ORD_46985/2024

Munich Local Division order admitting the intervention of Access Advance LLC (patent pool administrator) in NEC Corporation v. TCL Deutschland GmbH et al. (EP 2 863 637). The court held: (1) a patent pool administrator has a legal interest in proceedings (R. 313 RoP); (2) admission is not precluded by Art. 101 TFEU competition law concerns; (3) the intervener is treated as a party (R. 315(4) RoP) and granted file access, subject to the existing confidentiality restrictions. A detailed confidentiality order was issued specifying which FRAND negotiation information remains restricted, with the intervener's representatives granted access to certain but not all restricted categories.