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APL 58177/2024
—·EP2792100: METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SECURE COMMUNICATIONS OVER A NETWORK USING A HARDWARE SECURITY ENGINE
- Case details
- Status—ActionAppealCategoryMain Appeal
- Parties
- ClaimantsReps: Marc Grunwald (Peterreins Schley); Maximilian Gross (Peterreins Schley); Jan-Malte Schley (Peterreins Schley)RespondentsReps: Tilman Müller-Stoy (Bardehle Pagenberg); Dominik Woll (Bardehle Pagenberg)
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Judges
- Klaus Grabinski · President of the Court of Appeal
- Peter Blok · Legally qualified judge
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Language
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- First decided
- Feb 12, 2025
Decisions
- 2025-02-12Appeal decisionAppeal RoP220.2
Court of Appeal Panel 1a order on the scope of confidentiality protection (R. 262A RoP) in proceedings by Daedalus Prime LLC (appellant/claimant) against Xiaomi entities, with MediaTek as intervener, concerning EP 2 792 100. The order addresses whether US attorneys (non-EU, non-UPCA Art. 48 representatives) may be granted full access to confidential information. The Court held that R. 262A.6 RoP does not require persons accessing confidential information to be employees or Art. 48 UPCA representatives; access depends on necessity and trustworthiness assessed case by case.
Legal issues:Protection of confidential information (R. 262A RoP)Access rights for non-EU / non-UPCA Art. 48 attorneysScope of confidentiality order in appeal proceedings
Documents
- A5817509F636099D4052F585D696A9AD_en.pdf2025-02-12ENGLISH