UPC APP 11791/2024
EP1875683 · INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND IC DESIGN METHOD
- Case details
- Status—ActionPreliminary objectionCategoryPreliminary objection
- Parties
- Respondents
- Texas Instruments IncorporatedOperating co.
- Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbHOperating co.
- Volkswagen AGOperating co.
- AUDI AGOperating co.
Representatives- Jan Patrick Bösing-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Klaus Haft-Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Division
- Munich LD
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringDigital communication
- Language
- —
- First decided
- May 8, 2024
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Munich LD | Locked |
| Judge Matthias Zigann | Locked |
| Judge Tobias Pichlmaier | Locked |
| Judge Pierluigi Perrotti | Locked |
At the UPC: Network System Technologies LLC (77 cases)·Texas Instruments Group (39 cases)
This dispute contains 11 other proceedings
UPC CoA 217/2024·UPC CoA 218/2024·UPC CoA 224/2024·CC 24453/2024·UPC CFI 514/2023 and 6 more
10 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent
UPC CoA 68/2026·UPC CoA 69/2026·UPC CoA 70/2026·UPC CoA 71/2026·UPC CoA 72/2026 and 5 more
- 2024-05-08Preliminary objectionPublic
Summary: Munich Local Division order (full panel, Pichlmaier as judge-rapporteur) on preliminary objections and R. 361 requests by Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Texas Instruments Inc. and TI Deutschland GmbH in a second infringement action by Network System Technologies LLC concerning EP 1 875 683. Identical in substance to the parallel case (UPC_APP_12101/2024): R. 361 requests dismissed; preliminary objections partially dismissed with residual jurisdiction/assignment issues deferred to main proceedings. Leave to appeal granted. Costs deferred.
Show the legal issues (4)
- Preliminary objection on jurisdiction (R. 19 RoP)
- Request to declare action manifestly bound to fail (R. 361 RoP)
- Patent assignment and standing for pre-assignment infringement
- Integrated circuit / data communication network technology
- AC668D4AD3EBEF77E8238A6C39B61508_en.pdf2024-05-08EN