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UPC CFI 52/2023

Jun 30, 2023·EP1838002 +3 more: Programmable hybrid transmitter

Case details
Status
Case Closed
Action
Infringement
Category
Main Infringement Action
Parties
Claimants
Reps: Bernd Allekotte (Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbH)
Respondents
Reps: Marcus Grosch (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)
Division
Munich LD
Judges
Technology
Telecoms · Cellular/SEP · Telecommunications
Language
German
First decided
Aug 25, 2023
Claims
At issue1, 7
Revokedall
Not infringedall
Notes: EP 1 838 002 B1 revoked for Germany (anticipated by prior art D3); infringement action dismissed; claims 1 and 7 specifically discussed in amendment request; all amendment requests dismissed.
Decisions
  • 2025-01-27
    Application RoP262.1 (b)

    Procedural order (in German) granting patent attorney Christian Läufer of Fuchs Patentanwälte access to the written submissions and exhibits of the counterclaim for revocation proceedings (CC_581177/2023) in the case of Avago Technologies v Tesla, for professional/educational purposes. Neither party opposed. Access limited to the revocation counterclaim workflow.

    Legal issues:Third-party access to court file (Rule 262.1(b) RoP)Professional/educational interestScope of access limited to revocation counterclaim
  • 2024-08-30
    Not infringedInfringement meritsInfringement Action

    The Munich Local Division found EP 1 838 002 B1 invalid (revoked for the territory of Germany) on the counterclaims for revocation filed by Tesla, finding the patent anticipated by prior art D3. The patent amendment requests were dismissed. The infringement action was dismissed as the patent lacks validity. Avago (claimant) bears all costs.

    Legal issues:Patent infringement (dismissed for lack of validity)Counterclaim for revocationNovelty / anticipationClaim interpretationPatent amendment request
  • 2023-08-25
    Infringement Action

    The Munich Local Division issued a preliminary order clarifying that postal handover for service purposes occurs approximately two days after the document is handed to the court's postal channel, addressing a preliminary objection deadline in Avago v. Tesla.

    Legal issues:Service timing Rule 271 RoPPostal handover dateDeadline calculation
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Plain-English summary

Avago Technologies sued Tesla entities for infringement of EP 1838002 B1 (a programmable hybrid transmitter patent) before the Munich Local Division. Tesla counterclaimed for revocation, arguing the patent was anticipated by prior art document D3. The court found claims 1 and 7 (and all dependent claims) fully anticipated by D3, revoked the patent for Germany, and dismissed the infringement action. Avago's auxiliary request to amend claim 1 to clarify that all three outputs are produced simultaneously was rejected as not introducing any substantive additional restriction.

Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • EP 1838002 is anticipated (lacks novelty) over prior art document D3

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 138(1)(a) EPC; Art. 54 EPC; Art. 65(2) UPCA

    Note: Munich Local Division found claims 1 and 7 (and dependent claims) of EP 1838002 B1 (programmable hybrid transmitter) fully anticipated by D3; patent revoked for Germany.

Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • Auxiliary request to amend claim 1 to require all three outputs (normalized complex signal, offset information, and transmit property information) simultaneously

    ClaimantLegal basis: Rule 30 RoP; Art. 65(3) UPCA

    Reason: The proposed amendment (feature 1.1.2bis) introduced no additional restriction on the claim scope because the original claim, properly construed, already required all three outputs; amendment therefore did not overcome the anticipation finding.

  • Tesla's vehicles infringe EP 1838002 (programmable hybrid transmitter patent)

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 65(2) UPCA

    Reason: Infringement action dismissed due to invalidity of patent; whether infringement would have existed in case of a valid patent was left open.

Key legal principles
Doctrines and rules cited in the reasoning.
Patent can be revoked for anticipation (lack of novelty) by a single prior art document disclosing all claimed featuresDependent claims fall if independent claims they depend on are invalid, where not independently defendedClaim amendment in auxiliary request must actually narrow scope to overcome prior art; clarification that does not narrow scope does not assist validityInfringement action is dismissed without further analysis where patent is revoked

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Prior art relied on
References cited and the role they played.
  • D3Novelty-destroying
Claim construction notes

The Munich Local Division construed claim 1 of EP 1838002 (a programmable hybrid transmitter with first and second modes) to require that offset information and transmit property information are necessarily associated with normalization of the complex signal. On this construction, the auxiliary request's amendment (explicitly requiring all three outputs) was found to introduce no additional restriction since the original claim was already construed to require this relationship.