- Case details
- Status—ActionProcedural applicationCategoryCase management orders
- Parties
- Claimants
- Dolby International ABOperating co.
Representatives- Volkmar Henke-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Tilmann Müller-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Georg Arnetsbergersupporting-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Johannes Möllersupporting-Bardehle Pagenberg
Respondents- HP Deutschland GmbHOperating co.
- HP Inc.Operating co.
- HP International SARLOperating co.
- HP Austria GmbHOperating co.
- HP France SASOperating co.
- HP Belgium SPRLOperating co.
- HP Inc Danmark ApSOperating co.
- HP Finland OyOperating co.
- HP Italy S.r.l.Operating co.
- Hewlett-Packard Nederland BVOperating co.
- HP PPS Sverige ABOperating co.
- HPCP – Computing and Printing Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda.Operating co.
- Hewlett-Packard d.o.o.Operating co.
- Hewlett-Packard Luxembourg SCAOperating co.
- HP Inc Bulgaria EOODOperating co.
Representatives- Frank-Erich Hufnagel-Freshfields
- Nina Bayerl-Freshfields
- Stefan Dorn-Freshfields
- Sabrina Biedermann-Freshfields
- Eva Acker-Freshfields
- Vanessa Werlin-Freshfields
- Division
- Dusseldorf LD
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringAudio-visual technology
- Language
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- First decided
- May 14, 2024
- EPO Opposition
- Unified Patents, LLCAdmissible2022-04-14
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Dusseldorf LD | Locked |
| Judge Berenice Thom | Locked |
| Judge Edger Brinkman | Locked |
At the UPC: Dolby Group (38 cases)·HP Group (22 cases)
This dispute contains 6 other proceedings
CC 21620/2024·UPC CFI 457/2023·UPC APP 1714/2024·UPC APP 25069/2024·UPC APP 58951/2024 and 1 more
6 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent
UPC CFI 1446/2025·UPC CFI 58/2025·UPC CFI 694/2024·UPC CFI 235/2024·CC 21152/2024 and 1 more
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More cases: Dusseldorf LD·2024
- 2024-05-14Amend DocumentPublic
Summary: Order by Düsseldorf Local Division (UPC_CFI_457/2023, 14 May 2024) allowing Dolby International AB's unconditional restriction of its infringement claim under R. 263.3 RoP to exclude HP computers equipped with NVIDIA GPU-based HEVC video decoding. The court characterised the restriction as an unconditional and always-permissible limitation of the claim under R. 263.3 RoP (not merely a clarification), and noted that the defendants' intervention invitation application appeared to have become moot.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Unconditional restriction of claim (R. 263.3 RoP)
- HEVC video decoding patent infringement
- Third-party intervention request
- 954761A6ACFF150693ED8D90AF699B3B_de.pdf2024-05-14DE