2026-03-30 - CoA - Amazon v. InterDigital - UPC-COA-0000012/2026

A party or its representative may prepare a private transcript of an oral hearing, based on an audio recording pursuant to R. 115 RoP. When producing a private transcript, a party or its representative may obtain support of an assistant or support staff, such as a stenographer, working in the presence and under the supervision of the party and/or its representative. Using a private transcript of an oral hearing in court proceedings between the parties outside the UPC that are related to proceedings before the UPC is permissible, provided specific conditions are met.

CoA sets aside Mannheim LD's blanket prohibition on private transcripts of oral hearing recordings under R. 115 RoP. First CoA ruling on the scope of R. 115 RoP. The CoA establishes a permissive framework: audio recordings must be made available without discretion; parties may prepare private transcripts; assistants/stenographers may assist under party supervision; transcripts may be used in UPC and related non-UPC proceedings subject to disclosure conditions. Overturns a restrictive first-instance reading that had relied on concerns about misuse in foreign proceedings and 'beauty contests'.