-rapporteur, orders that a London law firm be given, after redaction of personal data, Sumi Agro’s request for rehearing of 5 May 2025 and Syngenta’s response of 28 July 2025 in UPC_CoA_523/2024, closed on 23 December 2025 after withdrawal. He refuses access to Exhibits SA-1 (a representative’s bank details) and SA-2 (invoices of Sumi’s representative), held to be confidential.

Provisions applied

UPC Agreement: Articles 10(1) and 45
Rules of Procedure: Rules 262.1(b) and 262.5
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR): Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Case law cited: Ocado (Court of Appeal, UPC_CoA_404/2023, 10 April 2024), Abbott v Powell Gilbert (Court of Appeal, UPC_CoA_480/2024 and UPC_CoA_481/2024, 9 January 2025).

Related decisions

Court of Appeal, 24 December 2025, UPC_CoA_523/2024, Sumi Agro v Syngenta.
Court of Appeal, 26 October 2026, UPC_CoA_155/2026 and UPC_CoA_156/2026, Carpmaels & Ransford v Suinno and Microsoft.

Prepared by Dhenne Avocats from the official decision, consulted on 1 November 2026. The database is updated every week, on Friday. Only the official text is authoritative.

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Lexicon: UPC Court of Appeal

Source and translations

Official source: Unified Patent Court registry link recorded in the record
Original language: English from the language of proceedings
Translation available: no translation recorded the firm’s French record is a summary, not a translation
Date checked: not recorded

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Proceedings

UPC_CoA_154/2026 official number

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Parties

defendantSyngenta Limited16 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantSumi Agro Limited8 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantSumi Agro Europe Limited12 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
claimantCarpmaels & Ransford LLP3 decisions in the corpus Follow this party

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What the record states

Nature of the act: Generic
Outcome (Dhenne Avocats summary): Le président de la cour d’appel ouvre à un cabinet l’accès à la demande de révision de Sumi Agro et à la réponse de Syngenta, après occultation des données personnelles, mais refuse l’accès aux pièces SA-1 et SA-2, qui contiennent des informations bancaires et de facturation de représentants.
Appeal: Decision of the Court of Appeal.
Instance: Court of Appeal decision.

Related decisions cited in the analyses

Sumi Agro v Syngenta (CoA, 24 December 2025) cited in this record
Carpmaels & Ransford v Microsoft (CoA, UPC_CoA_155/2026, 26 October 2026) cited in this record

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