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UPC CFI 2231/2025
Dec 23, 2025·EP2304723 · AN APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR DECODING AN ENCODED AUDIO SIGNAL
- Case details
- StatusWritten PhaseActionInfringementCategoryMain infringement action
- Parties
- Claimants
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.University / research
Representatives- Volkmar Henke-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Tilman Müller-Bardehle Pagenberg
- Ronja Schregle
- Max Weller
Respondents- Acer Computer GmbHOperating co.
- CPYou B.V.Operating co.
- Acer Italy SRLOperating co.
- Acer Computer B.V (Benelux)Operating co.
- Acer Computer FranceOperating co.
Representatives- Sven Krause-Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Andrew Lin-Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Roeland Grijpink-Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Rosalie ten Wolde
- Sabine Agé-Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Paul Puche
- Division
- Hamburg LD
- Technology
- Electrical engineeringComputer technology
- Language
- English
- First decided
- Jul 16, 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 |
| Hamburg LD | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Sabine Klepsch | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Stefan Schilling | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Peter Agergaard | Locked | Locked |
| Judge Anders Hansson | Locked | Locked |
At the UPC: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (14 cases)·Acer Group (11 cases)
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Decisions
- 2026-07-16InfringementPublic
Summary: The Hamburg Local Division granted Fraunhofer's request under R. 190 RoP for a third party (a licensing pool administrator) to produce comparable Opus standard licence agreements, and imposed a confidentiality regime classifying those documents as Highly Confidential Information with restricted access. Neither the defendants nor the third party objected to the request.
Show the legal issues (4)
- Third-party document production under R. 190 RoP
- Confidentiality regime for FRAND comparable licence agreements (R. 190.5 RoP)
- FRAND defence — access to comparable licence agreements for Opus standard
- Highly Confidential Information classification and access restrictions
Documents
Show all 316 documents| Document title | Date | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | 2026-10-15 | Not public |
| Communication | 2026-10-15 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-10-15 | Not public |
| Order | 2026-10-15 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-10-14 | Not public |
| Cover sheet | 2026-10-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit Defendant | 2026-10-14 | Not public |
| Exhibit Defendant | 2026-10-14 | Not public |
| Application document Defendant | 2026-10-14 | Not public |
| Receipt | 2026-10-14 | Not public |