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UPC APP 30222/2024
- Case details
- Status—ActionPreliminary objectionCategoryPreliminary objection
- Parties
- Respondents
- Motorola Mobility LLCOperating co.
- Motorola Mobility Germany GmbHOperating co.
- Motorola Mobility International Sales LLCOperating co.
- Digital River Ireland Ltd.Operating co.
Representatives- Wunderlich-Freshfields
- Boris Kreye-Bird & Bird LLP
- Division
- Munich LD
- Judges
- —
- Language
- —
- First decided
- Jun 20, 2025
How this compares
How long the court takes to reach a first decision.
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Munich LD | Locked |
At the UPC: Headwater Research LLC (34 cases)·Motorola Group (41 cases)
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Decisions
- 2025-06-20Preliminary objectionPublic
Summary: Munich Local Division dismissed preliminary objections to jurisdiction filed by Motorola Mobility LLC and related entities against Headwater Research LLC's infringement action (UPC_CFI_149/2024). The court upheld jurisdiction under Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA for defendants that committed infringing acts in Germany and are domiciled there, and also upheld jurisdiction under Art. 33(1)(b) UPCA (with a narrower interpretation) over the remaining defendants including Digital River Ireland Ltd. Leave to appeal was not granted.
Show the legal issues (4)
- Jurisdiction under Art. 33(1)(a) UPCA
- Jurisdiction under Art. 33(1)(b) UPCA over multiple defendants
- Preliminary objection to jurisdiction under Rule 19 RoP
- Domicile and infringing acts for UPC jurisdiction
Documents
- EC24BB86C8031CEAFACF0D881623211C_de.pdf2025-06-20DE