Network System Technologies v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 22 October 2026)

Date	22 October 2026
Court	CoA
Division	Luxembourg (LU)
Type of action	Appeal
Case number(s)	UPC_CoA_71/2026
Registry reference	UPC-COA-0000071/2026
Parties	Network System Technologies LLC v. Qualcomm Incorporated; Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.; Qualcomm Germany GmbH
Language	English

Official decision (PDF) · UPC registry entry

Case timeline

15 July 2026 : Network System v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 15 July 2026) UPC-COA-0000071/2026
17 August 2026 : Network System v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 17 August 2026) UPC-COA-0000071/2026
9 October 2026 : Network System v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 9 October 2026) UPC-COA-0000071/2026
27 October 2026 : Network System Technologies v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 27 October 2026) UPC-COA-0000071/2026

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Our analysis

Summary

In an order of 22 October 2026 (UPC_CoA_68/2026 to UPC_CoA_72/2026), in the cross-appeals against the Munich Local Division’s decisions of 11 March 2026 (EP 1 552 399, EP 1 875 683 and EP 1 552 669), the judge-rapporteur of the Court of Appeal recalls that a non-appealed first-instance order under Rule 262A RoP continues to apply on appeal unless otherwise stated, and that the same applies to an order upheld on appeal. She orders Qualcomm to clarify, by 26 October 2026, whether its statements of response and cross-appeals of 15 October 2026 may be made available to all persons admitted to the first-instance clubs and, if not, which information may be made available to whom and under what conditions. The order is without prejudice to the formal checks on the cross-appeals.

Provisions applied

Rules of Procedure: Rules 262A and 333.1
Case law cited: Curio Bioscience v 10x Genomics (Court of Appeal, UPC_CoA_101/2024, 28 March 2024).

Related decisions

Court of Appeal, 9 October 2026, UPC_CoA_68/2026 to UPC_CoA_72/2026, Network System Technologies v Qualcomm.
Court of Appeal, 27 October 2026, UPC_CoA_71/2026, Network System Technologies v Qualcomm: fee refund.

Prepared by Dhenne Avocats from the official decision, consulted on 1 November 2026. The database is updated every week, on Friday. Only the official text is authoritative.

Going further

Lexicon: Confidentiality club, UPC Court of Appeal

Source and translations

Official source: Unified Patent Court registry link recorded in the record
Original language: English from the language of proceedings
Translation available: no translation recorded the firm’s French record is a summary, not a translation
Date checked: not recorded

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Proceedings

UPC_CoA_71/2026 official number

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Parties

claimantNetwork System Technologies LLC43 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantQualcomm Incorporated25 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantQualcomm Technologies, Inc.21 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantQualcomm Germany GmbH21 decisions in the corpus Follow this party

Exact name as it appears in the record, group affiliation only where sourced and dated.

Decisions in the same proceedings and documented appeals

15 July 2026 Network System v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 15 July 2026) Appeal · UPC_CoA_71/2026
17 August 2026 Network System v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 17 August 2026) Appeal · UPC_CoA_71/2026
9 October 2026 Network System v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 9 October 2026) Appeal · UPC_CoA_71/2026 · appeal, first-instance number cited in the decision
La cour d’appel déclare recevables mais mal fondées les demandes de restitutio in integrum de Network System Technologies, faute pour elle d’avoir fait preuve de toute la vigilance requise.
22 October 2026 Network System Technologies v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 22 October 2026) Appeal · UPC_CoA_71/2026
27 October 2026 Network System Technologies v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 27 October 2026) Appeal · UPC_CoA_71/2026 · appeal, first-instance number cited in the decision
La cour d’appel ordonne le remboursement à Qualcomm de 61 150 euros de taxes judiciaires versées en trop pour son appel incident contre la décision rendue sur la demande reconventionnelle en annulation.

What the record states

Nature of the act: Appeal
Outcome (Dhenne Avocats summary): La juge-rapporteure de la cour d’appel rappelle que les ordonnances de confidentialité de première instance non frappées d’appel, ou confirmées en appel, continuent de s’appliquer en appel, et enjoint à Qualcomm de préciser au plus tard le 26 octobre 2026 à qui peuvent être communiqués ses mémoires en réponse et appels incidents.
Appeal: Decision of the Court of Appeal.
Instance: Court of Appeal decision.

Patents mentioned

EP 1 552 399 mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patent
EP 1 875 683 mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patent
EP 1 552 669 mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis Follow this patent

Related decisions cited in the analyses

Network System v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 9 October 2026) cited in this record
Network System Technologies v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_71/2026, 27 October 2026) cites this decision

Scope: Dhenne Avocats corpus. Registry-based links are marked “official number”; links derived from the analyses are marked as such. An erroneous link can be withdrawn without deleting any record.

Patents and standards

Publication	Role in the dispute	Family	Standard and declaration	Pool	Sources
`EP 1 552 399` Integrated circuit and method for establishing transactions recorded proprietor: Koninklijke Philips NV	Mentioned in the analysis (role not qualified) Also mentioned in 27 other decision(s): Network System Technologies v Qualcomm (CFI, UPC_CFI_451/2024, 11 Marc · Network System v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_69/2026, 17 August 2026) · Network System Technologies v Qualcomm (CFI, UPC_CFI_64/2024, 11 March · Network System v Qualcomm (CFI, UPC_CFI_63/2024, 11 March 2026) · Qualcomm v Network System (CFI, 25 August 2025) · Lindal Dispenser v Rocep-Lusol (CFI, UPC_CFI_202/2024, 29 May 2025) · Network System Technologies v AUDI (CoA, 19 February 2025) · Bentley Motors v Network Systems Technologies (CFI, 14 January 2025)	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	Espacenet · European Patent Register existence and title of the publication checked on 30 October 2026 (Google Patents, Espacenet and Register links are not checked automatically) mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis
`EP 1 875 683` Integrated circuit with data communication network and IC design method recorded proprietor: Koninklijke Philips NV	Mentioned in the analysis (role not qualified) Also mentioned in 26 other decision(s): Network System Technologies v Qualcomm (CFI, UPC_CFI_64/2024, 11 March · Network System v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_69/2026, 17 August 2026) · Network System v Qualcomm (CFI, UPC_CFI_63/2024, 11 March 2026) · Network System Technologies v Qualcomm (CFI, UPC_CFI_451/2024, 11 Marc · Qualcomm Germany v Network System (CFI, 25 August 2025) · Network System Technologies v AUDI (CoA, 19 February 2025) · Volkswagen v Network System Technologies (CoA, 18 September 2024) · Audi v Network System Technologies (CoA, 18 September 2024)	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	Espacenet · European Patent Register existence and title of the publication checked on 30 October 2026 (Google Patents, Espacenet and Register links are not checked automatically) mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis
`EP 1 552 669` Integrated circuit and method for establishing transactions recorded proprietor: Koninklijke Philips NV	Mentioned in the analysis (role not qualified) Also mentioned in 25 other decision(s): Network System v Qualcomm (CFI, UPC_CFI_63/2024, 11 March 2026) · Network System v Qualcomm (CoA, UPC_CoA_69/2026, 17 August 2026) · Network System v Qualcomm (CFI, 25 August 2025) · Network System Technologies v AUDI (CoA, 19 February 2025) · Volkswagen v Network System Technologies (CoA, 18 September 2024) · Audi v Network System Technologies (CoA, 18 September 2024) · Volkswagen v Network System Technologies (CoA, 17 September 2024) · Network System Technologies v Texas Instruments (CFI, 13 August 2024)	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	Espacenet · European Patent Register existence and title of the publication checked on 30 October 2026 (Google Patents, Espacenet and Register links are not checked automatically) mentioned in: Dhenne Avocats analysis

The statuses “asserted in litigation”, “declared essential”, “listed by a pool” and “essentiality examined by a court” are distinct and may coexist. Validity, infringement and technical essentiality are different questions. Scope: patents cited in the decisions of the Dhenne Avocats corpus, with no essentiality score or prediction.

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