UPC CFI 487/2023

At the UPC: NEC Corporation (19 cases)·TCL Group (35 cases)

• 2025-01-17
  Application RoP 265Public

  Summary: The Munich Local Division confirmed the withdrawal of NEC Corporation's patent infringement action against TCL entities concerning EP 2 645 714. The parties had reached a contractual agreement before closure of the written procedure. The court granted the withdrawal and ordered 60% reimbursement of court fees to the claimant. Each party bears its own costs; no cost decision was issued.

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  • Withdrawal of action (R. 265 RoP)
  • Reimbursement of court fees (R. 370 RoP)
  • 60% fee reimbursement for pre-closure withdrawal
• 2024-10-02
  Public

  Summary: The Munich Local Division admitted a patent pool administrator (Access Advance LLC) as an intervener on the side of the claimant (NEC) in infringement proceedings against TCL entities, granting it limited access to the case file subject to existing confidentiality restrictions.

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  • Admission of intervention by patent pool administrator (R. 313 RoP)
  • Legal interest of intervener
  • Confidentiality club access for intervener
  • Competition law (Art. 101 TFEU)
• 2024-10-02
  Public

  Summary: The Munich Local Division ruled on an application to admit a third-party intervention by a patent pool administrator, holding that the administrator has a legal interest in the outcome of proceedings and may intervene. The order also addressed the intervener's access to confidential information in the proceedings.

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  • Third-party intervention
  • Patent pool administrator
  • Legal interest in proceedings
  • Rule 313 RoP
  • Confidential information access
  • Art. 101 TFEU