UPC_APP_516/2025

RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RESPONSE SIGNAL SPREADING METHOD

Procedural & sub-applicationsCase Management OrdersMunich LDApplication Rop 333—Settled at: Pre-merits

Overview Decisions Citations Documents Timeline

Parties

Claimants

Panasonic Holdings Corporation(Panasonic Group)

Reps: Miriam Kiefer (Kather Augenstein)

Respondents

Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd.(OPPO Group)(Xiaomi Group)
OROPE Germany GmbH(OPPO Group)(Xiaomi Group)

Reps: Tobias J. Hessel

Judges

Matthias ZigannPresiding judge
András KupeczLegally qualified judge
Tobias PichlmaierLegally qualified judge
Rydman (first Name Not Stated)Technically qualified judge

Patents

EP2197132SEP · LTE

CPC codes: H04L5/0073, H04B1/7143, H04B1/713, H04J13/0074, H04J11/005, H04L5/0055, H04J13/0059, H04W88/08, H04L5/0057, H04W72/21, H04W72/23

Sector: Telecommunications

Outcome

Settled

Filed: —

First decided: Feb 25, 2025

Language: —

Settled at: Pre-merits — settled commercially

Munich Local Division order reviewing (under R. 333 RoP) an earlier order that granted only 40% court fee reimbursement following the parties' settlement and mutual withdrawal of infringement action and revocation counterclaims. The parties had agreed on settlement in late 2024 after intensive proceedings in a complex SEP case (OPPO vs Panasonic re EP 2 197 132). The claimant challenged the 40% reimbursement, arguing that 60% should apply, contending the case qualified as exceptional under R. 370.9(e) RoP given the extraordinary amount of work the court had performed (far above average). The order addresses what constitutes an 'exceptional case' permitting reduction of the standard fee refund schedule.