UPC CFI LD Paris, 27 February 2024: No change of language to English because Korean company opted for French, respectful of rights of the French defendant

No change of language of proceedings from French to the language of the patent (English) rejected (Rule 322 RoP, Article 49 UPCA). 

The plaintiff, a Korean company, chose to bring its action in French, which is respectful of the rights of the defendant, a French company established in France. 

Neither the nationality of the representative of one of the parties, nor the nationality of the company intervening in the proceedings, which it has not been proven at this stage will participate in the proceedings, constitute serious grounds, either for reasons of convenience or for reasons of fairness, for proposing a change in the language of proceedings to the parties. 

IPPT20240227, UPC CFI, LD Paris, Seoul Viosys v Laser Components