Article 59

Order to produce evidence

Agreement On A Unified Patent Court

Part 3 – Organisation and Procedural Provisions

Chapter 4 – Powers Of The Court


Article 59 – Order to produce evidence
  1. At the request of a party which has presented reasonably available evidence sufficient to support its claims and has, in substantiating those claims, specified evidence which lies in the control of the opposing party or a third party, the Court may order the opposing party or a third party to present such evidence, subject to the protection of confidential information. Such order shall not result in an obligation of self-incrimination.
  2. At the request of a party the Court may order, under the same conditions as specified in paragraph 1, the communication of banking, financial or commercial documents under the control of the opposing party, subject to the protection of confidential information.

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