UPC APP 35761/2025

—·EP2671173: METHOD AND MEANS FOR BROWSING BY WALKING

Case details: Status
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Action
Procedural application
Category
Document Access (RoP262)
Parties: Claimants
Microsoft Corporation
Reps: Tilman Müller-Stoy (Bardehle Pagenberg); Nadine Westermeyer (Bardehle Pagenberg)
Respondents
Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing Oy
Reps: Petri Eskola (Backström & Co)
Division: Paris CD
Judges: Paolo Catallozzi · Presiding Judge and Judge-Rapporteur
Tatyana Zhilova · Legally Qualified Judge
Wiem Samoud · Technically Qualified Judge
Technology: Computing & AI
Language: —
First decided: Sep 8, 2025

Decisions

2025-09-08
Application RoP262A
The Paris Central Division granted Microsoft Corporation's application for confidential treatment (R. 262A RoP) of an exhibit containing invoices from its law firm, including details of hours spent and fees agreed, filed in the cost decision proceedings against Suinno (ACT_34440/2025 / UPC_CFI_724/2025, EP 2 671 173). The Court held that fee invoices and billing details qualify as confidential information under R. 262A because they reveal the client's financial standing, patent asset valuation strategy, and are covered by attorney-client privilege under R. 287 RoP.
Legal issues:Protection of confidential information under R. 262A RoPAttorney-client privilege under R. 287 RoPLaw firm billing information as trade secret

Documents