Amazon.Com Inc & Ors v InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc & Ors [2025] EWHC 2600 (Pat) (09 October 2025)

Amazon.Com Inc & Ors v InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc & Ors [2025] EWHC 2600 (Pat) (09 October 2025)

The court directs a further case management hearing in late October to allow InterDigital to submit evidence addressing concerns about its statements to foreign courts regarding UK interim licence procedure and to consider Amazon's application to expedite the main RAND trial. The court finds that the anti-suit injunctions from Germany and UPC block interim licence declarations but not substantive final RAND determinations, and that procedural fairness requires both parties be given time to respond before scheduling expedited hearings.

Citation
[2025] EWHC 2600 (Pat)
Parties
Claimant: Amazon.com Inc; Claimant: Amazon Digital UK Limited; Claimant: Amazon Europe Core SARL; Claimant: Amazon EU SARL; Claimant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.; Defendant: InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc; Defendant: InterDigital, Inc.; Defendant: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings SAS; Defendant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.; Defendant: InterDigital CE Patent Holdings SAS; Defendant: Thomson Licensing SAS; Defendant: Vantiva SA
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
09 October 2025
Procedural Posture
Patents/rand Contractual Dispute / Case Management Hearing; Directions for Further Evidence and Scheduling
Outcome
Further case management hearing scheduled; no substantive determination on jurisdiction or RAND issues at this stage.
Legal Topics
RAND Obligations, Anti Suit Injunctions, Jurisdiction Challenge, Interim Licence Declarations, Case Management, Comity
Intellectual Property Competition Law Contract Law Civil Procedure RAND Obligations Anti Suit Injunctions Jurisdiction Challenge Interim Licence Declarations +2 more

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Parties

Amazon.com Inc

Claimant

Amazon Digital UK Limited

Claimant

Amazon Europe Core SARL

Claimant

Amazon EU SARL

Claimant

Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Claimant

InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc

Defendant

InterDigital, Inc.

Defendant

InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings SAS

Defendant

InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.

Defendant

InterDigital CE Patent Holdings SAS

Defendant

Thomson Licensing SAS

Defendant

Vantiva SA

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Patents/rand Contractual Dispute / Case Management Hearing; Directions for Further Evidence and Scheduling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether UK court should expedite jurisdiction challenge hearing
  2. 2 Whether UK court should expedite main RAND trial
  3. 3 Accuracy of evidence submitted by InterDigital regarding UK interim licence procedure

Ratio Decidendi

The court directs a further case management hearing in late October to allow InterDigital to submit evidence addressing concerns about its statements to foreign courts regarding UK interim licence procedure and to consider Amazon's application to expedite the main RAND trial. The court finds that the anti-suit injunctions from Germany and UPC block interim licence declarations but not substantive final RAND determinations, and that procedural fairness requires both parties be given time to respond before scheduling expedited hearings.

Court Disposition

Further case management hearing scheduled; no substantive determination on jurisdiction or RAND issues at this stage.

Orders

  • Hearing to be held in window from 22 October 2025 for up to 2 days to address evidence and expedition applications.
  • InterDigital granted time to submit evidence addressing concerns about accuracy of statements regarding UK interim licence procedure.