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Status
Case Closed
Action
Appeal
Category
Main appeal
Parties
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Representatives
Division
Court of Appeal
Language
English
First decided
Sep 23, 2025
Last decision
Jan 26, 2026
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Judge Klaus GrabinskiLocked
Judge Peter BlokLocked
Judge Emmanuel GougéLocked

At the UPC: Ericsson Group (53 cases)·Asus Group (46 cases)

Decisions
  • 2026-01-26
    Appeal RoP220.2Public

    Summary: The Court of Appeal issued a final order on the protection of confidential information (R. 262A RoP) in the Ericsson v. ASUS infringement proceedings. The Court established a confidentiality club granting access to: court representatives and their assistants, Ericsson's licensing expert Robert Mills (Berkeley Research Group), ASUS's licensing expert Philip Kline (EconEdge), and one natural person from each party. Persons with access to confidential licence agreement information may not participate in or advise upon patent licensing negotiations with the relevant counterparties for five years.

    Show the legal issues (4)
    • Protection of confidential information (R. 262A RoP)
    • Confidentiality club composition
    • Access for employees of parties
    • Post-proceedings confidentiality obligations in FRAND/licensing disputes
  • 2026-01-26
    Appeal RoP220.2Public

    Summary: The Court of Appeal (Panel 1a) partially granted Ericsson's application for rectification (R. 353 RoP) of the Court of Appeal's order of 26 January 2026 on confidentiality club access under R. 262A RoP in the Ericsson v ASUS infringement proceedings concerning EP 2 727 342 and EP 3 076 673. Paragraph VI of the operative part was rectified to apply only to ASUS's designated employee (not Ericsson's), correcting an obvious slip. ASUS's auxiliary request was rejected.

    Show the legal issues (3)
    • Rectification of obvious slip in court order (R. 353 RoP)
    • Confidentiality club - access restrictions under R. 262A RoP
    • Prohibition on participation in licensing negotiations for employees with access to confidential licence agreements
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Case closed2026-01-27Not public
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Decision2026-01-26Not public
Final Order2026-01-26Not public
Oral procedure closed2025-11-27Not public
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Communication2025-11-14Not public
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Order2025-10-02Public
Order2025-10-01Not public
Order2025-10-01Public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-07-31Not public
Statement of Response (Confidential)2025-07-31Not public
Annex ASU-32025-07-31Not public
Statement of Response (Confidential)2025-07-31Not public
Annex ASU-42025-07-31Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-07-31Not public
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Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-07-16Not public
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Formal-checks_Notification-of-positive-outcome2025-07-16Not public
Annex TW10.32025-07-11Not public
Annex TW10.22025-07-11Not public
Amended statement of appeal2025-07-11Not public
Response to formal check2025-07-11Not public
Annex TW10.22025-07-11Not public
Annex TW10.32025-07-11Not public
Amended statement of appeal2025-07-11Not public
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Formal-checks_Request-for-correction2025-07-10Not public
Acknowledgement-of-lodging2025-07-08Not public
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Statement of appeal2025-07-08Not public
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