View all cases
UPC CFI 1079/2025
Oct 14, 2025·EP3103116 SEP +1 more · IMPROVED FREQUENCY BAND EXTENSION IN AN AUDIO SIGNAL DECODER
- Case details
- StatusInterim PhaseActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Claimants
- Koninklijke Philips N.V.Operating co.
Representatives- Roeland Grijpink-Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Hsueh-Yen Lin-Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Inez ten Brink
Respondents- TCL Industrial Holdings Co., Ltd.Operating co.
- TCL Communication Ltd.Operating co.
- TCL Netherlands B.V.Operating co.
- TCL Energy & Mobile Netherlands B.V.Operating co.
- TCT Mobile Europe SASOperating co.
- TCL EUROPE SASOperating co.
Representatives- Holger Stratmann-Hoffmann Eitle
- Division
- The Hague LD
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringDigital communication · Computer technology
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Apr 9, 2026
How this compares
The court's record for this kind of case, counted in first-instance rulings. A figure in brackets is the number of rulings a rate rests on.
| Infringement found | Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|---|
| All UPC | 53% (62/117) | 124 |
| The Hague LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Edger Brinkman | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Margot Kokke | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Petri Rinkinen | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Andrea Scilletta | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Philips Group (46 cases)·TCL Group (35 cases)
Start 14-day free trialAlready a user? Sign in
Related cases
This dispute contains 3 other proceedings
3 other defendants litigating the same or a related patent
Start a free trial to see how each one ended.
More cases: The Hague LD·2025
Decisions
- 2026-04-09Infringement ActionPublic
Summary: The Court issued a procedural order on confidentiality and production of evidence, classifying certain information as Confidential (R. 262.2 RoP) and Highly Confidential (R. 262A RoP), and ordered both parties to produce their comparable SEP licence agreements subject to an External Eyes Only regime. No substantive ruling on infringement or validity was made; the Court also confirmed that both the infringement action and the counterclaim for revocation will be heard in the Local Division The Hague.
Show the legal issues (7)
- Confidentiality classification under R. 262.2 RoP for information in Statement of Claim and Statement of Defence
- Highly Confidential / External Eyes Only regime under R. 262A RoP for comparable SEP licence agreements
- Production of evidence (comparable licences) under R. 103 RoP / Art. 43 UPCA
- Access restrictions to trade-secret business figures (sales data, revenue)
- Proportionality assessment for confidentiality protection balancing effective remedy and fair trial
- Jurisdiction of Local Division to hear both infringement action and counterclaim for revocation (Art. 33(3)(a) UPCA)
- Assignment of a technically qualified judge
Documents
Show all 278 documents| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Order | 2026-10-08 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-10-08 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-09-29 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-09-29 | Not public |
| Application document Claimant | 2026-09-29 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-09-18 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-09-18 | Not public |
| Document | 2026-09-18 | Not public |
| Document | 2026-09-18 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-09-15 | Not public |