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UPC CFI 361/2025

23. Apr. 2025·EP3852468 EinheitspatentSEP · DETERMINISTIC UE BEHAVIOUR FOR CSI/SRS REPORTING DURING DRX

Verfahrensdetails
Status
Interim Phase (Klage abgewiesen)
Verfahrensart
Verletzung
Kategorie
Hauptverletzungsklage
Parteien
Kläger
Vertreter
Beklagte
Vertreter
  • Georg Rauh
Division
Paris LD
Technologie
  • Electrical engineering
    Digital communication
Sprache
English
Erste Entscheidung
30. Okt. 2025
Letzte Entscheidung
30. Juli 2026
Im Vergleich
Die Bilanz des Gerichts für diese Art von Verfahren, gezählt in erstinstanzlichen Entscheidungen. Eine Zahl in Klammern gibt an, auf wie vielen Entscheidungen eine Quote beruht.
Verletzung festgestelltMedian Tage bis zur ersten Entscheidung
Gesamt-UPC53% (62/117)124
Paris LDGesperrtGesperrt
Richter Camille LignièresGesperrtGesperrt
Richter András KupeczGesperrtGesperrt
Richter Carine GilletGesperrtGesperrt
Richter Dennis KretschmannGesperrtGesperrt

Vor dem UPC: Sun Patent Trust (31 Verfahren)·vivo Group (18 Verfahren)

Entscheidungen
  • 2026-07-30
    InfringementÖffentlich

    Zusammenfassung: Order of the Paris Local Division following the interim conference under R. 105.5 RoP. The judge-rapporteur recorded that the parties remain in settlement negotiations, set the value of the infringement action at EUR 5,000,000 and the counterclaim for revocation at EUR 5,000,000 (EUR 10,000,000 in total), fixed the structure and timetable of the three-day oral hearing on 9-11 September 2026, and directed the parties to file a consolidated statement of their operative requests and confirmation of the agreed recoverable costs by 28 August 2026.

    Rechtsfragen anzeigen (4)
    • interim conference orders (R. 105.5 RoP)
    • value of the proceedings (R. 104(i) RoP)
    • structure and timetable of the oral hearing
    • FRAND defence to be heard in closed session
  • 2026-05-22
    Infringement ActionÖffentlich

    Zusammenfassung: 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 anzeigen (3)
    • oral hearing scheduling
    • FRAND matters
    • procedural timetable amendment
  • 2025-10-30
    Infringement ActionÖffentlich

    Zusammenfassung: 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 anzeigen (4)
    • UPC jurisdiction and competence of Paris Local Division (Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA)
    • Place of infringement via internet sales
    • FRAND jurisdiction (deferred to merits)
    • Preliminary objection (R. 19 RoP)
  • 2025-07-21
    Application RoP262AÖffentlich

    Zusammenfassung: 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 anzeigen (4)
    • Confidentiality protection (Rules 262.2 and 262A RoP)
    • Access to highly confidential information
    • In-house employee access
    • Proportionality
DokumenttitelDatumÖffentlich
Hearing recording reference document2026-10-08Nicht öffentlich
Entscheidung2026-08-25Nicht öffentlich
Final Order2026-08-25Öffentlich
Receipt2026-08-13Nicht öffentlich
Cover sheet2026-08-13Nicht öffentlich
Application document Claimant2026-08-13Nicht öffentlich
Receipt2026-07-31Nicht öffentlich
Cover sheet2026-07-31Nicht öffentlich
Exhibit Defendant2026-07-31Nicht öffentlich
Further pleadings2026-07-31Nicht öffentlich
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.