Rennes Court of Appeal - ASTATO v/ VTI - ZANIEWSKI
Decision date
2003-05-06
Decision No.
RG 02/05888
Nature
Patent
Country
France
Jurisdiction
Cour d’Appel - Rennes
Parties
ASTATO c/ VTI - ZANIEWSKI
La Société ASTATO était représentée par Arnaud Casalonga, Avocat.
The owner of a French patent for a device creating a forced vacuum in a vent pipe sued the company ASTATO for patent infringement.
The Court of 1st Instance invalidated patent’s claims 1 and 2 for lack of inventive step and consequently, rejected the infringement action.
The Rennes Court of Appeal confirmed the judgment of the Court of First Instance and, in addition, invalidated patent’s claim 3.
The Court of Appeal therefore definitely rejected the infringement action.