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UPC CFI 297/2025

Apr 7, 2025·EP2080349 · SHARING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT IN A PEER-TO-PEER CONFIGURATION

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Case details
Status
Case Closed (Patent infringed)
Action
Infringement
Category
Main infringement action
Parties
Claimants
Representatives
Respondents
Representatives
Division
Dusseldorf LD
Judges
Technology
  • Electrical engineering
    Digital communication
Language
English
First decided
Sep 2, 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 foundMedian days to first decision
All UPC53% (62/117)124
Dusseldorf LDLockedLocked
Judge Ronny ThomasLockedLocked
Judge Jule SchumacherLockedLocked
Judge Mojca MlakarLockedLocked
Judge Dennis KretschmannLockedLocked

At the UPC: InterDigital Group (34 cases)·Disney Group (26 cases)

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Decisions
  • 2026-09-02
    InfringementPublic

    Summary: Düsseldorf Local Division order (Panel 1, 2 Sep 2026, R. 262A RoP) issued alongside the merits decision of the same day in InterDigital CE Patent Holdings SAS v The Walt Disney Company and ten affiliates (EP 2 080 349, UPC_CFI_297/2025 with UPC_CFI_651/2025): the information to be provided under items III.2 and III.3 of that decision's operative part is classified confidential, access is restricted to the claimant's outside counsel and two named representatives, use is limited to the stated purpose, and a penalty payment may be imposed for culpable breach.

    Show the legal issues (3)
    • R. 262A RoP protection of confidential information in the information to be provided under the merits decision
    • confidentiality club limited to outside counsel plus two named representatives
    • penalty payment for culpable breach
  • 2026-09-02
    InfringementPublic

    Summary: Düsseldorf Local Division decision (Panel 1, 2 Sep 2026) on InterDigital CE Patent Holdings SAS's infringement action UPC_CFI_297/2025 and Disney's counterclaim for revocation UPC_CFI_651/2025 concerning EP 2 080 349 (sharing multimedia content in a peer-to-peer configuration; in force in Germany and the Netherlands): the patent is revoked to the extent of claims 1, 4 and 8, claim 1 only beyond the limited wording of auxiliary request K5, and the counterclaim is otherwise dismissed; on that amended claim 1 the eleven Disney defendants indirectly infringe by supplying the Disney+ streaming service and are ordered to refrain from supplying it in Germany and the Netherlands, to provide information and accounts, and are held jointly and severally liable for damages since 14 Dec 2011 (successively to Sony Ericsson, Sony Group and the claimant); a declaration of infringement is granted, the interim damages award is refused, no enforcement security is imposed; costs 90/10 (infringement) and 70/30 (counterclaim) against the defendants; value EUR 3m each, cost ceiling EUR 600,000.

    Show the legal issues (5)
    • indirect (contributory) infringement by supplying a streaming service as means relating to an essential element (Art. 26 UPCA)
    • partial revocation and maintenance of claim 1 in the wording of auxiliary request K5 (novelty, inventive step)
    • liability for damages of successive proprietors' losses since 2011 (Art. 68 UPCA)
    • no enforcement security under R. 118.8 RoP where the claimant is clearly solvent (contrast UPC_CFI_87/2025)
    • interim award of damages refused
  • 2025-09-17
    Public

    Summary: Procedural order from the Düsseldorf Local Division (UPC_CFI_297/2025 and UPC_CFI_651/2025) in InterDigital's infringement action against multiple Disney entities concerning EP 2 080 349. The order addressed a procedural matter in the ongoing infringement proceedings.

    Show the legal issues (1)
    • Procedural management of multi-defendant proceedings
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2025-09-08 IDG Brief re joint hearing (UPC CFI_297-2025)_signed2025-09-08Not public
Pre Order R. 37 RoP2025-09-01Not public
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Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • Claim 1 in the limited wording of auxiliary request K5 is novel and inventive and is indirectly infringed by the Disney+ service (web and apps) in Germany and the Netherlands

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 26, 63, 64, 67, 68 UPCA

  • Claims 1 (as granted), 4 and 8 are not valid and must be revoked

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 65 UPCA; Art. 54, 56 EPC
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • The patent should be revoked in its entirety, including the auxiliary requests

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 65 UPCA

  • An interim award of damages should be granted

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 119 RoP

  • Enforcement should be made dependent on the claimant lodging security

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 82(2) UPCA, R. 118.8 RoP