Topics: Access of the public to written pleadings and evidence
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CoA, June 29, 2026, Appeal decision on public access to file under R. 262.1(b) RoP, UPC_CoA_52/2026 and UPC_CoA_53/2026
In two parallel infringement proceedings that had been terminated before a decision on the merits was rendered, a law firm applied for access to the parties’ written submissions under R. 262.1(b) RoP, citing educational and advisory purposes. The judge-rapporteur of the Munich LD granted access subject to redactions of confidential information. Appellant challenged the decision,…
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CD Munich, November 4, 2024, Order, UPC 75/2023
Access to unredacted documents granted despite confidentiality request of the Claimant on the basis of R. 262.2 RoP: The Court granted the Applicant access to unredacted documents even though the Claimant argued that the information contained therein was confidential and that disclosure could cause commercial harm. The Court based its decision on Rule 262.6 RoP,…
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CD Munich, October 22, 2024, public access to the register, UPC_CFI_1/2023, UPC_CFI_14/2023
Rule 262.1(b) RoP does not provide a legal basis for making available documents that are not written pleadings or evidence.: The general principle laid down in the UPCA is that the register is public and the proceedings are open to the public, unless the balance of interests involved is such that they are to be…
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CD Paris, October 14, 2024, order on application pursuant to R.262.1(b) RoP, UPC_CFI_255/2023, CC_584916/2023 and CC_585030/2023
Principle of Public Access Upheld: The court reaffirmed the general principle that the register of the Unified Patent Court and the proceedings before it are open to the public, as stipulated in Art. 10 (1) UPCA and Rule 262.1 (b) RoP, unless the balance of interests involved is such that they are to be kept…
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