UPC APP 12563/2024

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Case details: Status
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Action
Preliminary objection
Category
Preliminary Objection
Parties: Claimants
ICPillar LLC
Respondents
ARM Limited
Allinea Software GmbH
Apical Limited
Arm France SAS
Arm Germany GmbH
Arm Germany d.o.o
Arm Ireland Limited
Arm Poland Sp. z.o.o
Arm Sweden AB
Simulity Labs Limited
SVF Holdco (UK) Limited
Reps: Christoph Crützen
Division: Paris LD
Judges: Camille Lignieres · Presiding judge and judge-rapporteur
Carine Gillet · Legally qualified judge
Petri Rinkinen · Legally qualified judge
Language: —
First decided: Apr 11, 2024

Decisions

2024-04-11
JurisdictionalPreliminary objection
The Paris Local Division rejected multiple defendants' (ARM group) preliminary objections to jurisdiction, ruling that where one defendant has its residence within the territorial scope of the local division, Art. 33(1)(b) UPCA applies regardless of where other defendants are based, and that belonging to the same corporate group with related commercial activities constitutes a sufficient 'commercial relationship' for multi-defendant proceedings.
Legal issues:Preliminary objection to jurisdiction under Art. 33(1)(b) UPCAMultiple defendants and 'commercial relationship' requirementInterpretation of 'same alleged infringement' for consolidated proceedings

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