Ardagh Group controversies
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2020
Bound2B files German patent case against Xolution, Weider and Ardagh
Lawsuit filed
Bound2B announced that it filed legal proceedings in Germany against Xolution, Weider and Ardagh over alleged use of Bound2B's European patent covering resealable beverage cans. Bound2B alleged that resealable cans equipped with Xolution's XO System infringe the patent; the article does not report a court determination in this case.
Source excerpt
The patent infringement case relates to the unauthorized use of Bound2B's European Patent, EP 1 708 930 B2 ("EP' 930"), in Germany.
Bound2B B.V., the creator and owner of several resealable beverage can patents and technologies, today announced that it has filed legal proceedings against Xolution GmbH ("Xolution"), Weider Germany GmbH ("Weider") and Ardagh Metal Beverage Trading Germany GmbH, a company of the Ardagh Group ("Ardagh"), formerly known as Ball Trading Germany GmbH.
Bound2B - owner of EP' 930, covering devices for closing beverage and corresponding food containers, in particular resealable cans – believes that resealable cans equipped with Xolution's XO System infringe its patent EP' 930.