Topics: Access to Register
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LD Düsseldorf, July 27, 2026, Order on Public Access to the Register, UPC_CFI_226/2024
An applicant’s predominantly personal interest in access to the register may result in strict confidentiality obligations under Rule 262.2 RoP: When deciding on a confidentiality request under Rule 262.2 RoP, the Court may take into account that the applicant has a predominantly personal interest in accessing the register. As a result, the Court may apply…
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LD Brussels, July 23, 2026, Decision on Public Access to the Register, UPC_CFI_2192/2026
Public access during ongoing proceedings requires a specific interest: Granting access to a case file is the general rule and restricting access is the exception (Sec. 7). However, where proceedings are still ongoing, public access to the register requires a “more specific” or “direct legitimate” interest of the applicant to override the interest in protecting…
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LD Düsseldorf, July 24, 2026, Order on Public Access to the Register, UPC_CFI_226/2024
Admissibility of public access requests under Rule 262.1(b) RoP requires a specific application: A member of the public must submit a reasoned request explaining the purpose of the requested access and specify the documents and evidence sought as precisely as possible (Sec. 15). In this regard it is sufficient that applicant wants to better undestand…
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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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CoA, April 10, 2024, public access to the register, UPC_CoA_404/2023
Art. 9(1) UPCA – no technically qualified judges required: Art. 9(1) UPCA must be interpreted such that if the subject matter of the appeal proceedings is of a non-technical nature only, and there are no technical issues at stake, the Court of Appeal may decide the matter without the need to assign two technically qualified…
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LD Milan, Order of September 27, 2023, UPC_CFI_240/2023
Rule 262.1 RoP requires that an application to access the Register is carried out by a third party – with respect to the parties to the proceedings: A lawyer who requests access to the records and claims to be the defendant’s counsel is not a third party, even if he or she has no power…
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