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UPC CFI 65/2024

Mar 8, 2024·EP1552399 · INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING TRANSACTIONS

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Case details
Status
Case Closed (No infringement)
Action
Infringement
Category
Main infringement action
Parties
Claimants
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Respondents
Representatives
Division
Munich LD
Judges
Technology
  • Electrical engineering
    Computer technology
Language
English
First decided
Mar 11, 2026
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Infringement foundMedian days to first decision
All UPC53% (62/117)124
Munich LDLockedLocked
Judge Daniel VossLockedLocked
Judge Pierluigi PerrottiLockedLocked
Judge Georg WernerLockedLocked
Judge Andrea ScillettaLockedLocked

At the UPC: Network System Technologies LLC (77 cases)·Samsung Group (57 cases)

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Decisions
  • 2026-03-11
    Infringement ActionPublic

    Summary: The Munich Local Division (Panel 2) dismissed Network System Technologies' infringement action against Qualcomm's NoC-based chips under EP 1552399 (a patent that had already expired on 7 October 2023), finding that the Arteris NoC's QoS signalling (the ‘prs’ and ‘Tag’ signals) does not request, determine, notify or establish a ‘connection’ via a communication manager and a resource manager as required by claim 1, and again rejecting the R.190 RoP request to order production of Qualcomm's source code. On the linked counterclaim for revocation (UPC_CFI_451/2024), the Court rejected Qualcomm's novelty and inventive-step attacks (including combinations of ‘Goossens’/‘Goossens 2’/‘Rijpkema 2’ with ‘Drake’) and held the patent valid as granted, refusing a stay pending the German Federal Patent Court's parallel national revocation of the German part of the patent.

    Show the legal issues (6)
    • Claim construction of ‘connection’ established via a communication managing means and a resource managing means (claim 1)
    • Non-infringement: Arteris NoC's QoS / ‘prs’ / ‘Tag’ signalling does not request, determine, notify or establish a claimed ‘connection’
    • Request to produce evidence (source code) under Art. 59(1) UPCA / R.190 RoP rejected as an impermissible ‘fishing expedition’
    • Novelty, Art. 54 EPC
    • Inventive step over combinations of ‘Goossens’ / ‘Goossens 2’ / ‘Rijpkema 2’ with ‘Drake’, Art. 56 EPC
    • Stay of proceedings under R.295(a) RoP pending the German Federal Patent Court's national nullity decision – refused
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Order2026-04-14Not public
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Hearing recording reference document2026-04-01Not public
Decision2026-03-16Public
Case closed2026-03-11Not public
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Order 262 A - final2025-09-09Not public
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2025-09-05 - Order re R.262A RoP2025-09-05Not public
2025-09-05 - Order re R.262A RoP2025-09-05Public
2025-09-05 - Order re R.262A RoP2025-09-05Not public
2025-09-05 - Order re R.262A RoP2025-09-05Public
Outcome of the Order2025-09-03Not public
2025-09-03 - Order R.158 RoP2025-09-03Public
Comments pursuant to RoP2642025-09-03Not public
2025-08-28 - Order re Def R.262A request - EP 399 - signed_anonymisiert2025-08-28Not public
2025-08-28 - Order re Def R.262A request - EP 399 - signed_anonymisiert2025-08-28Not public
2025-08-28 Order - invitation to comment2025-08-28Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-08-28Not public
2025-08-28 Order re R.262A (Def)2025-08-28Not public
2025-08-28 Order re R.262A (Def)2025-08-28Public
2025-08-28 Order re R.262A (Def)2025-08-28Not public
2025-08-28 Order re R.262A (Def)2025-08-28Public
Comments pursuant to RoP2642025-08-27Not public
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Exhibit P 432025-08-27Not public
Brief of Qualcomm re. R.262A2025-08-27Not public
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Preliminary_Objection_DecisionOutcome2025-08-25Not public
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2025-08-20 - invitation to comment on R.262A request2025-08-20Not public
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Confidentiality request RoP262A - Qualcomm2025-08-19Not public
Application2025-08-19Not public
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Exhibit P 422025-08-19Not public
Security for costs - Brief of Qualcomm2025-08-19Not public
Security for costs - Brief of Qualcomm2025-08-19Not public
Preliminary objection - Response of Qualcomm2025-08-18Not public
2025-07-29 Order- opportunity to comment2025-07-29Not public
Preliminary_Objection_DecisionOutcome2025-07-28Not public
2025-07-28 - Order for technical reasons2025-07-28Public
2025-07-28 - Order - opportunity to comment Def2025-07-28Not public
Panel-Appointment2025-07-25Not public
Comments re. hearing dates - Qualcomm2025-07-22Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-07-21Not public
2025-07-21 - Order to extend conf club2025-07-21Public
Comments to NSTs request re. confidentiality2025-07-21Not public
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Comments pursuant to RoP2642025-07-18Not public
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2025-07-15 - Order - inv to comment on pre dates et al2025-07-15Not public
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Application2025-07-09Not public
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Outcome of the Order2025-05-23Not public
2025-05-23 - Order re Re.262A-Request2025-05-23Public
2025-05-23 - Order re Re.262A-Request2025-05-23Public
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2024-04-24 - Order - invitation to comment on R.262A-request2025-04-24Not public
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Rejoinder2025-04-22Not public
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Response to NST's amended R. 190 request2025-04-22Not public
2025-04-09 Order - invitation to comment2025-04-09Not public
Comments pursuant to RoP2642025-04-08Not public
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Comments pursuant to RoP2642025-04-01Not public
2025-03-29 Order - time period to amend request2025-03-29Not public
2025-03-29 Order2025-03-29Public
Reply Audi to the Request to Rule 190_en_signed2025-03-28Not public
Reply VW to the Request to Rule 190_en_signed2025-03-28Not 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
2025-03-24 Order - deadline extension and invitation to comment2025-03-24Not public
Receipt2025-03-19Not public
Time extension - Request of Qualcomm2025-03-18Not public
2025-03-11 - Order - inv to comment on R.190 request2025-03-11Not public
2025-03-11 - Order - inv to comment on R.190 request2025-03-11Not public
2025-03-11 - Order - inv to comment on R.190 request2025-03-11Not public
Order ORD_68760/2024 anonymized2025-03-07Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2025-03-05Not public
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Application - Qualcomm - Audi2025-02-27Not public
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Application - Qualcomm - NST2025-02-27Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-02-26Not public
2025-02-26 - Order - Panel review re R.262A RoP2025-02-26Not public
2025-02-26 - Order - Panel review re R.262A RoP2025-02-26Public
Response of Qualcomm2025-02-21Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-02-19Not public
2025-02-19 Order to close the workflow2025-02-19Public
2025-02-19 Order R.262a RoP2025-02-19Public
Comments pursuant to RoP2642025-02-17Not public
Confidentiality request NST - Brief of Qualcomm2025-02-17Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-02-07Not public
2025-02-07 Order - R.181.1 and R.176 request2025-02-07Public
2025-02-07 Order - invitation to comment on R.262a request2025-02-07Not public
2025-02-07 Order - invitation to comment on R.190 request2025-02-07Not public
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Response to R333 request - Qualcomm2025-01-24Not public
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2025-01-10 Invitation to comment on request re R.3332025-01-10Not public
2025-01-08 Order - deadline extension for respondet2025-01-08Not public
Notification Of Service2025-01-07Not public
Proof of Service - ABC Legal2025-01-07Not public
Acknowledgement of access to case2025-01-07Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-01-07Not public
Application to Review R333 EP3992024-12-23Not public
Exhibit BP 3 - Qualcomm2024-12-12Not public
Statement of Defense Qualcomm Inc. (redacted version v2)2024-12-12Not public
Statement of Defense Qualcomm Tech Inc. (redacted version v2)2024-12-12Not public
Statement of Defense - Qualcomm Germany (redacted version v2)2024-12-12Not public
Exhibit BP 3 - Qualcomm Tech. Inc.2024-12-12Not public
Exhibit BP 1 - Qualcomm Inc.2024-12-12Not public
Exhibit BP 1 - Qualcomm Tech. Inc.2024-12-12Not public
Exhibit BP 1 - Qualcomm Germany2024-12-12Not public
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Outcome of the Order2024-12-07Not public
2024-12-07 Order due to techn reasons2024-12-07Public
2024-12-07 Order R.262a RoP2024-12-07Public
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Letter-for-Service2024-12-03Not public
Outcome of the Order2024-11-29Not public
2024-11-29 - Order - Extension of time limits2024-11-29Public
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Comments on Confidentiality2024-10-07Not public
Response of Qualcomm2024-10-07Not public
2024-10-01 Order - time limit to comment on R.158.1-Application2024-10-01Not 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
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2024-09-27 - Preliminary Order - time limits for further comments on R.262a-Request2024-09-27Not public
Exhibit BP-CS 01 - Qualcomm2024-09-27Not public
Application for security for costs - Qualcomm2024-09-27Not public
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Outcome of the Order2024-09-11Not public
2024-09-11 Order - closing of workflow and general confidentiality order2024-09-11Public
2024-09-11 - Preliminary order - time limits for comments on R.262a-Application2024-09-11Not public
Outcome of the Order2024-09-06Not public
2024-09-06 - Decision on withdrawal of action2024-09-06Public
2024-09-03 Invitation to comment - Defendant 1)2024-09-03Not public
2024-09-03 Invitation to comment - Claimant2024-09-03Not public
Response of Qualcomm (Samsung)2024-08-29Not public
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2024-08-19 Prel Order - Invitation to comment on notes and briefs2024-08-19Not public
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2024-08-12 Extension time limit for Statement of Defense2024-08-12Public
Request pursuant to R 262A RoP2024-08-06Not public
Comments pursuant to R. 264 RoP2024-08-05Not public
Comment on Art. 59(1) UPCA, R. 190 RoP Application2024-08-05Not public
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Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • The Arteris NoC's QoS mechanisms (the ‘prs’ and ‘Tag’ signals, NIUs, bandwidth limiters and rate regulators) do not request, determine, notify or establish a ‘connection’ as defined by claim 1 – a temporary state with guaranteed resource allocation set up via a dedicated process involving a communication manager and a resource manager – because the described signalling operates without any prior connection request or determination/notification of resource availability.

    RespondentLegal basis: Non-infringement – claim construction of ‘connection’, features 2 to 6 of claim 1

  • The claimed subject matter is novel and involves an inventive step over the cited prior-art combinations, because none of ‘Goossens’, ‘Goossens 2’ or ‘Rijpkema 2’ discloses communication managing means or resource managing means (features 1.3, 1.4, 3, 4, 5.2), so the skilled person would not be led to combine them with ‘Drake’ to arrive at the claimed solution.

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 54 EPC (novelty), Art. 56 EPC (inventive step)
Rejected arguments
What the court did not agree with — and why.

  • The Arteris NoC Chapter, together with Qualcomm's acquisition of Arteris technology and personnel, plausibly evidences infringement and warrants an order to produce Qualcomm's source code and technical documents.

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 59(1) UPCA, R.190.1 RoP – rejected for lack of plausible evidence in support of the claim and as amounting to a US-style ‘fishing expedition’

  • The claimed technical teaching lacks novelty and an inventive step over combinations including ‘Goossens’ / ‘Goossens 2’ / ‘Rijpkema 2’ with ‘Drake’, and in any event the proceedings should be stayed pending the German Federal Patent Court's parallel decision revoking the German part of the patent.

    RespondentLegal basis: Art. 54/56 EPC (validity – rejected, patent maintained as granted, para 261: since the patent is valid as granted the auxiliary requests are no longer relevant); R.295(a) RoP (stay – refused)