UPC_APP_11845/2024

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND IC DESIGN METHOD

OtherPreliminary ObjectionMunich LDPreliminary objection—

Overview Decisions Citations Documents Timeline

Parties

Claimants

Network System Technologies LLC

Reps: Thomas Gniadek (Simmons & Simmons)

Respondents

Volkswagen AG(Volkswagen Group)(Texas Instruments Group)
Audi AG(Volkswagen Group)(Texas Instruments Group)
Texas Instruments Incorporated(Volkswagen Group)(Texas Instruments Group)
Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH(Volkswagen Group)(Texas Instruments Group)

Reps: Jan Patrick Bösing (Bardehle Pagenberg); Klaus Haft (HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER)

Judges

Matthias ZigannPresiding judge
Tobias PichlmaierLegally qualified judge and judge-rapporteur
Pierluigi PerrottiLegally qualified judge

Patents

EP1875683

CPC codes: G06F15/78, H04L49/9021, H04L45/56, H04L47/22, H04L49/90

Sector: Computing & AI

Outcome

Dismissed

Filed: —

First decided: May 8, 2024

Language: —

The Munich Local Division partially dismissed preliminary objections filed by Volkswagen, Audi, and Texas Instruments in infringement proceedings by Network System Technologies LLC concerning EP1875683, rejecting challenges on substantially the same grounds as in the parallel proceedings concerning EP1552669 and EP1552399.