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UPC CFI 361/2025

—·EP3852468 +1 more: DETERMINISTIC UE BEHAVIOUR FOR CSI/SRS REPORTING DURING DRX

Verfahrensdetails
Status
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Verfahrensart
Verletzung
Kategorie
Hauptverletzungsklage
Parteien
Kläger
Vertreter: Sabine Agé
Division
Paris LD
Richter
Technology
Telecoms · 5G/NR · Telecommunications
Sprache
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Erste Entscheidung
30. Okt. 2025
Letzte Entscheidung
22. Mai 2026
Entscheidungen
  • 2026-05-22
    Infringement Action

    The judge-rapporteur amended the oral hearing dates to 9-11 September 2026 and ordered the parties' representatives to file a summary submission of maximum 50 pages by 21 July 2026. No substantive patent ruling was made.

    Rechtsfragen:oral hearing schedulingFRAND mattersprocedural timetable amendment
  • 2025-10-30
    AbgewiesenVerletzung (Hauptsache)Infringement Action

    The Paris Local Division (full panel: Lignieres, Kupecz, Gillet) rejected Vivo's preliminary objection challenging UPC jurisdiction and the internal competence of the Paris Local Division in Sun Patent Trust's SEP/FRAND infringement action concerning EP 3 852 468. The Court held that UPC jurisdiction is established under Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA because an allegedly infringing Vivo product was offered and delivered to a French customer via Fnac.com, constituting a harmful event in France. Vivo's additional argument that only a FRAND defence (not a FRAND main claim) falls within UPC jurisdiction was deferred to the main proceedings under R. 20.2 RoP.

    Rechtsfragen:UPC jurisdiction and competence of Paris Local Division (Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA)Place of infringement via internet salesFRAND jurisdiction (deferred to merits)Preliminary objection (R. 19 RoP)
  • 2025-07-21
    Application RoP262A

    Procedural order on Sun Patent Trust's application for confidentiality protection (Rules 262.2 and 262A RoP) of highly confidential information in its infringement action against Vivo. The court set conditions for access by Vivo's representatives and named in-house employees to the unredacted statement of claim, rejecting certain overly restrictive constraints proposed by the claimant.

    Rechtsfragen:Confidentiality protection (Rules 262.2 and 262A RoP)Access to highly confidential informationIn-house employee accessProportionality
Dokumente
  • FF26DBD3EA3A61CF9C5269CDA83A1B08_en.pdf2025-07-21ENGLISH
  • LD%20Paris%20UPC_CFI_361_2025%2030-10-2025.pdf2025-10-30ENGLISH
  • procedural%20order%2022%20May%202026%20%20CFI361%20signedCL.pdf2026-05-22EN
Zusammenfassung in einfacher Sprache

Sun Patent Trust brought a SEP/FRAND infringement action against Vivo entities before the Paris Local Division concerning EP 3 852 468. Vivo filed a preliminary objection challenging UPC jurisdiction and Paris LD competence, arguing Sun Patent's FRAND determination request exceeded UPC jurisdiction. The court rejected both objections: jurisdiction was established under Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA by a Vivo product purchased on Fnac.com and delivered in France, and the claim was characterised as a primary infringement action with only a conditional FRAND element that falls within established UPC incidental FRAND jurisdiction. The admissibility of the standalone FRAND claim (relief A.II) was deferred to the main proceedings.

Angenommene Argumente
Was das Gericht akzeptiert hat — nach Partei.

  • UPC jurisdiction established under Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA based on purchase of Vivo product in France via Fnac.com

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA; Art. 7(2) Brussels I Recast Regulation

    Hinweis: Paris LD held that Art. 33(1)(a) must be interpreted consistently with Art. 7(2) Brussels I Recast (place of harmful event); an infringing product offered and delivered to a French customer via Fnac.com constitutes a harmful event in France.

  • Main infringement action (including FRAND-conditional injunction claim) falls within UPC jurisdiction

    KlägerRechtsgrundlage: Art. 32(1) UPCA

    Hinweis: Court found the main claim is an infringement action; the FRAND condition is anticipatory of a FRAND defence — the UPC can handle FRAND issues incidentally consistent with PANASONIC/OPP caselaw.

Zurückgewiesene Argumente
Was das Gericht nicht akzeptiert hat — und warum.

  • UPC lacks jurisdiction because Sun Patent Trust seeks a FRAND ruling as its main claim, which falls outside UPC jurisdiction

    BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 32 UPCA

    Begründung: Court characterised the claim as primarily an infringement action; the FRAND element is conditional (only if Vivo refuses a FRAND offer is an injunction sought) and anticipates the FRAND defence — UPC has jurisdiction over infringement actions including incidental FRAND issues.

  • Paris Local Division lacks internal competence because no defendant is domiciled in France

    BeklagterRechtsgrundlage: Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA

    Begründung: Art. 33(1)(b) criterion not met, but Art. 33(1)(a) is met: a Vivo group product was purchased on Fnac.com and delivered in France, constituting a harmful event in France sufficient for Paris LD competence.

Zentrale Rechtsgrundsätze
In der Begründung herangezogene Doktrinen und Regeln.
Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA interpreted consistently with Art. 7(2) Brussels I Recast (place of harmful event)Online purchase and delivery of infringing product in a member state establishes jurisdiction of that state's local divisionFRAND issues can be dealt with incidentally by UPC in an infringement actionAdmissibility of FRAND main claim (not merely defence) deferred to main proceedings under R. 20.2 RoPUPC jurisdiction covers SEP infringement actions including conditional FRAND injunction claims

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