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UPC CFI 450/2024

Jul 30, 2024·EP1875683 · INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND IC DESIGN METHOD

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Case details
Status
Case Closed (Patent upheld as granted)
Action
Counterclaim for revocation
Category
Counterclaim for revocation
Parties
Claimants
Representatives
Respondents
Representatives
Division
Munich LD
Judges
Technology
  • Electrical engineering
    Digital communication
Language
English
First decided
Mar 11, 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.
Patent revokedMedian days to first decision
All UPC37% (34/91)124
Munich LDLockedLocked
Judge Daniel VossLockedLocked
Judge Pierluigi PerrottiLockedLocked
Judge Georg WernerLockedLocked
Judge Andrea ScillettaLockedLocked

At the UPC: Qualcomm Group (28 cases)·Network System Technologies LLC (77 cases)

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Decisions
  • 2026-03-11
    revocation counterclaim

    Summary: 1. The Infringement action is dismissed. 2. The Counterclaim for revocation is dismissed.

Documents
Document titleDatePublic
Order2026-04-14Not public
Order2026-04-14Public
Receipt2026-04-13Not public
Cover sheet2026-04-13Not public
Application document Applicant2026-04-13Not public
Hearing recording reference document2026-04-01Not public
Decision2026-03-16Public
Case closed2026-03-11Not public
Decision2026-03-11Not public
Decision2026-03-11Not public
Decision2026-03-11Not public
Order2026-03-10Not public
Order2026-03-10Public
Order2026-02-10Not public
Order2026-02-10Public
Oral procedure closed2026-02-10Not public
Cover sheet2025-12-17Not public
Application document Claimant2025-12-17Not public
Exhibit document Claimant2025-12-17Not public
Exhibit document Claimant2025-12-17Not public
Receipt2025-12-17Not public
Cover sheet2025-12-15Not public
Other document Defendant2025-12-15Not public
Receipt2025-12-15Not public
Cover sheet2025-12-15Not public
Further pleadings2025-12-15Not public
Receipt2025-12-15Not public
Order2025-12-10Not public
Order2025-12-10Public
Interim procedure opened2025-12-10Not public
Cover sheet2025-12-02Not public
Further pleadings2025-12-02Not public
Exhibit document Claimant2025-12-02Not public
Receipt2025-12-02Not public
Communication2025-12-01Not public
Order2025-10-20Not public
Order2025-10-20Public
Order2025-10-15Not public
Order2025-10-15Public
Other Documents2025-10-15Not public
Communication2025-10-15Not public
Summons to oral hearing2025-10-15Not public
Summons2025-10-15Public
Order2025-10-15Not public
Order2025-10-15Public
Outcome of the Order2025-09-03Not public
2025-09-03 - Order R.158 RoP2025-09-03Public
Comments pursuant to RoP2642025-08-28Not public
2025-08-21 Order - invitation to comment re R.158.12025-08-21Not public
Receipt2025-08-21Not public
Counterclaim - Security for costs - Request of Qualcomm2025-08-20Not public
Comments re. hearing dates - Qualcomm2025-07-22Not public
Exhibit P CR 22025-07-18Not public
Exhibit P CR 32025-07-18Not public
Exhibit P CR 12025-07-18Not public
Exhibit P CR 42025-07-18Not public
Comments pursuant to RoP2642025-07-18Not public
2025-07-15 - Order - inv to comment on pre dates et al2025-07-15Not public
Hearing-Dates2025-07-15Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-05-26Not public
2025-05-26 Order re deadline extension2025-05-26Public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-05-22Not public
Pleading2025-05-22Not public
Exhibit P CR 3a2025-05-22Not public
Exhibit P CR 32025-05-22Not public
Receipt2025-05-15Not public
Request for extension of deadline2025-05-14Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-04-22Not public
Reply to the Defence2025-04-22Not public
Formal response to the Order of the Court2025-03-27Not public
Response of Qualcomm2025-03-27Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-03-24Not public
2025-03-24 Order - deadline extension and invitation to comment2025-03-24Public
Receipt2025-03-19Not public
Time extension - Request of Qualcomm2025-03-18Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2025-02-05Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-02-05Not public
Pleading2025-02-04Not public
Exhibit P CR 1/Carloni2025-02-04Not public
Exhibit P CR2/IPR2025-02-04Not public
Outcome of the Order2024-11-29Not public
2024-11-29 - Order - Extension of time limits2024-11-29Public
Receipt2024-11-14Not public
Exhibit ED 62024-11-13Not public
Exhibit ED 52024-11-13Not public
Application2024-11-13Not public
Outcome of the Order2024-10-01Not public
2024-10-01 - Order - Deadline extension re Reply to SoD and Defence to CC2024-10-01Public
Receipt2024-09-30Not public
Exhibit ED 42024-09-27Not public
Exhibit ED 32024-09-27Not public
Application2024-09-27Not public
Exhibit ED 42024-09-27Not public
Exhibit ED 22024-09-27Not public
Exhibit ED 12024-09-27Not public
Exhibit ED 32024-09-27Not public
Exhibit ED 12024-09-27Not public
Exhibit ED 22024-09-27Not public
Notification Of Service2024-09-09Not public
Access to case2024-09-09Not public
Zustellnachweise2024-09-09Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2024-08-05Not public
epoUploadDocumentsWorkflow2024-08-05Not public
Document from EPO2024-08-05Not public
Letter for Service2024-08-01Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-08-01Not public
EPO-Request-for-case-pending2024-08-01Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2024-08-01Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2024-08-01Not public
Exhibit BP-CR 1 - Qualcomm2024-07-30Not public
Exhibit BP-CR 2 - Qualcomm2024-07-30Not public
Exhibit BP-CR 4 - Qualcomm2024-07-30Not public
Exhibit BP-CR00 - Qualcomm2024-07-30Not public
Exhibit BP-CR 3 - Qualcomm2024-07-30Not public
Counterclaim for Revocation2024-07-30Not public
Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • Claims 1 and 8 as amended during examination do not constitute an inadmissible intermediate generalisation; on a correct construction the complete data package must implicitly be transmitted within N clock cycles

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 138(1)(c) EPC, Art. 123(2) EPC, Art. 65(2) UPCA

  • Claims 1 and 8 are novel over Bertozzi and inventive over Bertozzi combined with Nowatzyk (US 6,081,844)

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 54 EPC, Art. 56 EPC

  • Width converters and rate adapters in the accused Qualcomm NoC ICs are not M*N data storage elements that delay a whole data package by M*N clock cycles, so feature group 4 is not realised, literally or by equivalence

    RespondentLegal basis: claim construction of claim 1 feature group 4 and claim 8; doctrine of equivalence
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • The amendment of claims 1 and 8 during examination was an inadmissible intermediate generalisation of what was described in the application as filed

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 138(1)(c) EPC, Art. 123(2) EPC

  • Claims 1 and 8 lack novelty over Bertozzi and lack an inventive step over Bertozzi combined with Nowatzyk

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 54 EPC, Art. 56 EPC

  • The accused Qualcomm NoC ICs, built on Arteris-derived technology, infringe claims 1 and 8 literally or, in the alternative, by equivalence

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 25 UPCA; claim 1 and claim 8 features