Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 3 August 2023)

Date	3 August 2023
Court	CFI
Division	The Hague (NL) Local Division
Type of action	Infringement Action
Case number(s)	UPC_CFI_239/2023
Registry reference	ORD_555528/2023 · UPC_CFI_239/2023
Parties	Plant-e Knowledge B.V., Plant-e B.V. v. Arkyne Technologies S.L.

Summary pending review. Official UPC registry metadata imported on 24 September 2026.

Official decision (PDF) · UPC registry entry

Case timeline

18 October 2023 : Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 18 October 2023) ORD_581189/2023 · UPC_CFI_239/2023
17 January 2024 : Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 17 January 2024) ORD_2223/2024 · UPC_CFI_239/2023
13 February 2024 : Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 13 February 2024) App_586761/2023 · ORD_586897/2023 · UPC_CFI_239/2023
15 February 2024 : Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 15 February 2024) ORD_8243/2024 · UPC_CFI_239/2023
4 March 2024 : Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 4 March 2024) ACT_549536/2023 · ORD_590350/2023 · UPC_CFI_239/2023
4 March 2024 : Plant-e v Arkyne (CFI, 4 March 2024) ORD_590350/2023 · ACT_549536/2023 · UPC_CFI_239/2023

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Source and translations

Official source: Unified Patent Court registry link recorded in the record
Original language: not recorded
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_CFI_239/2023 official number

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Parties

claimantPlant-e Knowledge B.V.9 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
claimantPlant-e B.V.7 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantArkyne Technologies S.L12 decisions in the corpus Follow this party

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Decisions in the same proceedings and documented appeals

3 August 2023 Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 3 August 2023) Infringement Action · UPC_CFI_239/2023
18 October 2023 Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 18 October 2023) Infringement Action · UPC_CFI_239/2023
La présidente du tribunal de première instance remplace le néerlandais par l'anglais, langue de délivrance, à la demande du défendeur, la demande présentée avant le mémoire en défense étant recevable et l'équité commandant le changement.
17 January 2024 Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 17 January 2024) Procedural Order · UPC_CFI_239/2023
Le délai de la règle 29 a) court de la signification du mémoire en défense contenant la demande reconventionnelle, mais il est prorogé au 23 janvier 2024 en raison de la confusion créée par le CMS.
13 February 2024 Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 13 February 2024) Generic application · UPC_CFI_239/2023
La division locale de La Haye rejette la demande de garantie des frais de 200 000 euros, les demanderesses étant établies aux Pays-Bas et aucune circonstance exceptionnelle n'étant établie, et autorise l'appel.
15 February 2024 Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 15 February 2024) Generic Order · UPC_CFI_239/2023
La division locale de La Haye décide, à la demande des deux parties et avant la clôture de la procédure écrite, d'instruire ensemble l'action en contrefaçon et la demande reconventionnelle en nullité.
4 March 2024 Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 4 March 2024) Infringement Action · UPC_CFI_239/2023
Les informations financières de Plant-e sont confidentielles au sens de l'article 58 de l'Accord et de la règle 262A, seuls les représentants de la défenderesse y ont accès, pour la seule demande de garantie des frais.
4 March 2024 Plant-e v Arkyne (CFI, 4 March 2024) Application RoP262A · UPC_CFI_239/2023

What the record states

Nature of the act: Infringement Action
Outcome (Dhenne Avocats summary): Le juge dispense les demanderesses de traduire en néerlandais, langue de la procédure, les pièces rédigées en anglais, aucun intérêt du défendeur à une traduction n'apparaissant.
Appeal: No appeal documented in the corpus, this does not mean that no appeal was lodged.
Instance: First-instance decision, whether it has become final is not recorded.

Patents mentioned

EP 2 137 782 mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patent

Related decisions cited in the analyses

Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 4 March 2024) cited in this record
Plant-e v Arkyne (CFI, 4 March 2024) cited in this record
Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 15 February 2024) cited in this record
Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 13 February 2024) cited in this record
Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 17 January 2024) cited in this record
Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 18 October 2023) cited in this record

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Patents and standards

Publication	Role in the dispute	Family	Standard and declaration	Pool	Sources
`EP 2 137 782` Device and method for converting light energy into electrical energy recorded proprietor: Plant-E Knowledge BV	Mentioned in the analysis (role not qualified) Also mentioned in 8 other decision(s): Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 22 November 2024) · Arkyne Technologies v Plant-e Knowledge (CoA, 23 June 2025) · Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne (CFI, ORD_27758/2024, 15 May 2024) · Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 4 March 2024) · Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 15 February 2024) · Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 13 February 2024) · Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 17 January 2024) · Plant-e Knowledge v Arkyne Technologies (CFI, 18 October 2023)	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	Espacenet · European Patent Register existence and title of the publication checked on 30 October 2026 (Google Patents, Espacenet and Register links are not checked automatically) mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis

The statuses “asserted in litigation”, “declared essential”, “listed by a pool” and “essentiality examined by a court” are distinct and may coexist. Validity, infringement and technical essentiality are different questions. Scope: patents cited in the decisions of the Dhenne Avocats corpus, with no essentiality score or prediction.

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