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UPC CFI 494/2025

Jun 4, 2025·EP2380167 +2 more: APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR UPMIXING A DOWNMIX AUDIO SIGNAL

Case details
Status
Written Phase
Action
Infringement
Category
Main Infringement Action
Parties
Respondents
Reps: Oliver Bäcker
Division
Hamburg LD
Judges
Technology
Telecoms · Audio Codecs · Telecommunications
Language
English
First decided
Dec 19, 2025
Decisions
  • 2025-12-19
    Infringement Action

    Hamburg Local Division procedural order on HMD Global's request for production of licence agreements (R. 190 RoP) in Fraunhofer's SEP infringement action. The Court granted partial disclosure: HMD's request regarding the AAC Patent License Agreement with a named third party (whose identity is redacted) was granted subject to a confidentiality declaration, as Fraunhofer had consented. The request regarding a second bilateral agreement was not yet ripe for determination.

    Legal issues:Production of licence agreements (R. 190 RoP)FRAND / SEP (AAC standard)Antitrust transparency obligationExhaustion of rights defence
  • 2025-12-19
    Procedural Order

    Duplicate of the Hamburg Local Division order (19 December 2025) on HMD Global's request for production of licence agreements under R. 190 RoP in Fraunhofer's MPEG-4/AAC SEP infringement proceedings against HMD Global.

    Legal issues:Production of licence agreements (R. 190 RoP)FRAND / SEP (AAC standard)
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