UPC CFI 1793/2025

At the UPC: Ericsson Group (53 cases)·Transsion Group (31 cases)

• 2026-05-27
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: The Hague Local Division issued a confidentiality order under Rules 262A and 262.2 RoP in three consolidated Ericsson v. Transsion proceedings. The order restricts access to Ericsson's confidential licensing information to authorised UPC representatives and a limited set of designated external experts, imposes penalty payments of up to EUR 1,000,000 for breach, and sets case management orders including dismissal of a new R.9.3 application and a R.333 application.

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  • confidentiality order
  • access to confidential licensing information
  • Rule 262A RoP
  • Rule 262.2 RoP
  • penalty for breach of confidentiality
  • case management
  • R.9.3 application
  • R.333 application
• 2026-05-14
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: The judge-rapporteur granted a two-week extension for the Transsion defendants to file the non-technical Statement of Defence (including FRAND aspects) until 29 May 2026. The order also directed Ericsson to comment on new confidentiality-related information by 19 May 2026, invited both parties to update their positions on the confidentiality regime, and set deadlines for responding to outstanding procedural matters including a pending R.333 revision application.

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  • R.9.3 RoP extension of deadline for non-technical Statement of Defence
  • R.262A/R.262.2 confidentiality regime for FRAND-related comparable licence information
  • FRAND defence access to confidential information by in-house personnel
  • R.333 RoP application for revision of prior procedural order
  • Phased confidentiality club regime including external-eyes-only phase
• 2026-05-13
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: The judge-rapporteur dismissed the Transsion defendants' R.9.3 application to extend the deadline for filing the combined non-technical Statement of Defence in three related infringement cases. The court found no exceptional circumstances justifying the extension, noting that the defendants' representatives had had access to confidential information since February 2026, the application was filed only one week before the deadline, and access by natural persons was not necessary at this stage of proceedings for a fair trial.

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  • Extension of deadline for filing Statement of Defence (R.9.3 RoP)
  • Confidentiality regime under R.262A/262.2 RoP
  • Access to confidential information by in-house personnel vs. representatives only
  • FRAND defence in SEP infringement proceedings
  • Phased confidentiality club / external eyes only regime
  • Front-loaded nature of UPC proceedings
• 2026-05-08
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: The judge-rapporteur issued a preliminary order following a case management hearing held on 5 March 2026. The order directs that the case proceed according to the Rules of Procedure and invites the parties to submit an agreed confidentiality regime, including a confidentiality club, failing which the Transsion defendants may respond to the confidentiality request by 10 April 2026. No substantive patent ruling was made.

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  • Case management and procedural scheduling
  • Confidentiality regime and confidentiality club (R.262A/262.2)
  • FRAND defence and potential counterclaim
  • Coordination of parallel proceedings in multiple UPC local divisions and other jurisdictions