Barcelona, July 16th, 2024: GPAINNOVA, a leading innovator in the metal surface finishing industry, announces that on July 2nd, 2024, the District Court Düsseldorf (“Landgericht Düsseldorf”) found for infringement of DryLyte, S.L.’s (“DryLyte”, an affiliate of GPAINNOVA), European Patent 3 372 711 B1 (court ref. 4c O 19/23) by a competitor in Germany. The patent protects a method for smoothing and polishing metals via ion transport by means of free solid bodies and devices for application of the method.
The Infringement relates to certain competitor’s electropolishing devices and solid particles used as media in the devices.
Inter alia, the Court ordered DryLyte’s competitor to cease and desist from manufacturing, offering, placing on the market, using, or importing and/or possessing in Federal Republic of Germany machines and polishing media for carrying out the patented method for smoothing and polishing metals by ion transport using free solids. The Court further ordered DryLyte’s competitor to cease and desist from offering and distributing certain polishing machines and the solid particles used as media for the patented finishing process without a disclaimer referencing that such use is subject to DryLyte’s prior consent.
While the decision is not yet final as the parties may appeal the decision, the decision is preliminarily enforceable re the claims set out in the decision.
This is a decisive step for the preservation of the interests of the company, its investors, partners, employees, distributors, and inventors.
GPAINNOVA aims to preserve its interests and uphold the values that have driven its success. The decision reinforces DryLyte’s determination to closely monitor compliance with its IP rights and, if necessary, to enforce them also in other jurisdictions.
Pau Sarsanedas, CEO & President of GPAINNOVA, commented, “This Court decision encourages us to continue developing cutting-edge, sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions. We continue believing that respecting intellectual property rights is crucial to fostering a healthy and competitive environment for innovation.”
The Court’s decision reaffirms the scope of protection of a DryLyte’s patent covering one of its core technologies. These technologies and patents protect DryLyte’s unique ability to achieve high performance and superior finishing, bringing significant technical advantages over competing technologies. GPAINNOVA will keep focusing on its core mission of developing groundbreaking products and services for its customers, partners, and stakeholders.
About GPAINNOVA
GPAINNOVA is a technology group established in 2013 in Barcelona, with subsidiaries in Sunrise (Florida, USA), Monterrey (Mexico), Hong Kong, and Shenzhen (China). It is specializing in surface metal finishing, with its brands DLyte and MURUA; marine robotics, with SEABOTS, power electronics, with POWER INNOTECH, and medical devices, with GPAMEDICAL. GPAINNOVA has more than 180 professionals on staff and more than 40 engineers, more than 60 distributors, and more than 1,000 worldwide clients and more than 1,300 machines installed. GPAINNOVA has been selected by Financial Times among the 1,000 Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies between 2020 and 2024.
For further information:
Jaume Miras
Telephone: (+34) 677000730
j.miras@gpainnova.com
www.gpainnova.com
