Infiniteria launches fresh legal challenge over Enviro licence rights

Gothenburg, Sweden – Infiniteria has launched fresh legal proceedings against Scandinavian Enviro Systems, seeking a 'court declaration' that its exclusive licence to Enviro's patented tire pyrolysis technology for Europe remains in force.

In a statement issued 20 June, Enviro said it had received a notice that Infiniteria Europe intends to initiate a declaratory action before the Swedish Patent and Market Court, requesting a declaration that its “exclusive licence” to Enviro's patented waste tire pyrolysis remains in force.

Enviro said it “disputes Infiniteria’s claims in their entirety.”

According to the Swedish recycler, Infiniteria argues that its exclusive licence “is protected as a right in rem” and that Enviro’s decision to terminate the licence agreement 20 March 2026 “would be without effect.”

Infiniteria is also seeking compensation for legal costs together with interest.

Enviro, however, said the termination “has been carried out in accordance with applicable legislation within the framework of the ongoing company reorganisation.”

The company maintained that “the exclusivity of the licence ceases upon the termination of the licence agreement taking effect at the expiry of the notice period on 20 June.”

Enviro added that it is “thereafter free to utilise its patented pyrolysis technology” and intends to “vigorously defend its right to dispose of the technology and its ability to develop and operate pyrolysis plants in Europe.”

Enviro said it will submit its statement of defence in accordance with the Patent and Market Court’s instructions and will evaluate “all available legal measures.”

The measures, it noted, could include “potential claims for damages and costs attributable to the proceedings.”

The latest action follows a dispute between Enviro and Infiniteria that escalated earlier this year after the recycler sought to terminate agreements covering their end-of-life tire pyrolysis joint venture as part of its ongoing restructuring. (ERJ report)

In May, the Gothenburg District Court ruled that Enviro’s company reorganisation “shall not be terminated,” rejecting an application by Infiniteria to halt the process. (ERJ report)

At the time, Enviro argued that the agreements represented “burdensome and loss-making commitments” that prevented it from achieving a sustainable business model, while Infiniteria presented a preliminary damages claim of €84 million.