UPC CFI LD Mannheim, 30 April 2024: Submission of redacted licences for evaluation FRAND issues

Plaintiff is upon its own request ordered to submit redacted licence agreements, subject to further to be determined confidentiality regimes under Rule 262 and 262A RoP. 

Order is based on the extensive case management powers vested in the Court (Article 43 UPCA) and the judge-rapporteur (Rules 101, 111 and 331 et al. RoP), not Rule 172 RoP or Rule 190 RoP

Beacuse of FRAND related issues, the applicant seeks an order for production directed against itself, requiring it to produce two licence agreements specified in detail. The plaintiff considers that it is prevented from producing the licence agreements on its own initiative without a court order by confidentiality clauses contained in the agreements.

IPPT20240430, UPC CFI, LD Mannheim, Panasonic v Xiaomi