ORD 33617/2025

—·EP3905730: SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE

Case details: Status
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Action
Procedural application
Category
Case Management Orders
Parties: Claimants
ZTE Corporation
Reps: Thomas Lynker
Respondents
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Samsung Electronics GmbH
Samsung Electronics France S.A.S.
Samsung Electronics Italia S.p.A.
Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V.
Samsung Electronics Romania S.R.L.
Reps: Jan Ebersohl
Division: Mannheim LD
Judges: Dirk Böttcher · Legally qualified judge and judge-rapporteur
Technology: Telecommunications
Language: —
First decided: Jul 24, 2025

Decisions

2025-07-24
Generic Order
The Local Division Mannheim determined the value in dispute for a patent infringement action with a FRAND counterclaim by Samsung, holding that a FRAND counterclaim is not limited to the value of the infringement action and independently expands the value in dispute, as it goes beyond a mere defence.
Legal issues:Value in disputeFRAND counterclaimSEP/FRAND proceedingsValue independence of counterclaim

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