UPC APP 19084/2024

—·EP2671173: METHOD AND MEANS FOR BROWSING BY WALKING

Case details: Status
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Action
Procedural application
Category
Document Access (RoP262)
Parties: Claimants
Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing Oy
Reps: Mikko Kalervo Väänänen
Respondents
Microsoft Corporation
Reps: Nadine Westermeyer (Bardehle Pagenberg)
Division: Paris CD
Judges: Paolo Catallozzi · Presiding Judge and Rapporteur
Technology: Computing & AI
Language: —
First decided: Jun 26, 2024

Decisions

2024-06-26
Application RoP262A
Paris Central Division procedural order ruling on Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing Oy's application to keep certain documents ('Agreement A & B') confidential from Microsoft Corporation and the public in infringement proceedings concerning EP 2 671 173. The court first rejected Microsoft's admissibility objection (that Suinno's representative, who was also the inventor and managing director, lacked independence under the Code of Conduct), finding the objection unfounded. The substantive confidentiality application was then assessed on its merits.
Legal issues:Confidentiality of business secrets (R. 262A RoP)Independence requirement for UPC representatives (Code of Conduct Art. 2.4.1)Representative who is also inventor and company director – admissibility challenge

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