UPC CFI 219/2023

At the UPC: Panasonic Group (81 cases)·Xiaomi Group (92 cases)

• 2024-09-16
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: Mannheim Local Division issued a pre-trial procedural order for oral hearing preparation in Panasonic v Xiaomi (UPC_CFI_219/2023), an SEP infringement case concerning EP 2 568 724. The order set a hearing schedule over multiple days (technical issues on day 1, FRAND on day 2), addressed admissibility of document FBD-T13, confidentiality arrangements for FRAND discussions, submission of visual aids, language of pleadings, and set the value in dispute at EUR 8,000,000 for UPC_CFI_219/2023.

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  • SEP/FRAND infringement
  • Oral hearing organisation in complex SEP case
  • Confidentiality in FRAND proceedings
  • Admissibility of EPO Board of Appeal decisions as exhibits
• 2023-12-08
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: The Mannheim Local Division issued a procedural order addressing the validity of service of the statement of claim on Xiaomi entities domiciled in China and Hong Kong, with Panasonic Holdings arguing that service at Xiaomi Technology Germany GmbH's address was effective for all group companies given their integrated corporate structure.

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  • Service on foreign (Chinese/HK) defendants via German subsidiary
  • Corporate group service
  • Rule 275.2 RoP