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UPC CFI 755/2024

Dec 3, 2024·EP1770912: Method and system for 10BASE-T start-up

Case details
Status
Case Closed
Action
Provisional measures
Category
Provisional Measures
Parties
Claimants
Reps: Schmidt-Bogatzky (EIP Europe LLP)
Division
Munich LD
Judges
Technology
Telecommunications
Language
German
First decided
Dec 9, 2024
Decisions
  • 2024-12-09
    Application for provisional measures

    The Munich Local Division issued a rectification order (R. 353 RoP) correcting a factual error in the anti-suit/anti-enforcement injunction order of 9 December 2024 against Realtek Semiconductor, clarifying language about the prior license agreement between Avago's predecessor and Realtek.

    Legal issues:Rectification of decision (R. 353 RoP)Anti-suit/anti-enforcement injunction
  • —
    PI granted

    The Munich Local Division granted Avago Technologies an anti-suit/anti-enforcement injunction preventing Realtek Semiconductor from pursuing an anti-enforcement injunction in US proceedings that would block Avago from enforcing EP 1 770 912 before UPC courts, holding the UPC has jurisdiction for such provisional measures under Art. 32(1)(a)(c) UPCA.

    Legal issues:anti-suit injunction / anti-enforcement injunction Art. 32(1)(a)(c) UPCAUPC jurisdiction for AASI/AAEIArt. 47 EU Charter access to justice
Documents
Document titleDatePublic
Headnote-and-Keyword-Translated2025-01-29Not public
Berichtigung2025-01-28Public
Headnote-and-Keywords2025-01-27Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-01-27Not public
Gebührenerstattung2025-01-27Public
20250127_63549.2024_App_2740.2025_EIP StN2025-01-27Not public
Hinweis2025-01-20Not public
Receipt2025-01-16Not public
20250116_63549.2024_App_2740.2025_EIP_Antrag2025-01-16Not public
Headnote-and-Keyword-Translated2025-01-16Not public
2024-12-09 -LD Munich UPC_CFI_755-2024 ORD_64861-2024 ACT_63549 anonymized2025-01-15Not public
Headnote-and-Keywords2025-01-14Not public
Outcome of the Order2025-01-14Not public
Rücknahme Antrag einstweilige Maßnahmen2025-01-14Public
Workflow schließen2025-01-10Public
Receipt2025-01-03Not public
20250103_ACT_63549.2024_App_223.2025_EIP_RoP2652025-01-03Not public
Outcome of the Order2024-12-20Not public
Berichtigung2024-12-20Public
Berichtigung2024-12-20Not public
Receipt2024-12-20Not public
Receipt2024-12-20Not public
20241220_67459.2024_ACT_63549.2024_Antrag R._262_22024-12-20Not public
20241220_ACT_63549.2024_67456.2024_Application_RoP3532024-12-20Not public
20241220_ACT_63549.2024_67456.2024_Application_RoP3532024-12-20Not public
Notice of Provisional measures and instructions for access to proceedings2024-12-09Not public
Measures_DecisionOutcome_Notification.pdf2024-12-09Not public
Anordnung einstweilige Maßnahmen2024-12-09Not public
Anordnung einstweilige Maßnahmen2024-12-09Public
Anordnung einstweilige Maßnahmen2024-12-09Not public
Receipt2024-12-06Not public
241205_64477_2024_EIP_Application2024-12-05Not public
Anlage_EIP_82024-12-05Not public
Anlage_EIP_72024-12-05Not public
Anlage_EIP_62024-12-05Not public
20241205_63549.2024_63974_20234_EIP_StN2024-12-05Not public
20241205_63549.2024_63974_20234_EIP_StN2024-12-05Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-12-03Not public
Receipt2024-12-03Not public
Hinweise Antrag einstweilige Maßnahmen2024-12-03Not public
Panel-Appointment2024-12-03Not public
Application-For-Measures-Receipt2024-12-03Not public
Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2024-12-03Not public
241129_63630.2024_EIP_Antrag zu 63549.2024_755.20242024-11-29Not public
Application-For-Measures-Acknowledgement2024-11-29Not public
Anlage EIP 12024-11-29Not public
241129_63549.2024_EIP_Antrag2024-11-29Not public
241129_63549.2024_EIP_Antrag2024-11-29Not public
Anlage EIP 42024-11-29Not public
Anlage EIP 22024-11-29Not public
Anlage EIP 32024-11-29Not public
Anlage EIP 52024-11-29Not public
Anlage EIP 42024-11-29Not public
Anlage EIP 32024-11-29Not public
Coverage: Partial.Reasoning extracted with partial coverage — some sections may be incomplete.
Plain-English summary

Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited sought provisional measures from the Munich Local Division against Realtek Semiconductor Corporation concerning EP 1 770 912 B1 (a 10BASE-T automotive Ethernet start-up method), after Realtek obtained a Taiwanese anti-suit/anti-enforcement injunction to block UPC proceedings. The court accepted jurisdiction and issued an anti-anti-suit protective order, finding that foreign anti-suit injunctions violate EU and German rights of access to justice; a subsequent rectification order (R. 353 RoP) corrected factual language about the predecessor's licence agreement.

Accepted arguments
What the court agreed with — by party.

  • UPC has jurisdiction under Art. 32(1)(a) and (c) UPCA to grant anti-suit/anti-enforcement injunctions against foreign anti-suit injunctions

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 32(1)(a)(c) UPCA; Art. 47 EU Charter; Art. 2(1) / 19(4) GG; §823(1) BGB

    Note: Munich Local Division accepted that foreign anti-suit/anti-enforcement injunctions threaten access to justice under EU and German constitutional law, giving the UPC jurisdiction to issue protective provisional measures.

  • Anti-suit injunction obtained by Realtek in Taiwan is contrary to the general European right to access to justice

    ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 47 EU Charter; German Justizgewährungsanspruch

    Note: Court accepted that foreign anti-suit/anti-enforcement prohibitions violate the general European right to access courts and the German constitutional right to court access.

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

  • Special circumstances under R. 211.5 RoP can be established by the allegedly long duration of obtaining security

    ClaimantLegal basis: R. 211.5 RoP

    Reason: Special circumstances for purposes of R. 211.5 RoP cannot be founded merely on the purportedly long time to obtain security.

Key legal principles
Doctrines and rules cited in the reasoning.
UPC jurisdiction extends to provisional measures protecting applicants from foreign anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunctions (Art. 32(1)(a)(c) UPCA)Foreign anti-suit/anti-enforcement injunctions violate Art. 47 EU Charter and German constitutional access-to-justice rightsR. 213.1 RoP leaves the court no discretionSpecial circumstances under R. 211.5 RoP require more than the duration of obtaining security

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