Local Division Munich
UPC_CFI_665/2024
Procedural Order
of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court
Local Division Munich
delivered on 18 March 2025
CLAIMANT
Adeia Guides Inc.
3025 Orchard Parkway - CA 95134 - San Jose – US
Represented by: Prof. Dr. Tilman Müller-Stoy (Bardehle Pagenberg)
Supported by: Dr. Georg Anetsberger (Bardehle Pagenberg)
DEFENDANTS
1) The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) B.V.
Asterweg 15S - 1031HL - Amsterdam – NL
2) Disney Interactive Studios, Inc.
500 South Buena Vista St, - 91521 - Burbank, California – US
3) The Walt Disney Company Limited
3 Queen Caroline Street - W6 9PE - Hammersmith, London - GB
Represented by: Dr. Dietrich Kamlah, Dr. Christian Lederer, Dr. Michael Schächinger,
Teresa Gaboardi (Taylor Wessing)
Supported by: Dr. Joel Nägerl, Dr. Lorenz Walder-Hartmann (Zimmermann & Partner)
PATENT AT ISSUE
European Patent No. 2 793 430
DECIDING JUDGE
The order was made by Presiding Judge Dr Matthias Zigann, acting as Judge-Rapporteur, and the
legally qualified judges Mélanie Bessaud and Tobias Pichlmaier.
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LANGUAGE OF PROCEEDINGS
English
SUBJECT-MATTER OF THE PROCEEDINGS
Patent infringement;
Scheduling; Rule 37.2 RoP
ORDER
1. The Panel will proceed with both the infringement action and the counterclaim for
revocation, as both parties have consented to this approach.
2. The President of the Court of First Instance is requested to allocate a technically qualified
judge to the panel.
3. The date for the interim conference is set for 4 December 2025, 4 p.m., via
videoconference.
4. The oral hearing is scheduled for 15 January 2025, 9.00 a.m., in person in Denisstr. 4 in
Munich, room 212 and overflow room 220b.
5. All parties involved are hereby summoned to the interim conference and the oral hearing.
6. Parties are invited to submit suggestions for the interim conference via a Rule-9-
application by 20 November 2025.
7. The written procedure will end on 10 September 2025.
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INFORMATION ABOUT ORAL HEARING HELD IN COURT
The oral hearing shall be open to the public unless the Court decides to make it, to the extent
necessary, confidential in the interests of one or both parties or third parties or in the general
interest of justice or public order (R. 115 RoP).
INFORMATION ABOUT AUDIO RECORDING
The interim conference and the oral hearing shall be audio recorded. The recording shall be made
available at the premises of the Court to the parties or their representatives after the oral hearing
(R. 115 RoP).
INFORMATION ABOUT ABSENCE OR DELAY OF A REPRESENTATIVE
A decision by default may be given, upon request, against a party that was duly summoned but
fails to appear at the oral hearing (R. 355.1 (b) RoP.
INFORMATION ABOUT DECISION BY DEFAULT
Should a party fail to comply with the present Order within the time period specified, a decision by
default may be given in accordance with R. 355 RoP (R. 103.1, last subparagraph and .2 RoP).
ORDER DETAILS
Order no. ORD_69068/2024 in ACTION NUMBER: ACT_59975/2024
UPC number: UPC_CFI_665/2024
Action type: Infringement Action
Dr. Zigann
Presiding Judge
Bessaud
Legally Qualified Judge
Pichlmaier
Legally Qualified Judge
Matthias
ZIGANN
Digital unterschrieben von
Matthias ZIGANN
Datum: 2025.03.18 09:00:05
+01'00'
Tobias Günther
Pichlmaier
Digital unterschrieben von
Tobias Günther Pichlmaier
Datum: 2025.03.18 09:04:12
+01'00'
Mélanie, Jeanne,
Lison Bessaud
Digitally signed by Mélanie,
Jeanne, Lison Bessaud
Date: 2025.03.19 12:01:10
+01'00'
Local Division Munich
UPC_CFI_665/2024
Procedural Order
of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court
Local Division Munich
delivered on 19 March 2025
CLAIMANT
Adeia Guides Inc.
3025 Orchard Parkway - CA 95134 - San Jose – US
Represented by: Prof. Dr. Tilman Müller-Stoy (Bardehle Pagenberg)
Supported by: Dr. Georg Anetsberger (Bardehle Pagenberg)
DEFENDANTS
1) The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) B.V.
Asterweg 15S - 1031HL - Amsterdam – NL
2) Disney Interactive Studios, Inc.
500 South Buena Vista St, - 91521 - Burbank, California – US
3) The Walt Disney Company Limited
3 Queen Caroline Street - W6 9PE - Hammersmith, London - GB
Represented by: Dr. Dietrich Kamlah, Dr. Christian Lederer, Dr. Michael Schächinger,
Teresa Gaboardi (Taylor Wessing)
Supported by: Dr. Joel Nägerl, Dr. Lorenz Walder-Hartmann (Zimmermann & Partner)
PATENT AT ISSUE
European Patent No. 2 793 430
DECIDING JUDGE
The order was made by Presiding Judge Dr Matthias Zigann, acting as Judge-Rapporteur, and the
legally qualified judges Mélanie Bessaud and Tobias Pichlmaier.
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LANGUAGE OF PROCEEDINGS
English
SUBJECT-MATTER OF THE PROCEEDINGS
Rectification of scheduling order (R. 353 RoP)
GROUNDS
This is a correction of a typo.
ORDER
The scheduling order dated 18 March 2025 is rectified. Item 4 now reads:
“The oral hearing is scheduled for 15 January 2026, 9.00 a.m., in person in Denisstr. 3 in
Munich, room 212 and overflow room 220b. “
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REGISTRY
The scheduling order on the website of the Court is also to be corrected.
ORDER DETAILS
Order no. ORD_13670/2025 in ACTION NUMBER: ACT_59975/2024
UPC number: UPC_CFI_665/2024
Action type: Infringement Action
Dr. Zigann
Presiding Judge
Bessaud
Legally Qualified Judge
Pichlmaier
Legally Qualified Judge
Matthias
ZIGANN
Digital unterschrieben von
Matthias ZIGANN
Datum: 2025.03.19 15:19:14
+01'00'
Mélanie, Jeanne,
Lison Bessaud
Digitally signed by Mélanie,
Jeanne, Lison Bessaud
Date: 2025.03.19 17:58:05
+01'00'
Tobias Günther
Pichlmaier
Digital unterschrieben von
Tobias Günther Pichlmaier
Datum: 2025.03.19 18:13:37
+01'00'