UPC APP 9728/2024

—·EP3611989: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK INFORMATION

Case details: Status
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Action
Procedural application
Category
Case Management Orders
Parties: Claimants
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Reps: Tobias J. Hessel
Respondents
Netgear Deutschland GmbH
Netgear Inc.
Netgear International Limited
Reps: Stephan Dorn
Division: Munich LD
Judges: Matthias Zigann · Presiding judge and judge-rapporteur
Tobias Pichlmaier · Legally qualified judge
Edger Brinkman · Legally qualified judge
Patrice Vidon · Technically qualified judge
Technology: Telecommunications
Language: —
First decided: Apr 24, 2024

Decisions

2024-04-24
Procedural Order
Procedural order of the Munich Local Division in infringement proceedings concerning a Wi-Fi 6 standard-essential patent. The order granted the defendants' R. 190 RoP request for production of a Qualcomm patent licence agreement (claimed relevant to an exhaustion defence), subject to confidentiality protection measures (R. 262A RoP). The court ordered the agreement to be produced in full and unredacted, designated a named person (Anna Lam) to receive the confidential document on the defendants' behalf, and ordered associated protective measures.
Legal issues:Production of evidence (R. 190 RoP)Confidentiality / secrecy protection (R. 262A RoP)Patent exhaustion defenceWi-Fi 6 standard-essential patentFRAND / licence agreement disclosure

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