2026-07-30 - LD Paris - Sun Patent Trust v. Vivo - UPC_CFI_361/2025

The Paris Local Division issued the order recording the decisions taken at the interim conference in the Sun Patent Trust v Vivo infringement action and the associated counterclaim for revocation (R. 105.5 RoP). The Judge-rapporteur fixed the value in dispute at EUR 5 million for the infringement action and the same amount for the counterclaim, giving a total of EUR 10 million, the claimant's figure being undisputed. The parties were ordered to file, by 28 August 2026, a consolidated document setting out the operative parts of their requests at the close of the written procedure and a confirmation of their agreement on recoverable costs. For the oral hearing the Judge-rapporteur divided the three days by subject matter: the technical days on claim construction, validity and infringement remain public, while the day devoted to the FRAND defence, corrective measures and the interim award is held in private because the FRAND material is confidential. The order determines no substantive issue; it identifies the points to be pleaded, including the FRAND defence under Art. 102 TFEU and Huawei v ZTE, and reserves them all to the hearing.