UPC CoA 835/2024

At the UPC: Amazon Group (22 cases)·Nokia Group (30 cases)

• 2025-04-22
  Application RoP 265Public

  Summary: Court of Appeal dismissed Amazon's appeal against the Munich Local Division's refusal to disclose unredacted documents held by Nokia under Art.59 UPCA and R.190 RoP (evidence production). The appeal became devoid of purpose after the underlying infringement proceedings (UPC_CFI_399/2023) were declared closed following Nokia's withdrawal of the infringement action. The appeal was disposed of under R.360 RoP.

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  • Disposal of appeal for lack of purpose (R.360 RoP)
  • Evidence production request (Art.59 UPCA, R.190 RoP)
  • Effect of withdrawal of main infringement action on ancillary evidence proceedings
• 2025-03-24
  Public

  Summary: German-language signed version of the Court of Appeal procedural order (24 March 2025) refusing Amazon's application for additional written submissions in the Nokia v. Amazon appeal proceedings concerning EP 2 661 892.

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  • Additional written submissions in appeal (R. 36, R. 233.3 RoP)
  • FRAND / SEP proceedings
• 2025-01-20
  Application RoP262APublic

  Summary: Procedural order of the Court of Appeal dated 20 January 2025 on Amazon's R. 262A RoP application for confidentiality protection regarding Nokia's licensing and licence-agreement information disclosed in infringement proceedings (Nokia v. Amazon, UPC_CFI_399/2023). The CoA granted Amazon's request for confidentiality, ordering that certain grey-highlighted passages and 'strictly confidential' annexes regarding Nokia's licensee identities and licence agreement terms be restricted in access to designated persons only, beyond the CFI's existing classification.

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  • Confidentiality of licensing information under R. 262A RoP and Art. 58 UPCA
  • Scope of confidentiality order on appeal
  • Access restrictions to licence agreement details
• 2025-01-20
  Public

  Summary: The Court of Appeal issued a procedural order in the Amazon v Nokia proceedings (UPC_CoA_835/2024) on Amazon's application under R. 262.2 RoP for confidential treatment of parts of its appeal pleadings. The appeal relates to Amazon's challenge to an order of the Munich Local Division that denied disclosure of unredacted documents and information. The order governs which information in the appeal and statement of grounds may be designated confidential and restricted from public access.

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  • Confidentiality of appeal pleadings under R. 262.2 RoP
  • Access to confidential documents in discovery context