2026-02-04 - LD Paris - Bostik v. Henkel France et al. - UPC_CFI_583/2025
- Aktenzeichen:
- UPC_CFI_583/2025
- Datum:
- Spruchkörper:
- Court of First Instance - Paris (FR) Local Division
- Art:
- Order
- Parteien:
- Bostic, Inc. v. Henkel France, Henkel France Operations, Henkel technologies France, Henkel AG & Co KGaA, Henkel Nederland B.V, Henkel Italia S.r.l
Kernaussage: ENGLISH:
2026-02-04 - LD Paris - Bostik
v.
Henkel France et al. - UPC_CFI_583/2025
ENGLISH:
1- R190 RoP requires the applicant to produce reasonably accessible and plausible evidence, not evidence that establishes the materiality of the infringement.
2- Where the existence of evidence has been established and access to it is impossible given the particular circumstances of the case, a party may request that the other party be ordered to provide evidence in its possession where it is necessary for the applicant's defence.
notable
The Paris LD ordered Henkel to produce Technical Data Sheets for four adhesive products under Art. 59 UPCA / R. 190 RoP. The court clarified that R. 190 requires the applicant to present 'reasonably accessible and plausible evidence' — not evidence establishing the materiality of the infringement. Bostik's TDS, composition analyses, and adhesion tests rendered its allegations plausible. The specific professional market for cohesive coatings justified the difficulty in obtaining evidence independently. The penalty payment request was rejected, but the court may draw adverse conclusions from non-compliance.
Stichwörter
ENGLISH:
R 190 RoP- produce evidence- reasonably and plausible evidence in support of the claim.