- Case details
- Status—ActionProcedural applicationCategoryWithdrawal applications
- Parties
- Claimants
- Dolby International ABOperating co.
Representatives- Volkmar Henke-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Tilman Müller-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Georg Anetsbergersupporting-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.
Representatives- Frank-Erich Hufnagel-Freshfields
- Nina Bayerl-Freshfields
- Stephan Dorn-Freshfields
- Sabrina Biedermann-Freshfields
- Eva Acker-Freshfields
- Vanessa Werlin-Freshfields
- Division
- Dusseldorf LD
- Judges
- —
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringAudio-visual technology
- Language
- —
- First decided
- Dec 11, 2024
- EPO Opposition
- Unified Patents, LLCAdmissible2022-04-14
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Dusseldorf LD | 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 23193/2024·UPC APP 25069/2024 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
- 2024-12-11Application RoP 265Public
Summary: First-instance procedural order from the Düsseldorf Local Division in an infringement action brought by Dolby International AB and its intervener Access Advance LLC against multiple HP group entities, concerning EP 3 490 258 B1 (a standard-essential patent in the audio codec field). The decision addresses the application under R. 265 RoP and ancillary procedural steps in the written proceedings phase; no final ruling on infringement was issued.
Show the legal issues (3)
- Standard-essential patent (SEP) / FRAND
- R. 265 RoP – application procedure
- Multi-jurisdictional infringement
- 811EAAE812CE87C26AF7046588DF49B5_de.pdf2024-12-11DE