Article 58

Protection of confidential information

Agreement On A Unified Patent Court

Part 3 – Organisation and Procedural Provisions

Chapter 4 – Powers Of The Court


Article 58 – Protection of confidential information

To protect the trade secrets, personal data or other confidential information of a party to the proceedings or of a third party, or to prevent an abuse of evidence, the Court may order that the collection and use of evidence in proceedings before it be restricted or prohibited or that access to such evidence be restricted to specific persons.

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