UPC CFI 210/2023

At the UPC: Panasonic Group (81 cases)·OPPO Group (57 cases)

• 2025-02-06
  Public

  Summary: Procedural order publishing the redacted version of the substantive decision of 22 November 2024 in the infringement action (with FRAND counterclaim and invalidity counterclaim) between Panasonic Holdings Corporation and OPPO/OROPE Germany GmbH. The underlying decision (issued 22 November 2024): patent EP 2 568 724 infringed; injunction, recall, disclosure and provisional damages of EUR 250,000 ordered; invalidity counterclaim and FRAND counterclaim dismissed; defendants to bear costs; value in dispute set at over EUR 50 million.

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  • Patent infringement (SEP/FRAND context)
  • FRAND counterclaim
  • Invalidity counterclaim
  • Redaction of decision (Rule 262A RoP)
  • Provisional damages
  • Injunction with security requirement
• 2024-11-22
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: The Mannheim Local Division found that Guangdong OPPO and OROPE Germany infringed Panasonic's EP 2 568 724 (radio communication patent), granted injunction, recall and other relief, while dismissing the invalidity counterclaim and the FRAND counterclaim.

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  • Patent infringement
  • Invalidity counterclaim
  • FRAND/SEP counterclaim
  • Injunction and ancillary relief
• 2024-09-16
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: Procedural order from the Mannheim Local Division scheduling and structuring the oral hearing in a SEP infringement action. The order confirms hearing dates and provides guidance on the structure of oral submissions, seating arrangements, and confidentiality measures. No substantive ruling on the merits.

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  • Preparation of oral hearing in SEP infringement action
  • Hearing schedule and structure
• 2024-07-09
  Public

  Summary: Mannheim Local Division granted an extension of deadlines for the defendants' submissions on FRAND aspects until 14 August 2024, following the conclusion of confidentiality proceedings. The extension was granted as necessary to allow for complete submissions on FRAND-related material, while taking into account that the parties were already familiar with the documents from parallel national proceedings.

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  • Extension of deadlines for FRAND submissions
  • Case management after confidentiality order
• 2024-02-14
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: The Mannheim Local Division established a confidentiality regime in the Panasonic v. OPPO infringement proceedings for the production of licence agreements and confidential commercial information under Rules 190/191, 262, and 262A RoP, setting out a structured multi-step process to protect trade secrets while enabling their use in the proceedings.

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  • Rules 190/191, 262, 262A RoP: production of documents and confidentiality regime
  • Protection of licence agreement terms as trade secrets
  • Third-party licence partner consent prior to production