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Central Division Paris Seat ORDER of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court Central division (Paris seat) issued on 1 September 2025 concerning the Preliminary objection No. App_31242/2025 UPC_CFI_258/2025 HEADNOTES: 1. The "straw company" theory has a legal basis in European Union law and may be relevant for the purpose of assessing the "same parties" element under Article 33 (4) ‘UPCA’. 2. The fact that two companies have concerted a common procedural strategy to defend against an infringement action is not sufficient to establish that the company involved in the second proceeding acted as a “straw company” for the company involved in the first. KEYWORDS: Preliminary objection. “Same parties”. APPLICANT: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. - 65-16, Sandan -ro 163 beongil, Danwongu, A ...