Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v ASUSTek Computer (CFI, UPC_CFI_319/2024, 21 September 2026)

Date	21 September 2026
Court	CFI
Division	Milan (IT) Local Division
Type of action	Infringement Action
Case number(s)	UPC_CFI_319/2024, UPC_CFI_728/2024
Registry reference	UPC_CFI_319/2024
Parties	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. ASUSTeK Computer Inc.; Arvato Netherlands B.V.
Language	English

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Dhenne Avocats · 4 November 2026

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Summary

In an order of 21 September 2026 published on 29 October 2026 (UPC_CFI_319/2024 and UPC_CFI_728/2024), presiding judge and judge-rapporteur Pierluigi Perrotti of the Milan Local Division sets the conduct of the hearing of 24 and 25 September 2026 in Ericsson’s action against ASUSTek and Arvato Netherlands. The first day covers the two patents in suit, with one hour of pleading per side and per patent and fifteen minutes of reply, after a short joint introduction. The second day is devoted entirely to the FRAND defence and remedies, with one hour and thirty minutes per side and forty-five minutes of reply, the whole discussion being subject to the confidentiality regime and access limited to persons authorised by the earlier orders. Slides may contain no new arguments and must be exchanged the day before.

Provisions applied

Rules of Procedure: Rules 105.5 and 262A

Related decisions

Milan Local Division, 24 August 2026, Ericsson v ASUSTek: related proceedings between the same parties

Prepared by Dhenne Avocats from the official decision, consulted on 4 November 2026. The database is updated every week, on Friday. Only the official text is authoritative.

Going further

Lexicon: FRAND licence, Standard essential patent (SEP), Confidentiality club, Oral procedure and hearing (UPC)

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_CFI_319/2024 official number
UPC_CFI_728/2024 official number

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Parties

claimantTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson34 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantASUSTeK Computer Inc.normalised name: ASUSTek Computer Inc.26 decisions in the corpus Follow this party
defendantArvato Netherlands B.V.9 decisions in the corpus Follow this party

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Decisions in the same proceedings and documented appeals

No other decision in the corpus bears the same case number, and no appeal is documented in the corpus to date.

What the record states

Nature of the act: Infringement Action
Outcome (Dhenne Avocats summary): La division locale de Milan organise l’audience des 24 et 25 septembre 2026 entre Ericsson et ASUSTek en consacrant entièrement la seconde journée à la défense FRAND et aux mesures, sous régime de confidentialité intégral.
Appeal: No appeal documented in the corpus, this does not mean that no appeal was lodged.
Instance: First-instance decision, whether it has become final is not recorded.

Related decisions cited in the analyses

TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON v ASUSTek Computer (CFI, UPC_CFI_757/2024, 24 August 2026) cited in this record

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