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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI CS(OS) 764/2015 TELEFONKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON(PUBL) ..... Plaintiff Through : Mr.C.S.Vaidyanathan and Ms. Prathiba M.Singh, Sr. Advocates with Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, Mr.B.Prashant Kumar and Mr. Saurabh Anand, Advocates versus LAVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .... Defendant Through : Mr. Kapil Sibal and Mr. Amit Sibal, Sr. Advocates with Ms. Gayatri Roy, Mr.Nirupam Lodha, Mr. Ankush Mahajan, Mr.Koshy John and Ms. Rhyea Malik, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI O R D E R 24.03.2015 I.A. No.5771/2015 (exemption) Subject to the plaintiff filing the originals of the documents placed on record within four weeks, the application is allowed and disposed of. CS(OS) 764/2015 and IAs No.5768-70/2015 and IAs No.5772-73/2015 1. Mr. Sibal, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the defendant states that despite several meetings that the parties have had, the CS(OS) 764/2015 Page 1 of 3 plaintiff refused to share with the defendant the details of the licence agreements executed by Ericsson with other parties worldwide. 2. Mr. Vaidyanathan, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the plaintiff states that the information with regard to the agreements executed by Ericsson and other Indian parties was the subject matter of CS(OS)No.442/2013, wherein an order dated 12.11.2014 was passed on an interim application, directing the defendant therein to pay royalty at certain rate to the plaintiff for sales made in India for various periods. It is submitted that in the course of arguments in the aforesaid application filed in CS(OS) No.442/2013, the plaintiff had produced 26 licence agreements for the perusal of the court, under the confidentiality clause and they had also prepared a tabulated statement of the royalties being received under the said licence agreements which information was shared with the counsel for the other side during the hearing, while taking back the document after perusal. He explains that his clients are under a legal obligation to adhere to the confidentiality clause, but they would be willing to produce the licence agreements with other companies worldwide for the court?s scrutiny, along with a tabulated statement. CS(OS) 764/2015 Page 2 of 3 3. On the next date of hearing, counsel for the plaintiff shall come prepared with instructions with regard to the revised royalties effective from 2014. 4. In the meantime, both the parties are agreeable that without prejudice to their rights and contentions, the briefing counsels along with their respective clients shall have a meeting to try and resolve the dispute raised in the suit. 5. List on 26th March, 2015. HIMA KOHLI, J MARCH 24, 2015 sk CS(OS) 764/2015 Page 3 of 3 1
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