UPC CoA 486/2023
Dec 29, 2023
- Case details
- StatusCase ClosedActionAppealCategoryMain appeal
- Parties
- Claimants
- Netgear Inc.Operating co.
- NETGEAR Deutschland GmbHOperating co.
- Netgear International LimitedOperating co.
Representatives- Henning Gutheil-Freshfields
- Stephan Dorn-Freshfields
- Frank-Erich Hufnagel-Freshfields
Respondents- Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.Operating co.
Representatives- Tobias J. Hessel-Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB
- Lea Prehn-Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB
- Thomas Misgaiski-Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB
- Division
- Court of Appeal
- Language
- German
- First decided
- Jan 11, 2024
- Last decision
- Mar 21, 2024
| Median days to first decision | |
|---|---|
| All UPC | 124 |
| Judge Rian Kalden | Locked |
| Judge Patricia Rombach | Locked |
| Judge Ingeborg Simonsson | Locked |
At the UPC: Netgear Group (20 cases)·Huawei Group (62 cases)
- 2024-03-21Request for a discretionary review (RoP 220.3)Public
Summary: Order of the Court of Appeal (Panel 2) on a request for discretionary review under Rule 220.3 RoP. The appeal arose from a preliminary objection ruling in Huawei v. Netgear. The Court of Appeal laid down important procedural headnotes: (1) case management decisions of the judge-rapporteur cannot be directly appealed but must first be reviewed by the panel under Rule 333.1 RoP; (2) the judge-rapporteur's decision to deal with the preliminary objection in the main proceedings is such a case management decision; (3) rejection of a preliminary objection may be appealed with leave under Rule 220.2 RoP, optionally bypassing the panel review. The Court addressed the admissibility and scope of discretionary review.
Show the legal issues (4)
- Admissibility of direct appeal against case management decisions
- Panel review under Rule 333.1 RoP as prerequisite to appeal
- Discretionary review under Rule 220.3 RoP
- Preliminary objection procedure
- 2024-01-11Application RoP 333Public
Summary: Court of Appeal standing judge (11 January 2024) allowed Netgear's request for discretionary review, permitting Netgear to appeal the CFI judge-rapporteur's order of 11 December 2023, holding that the JR could not himself decide on the admissibility of a R. 333 review application of his own decision. The case was referred to the President of the CoA for assignment to a panel.
Show the legal issues (4)
- Discretionary review (R. 220.3 / R. 333 RoP)
- Admissibility of R. 333 application
- Judge-rapporteur competence
- Case management decision
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| Headnote-and-Keyword-Translated | 2025-06-12 | Not public |
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| Headnote-and-Keyword-Translated | 2025-06-12 | Not public |
| Acknowledgement-of-lodging | 2025-02-24 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2025-02-21 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2025-02-14 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2024-05-30 | Not public |
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| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2024-05-30 | Not public |
| Headnote-and-Keywords | 2024-05-30 | Not public |
| Vermerk | 2024-03-27 | Not public |
| Anordnung vom 21. März 2024 | 2024-03-21 | Public |
| Anordnung vom 21. März 2024 | 2024-03-21 | Not public |
| Anordnung vom 21. März 2024 | 2024-03-21 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2024-02-21 | Not public |
| Hearing Reference | 2024-02-21 | Not public |
| Hinweis auf Terminsverfügung im separaten Workflow | 2024-01-26 | Not public |
| summons | 2024-01-26 | Not public |
| Ladung zum Termin Hinweise Videokonferenz | 2024-01-26 | Public |
| 24-01-23_-_STN_ORD_3293_2024_-_UPC_CoA_486_2023_-_EP_989_-_Huawei_v_Netgear_signed.pdf | 2024-01-23 | Not public |
| 24-01-23_-_STN_ORD_3293_2024_-_UPC_CoA_486_2023_-_EP_989_-_Huawei_v_Netgear_signed.pdf | 2024-01-23 | Not public |
| 24-01-23_-_STN_ORD_3293_2024_-_UPC_CoA_486_2023_-_EP_989_-_Huawei_v_Netgear_signed.pdf | 2024-01-23 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme mündliche Verhandlung | 2024-01-23 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme mündliche Verhandlung | 2024-01-23 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme mündliche Verhandlung | 2024-01-23 | Not public |
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| Stellungnahme mündliche Verhandlung | 2024-01-23 | Not public |
| Verfahrensanordnung 19.01.2024 | 2024-01-19 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2024-01-12 | Not public |
| Outcome of the Order | 2024-01-12 | Not public |
| Rule 220.3 final order standing judge | 2024-01-12 | Not public |
| K23 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme R.220.3 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| K23 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme R.220.3 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| K23 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme R.220.3 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme R.220.3 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| K23 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| K23 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme R.220.3 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| K23 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme R.220.3 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| K23 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| Stellungnahme zu R.220.3 | 2024-01-04 | Not public |
| Rule 264 order | 2023-12-29 | Not public |
| Panel-Appointment | 2023-12-29 | Not public |
| Anlagenkonvolut FBD 35 - Einspruch | 2023-12-22 | Not public |
| 23-12-22_-_Antrag_nach_Regel_220.3_VerfO_EPG_betreffend_Abweisung_Regel_333_Antrag_signed.pdf | 2023-12-22 | Not public |
| Anlage FBD 37 - Zahlungsnachweis 595643_2023 | 2023-12-22 | Not public |
| 23-12-22_-_Antrag_nach_Regel_220.3_VerfO_EPG_betreffend_Abweisung_Regel_333_Antrag_signed.pdf | 2023-12-22 | Not public |
| Anlage FBD 34 - Antrag vom 14. November 2023 | 2023-12-22 | Not public |
| Anlage FBD 33 - Decision on Preliminary Objection | 2023-12-22 | Not public |