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No IP, no right to information? CJEU to clarify scope of article 8 Enforcement Directive

The IPKat

Under article 8(1) of the Enforcement Directive (Directive 2004/48/EC) a claimant in infringement proceedings can request a court to order certain parties to disclose information. In other words, must a court, prior to ordering a party to disclose information on an alleged infringement, confirm the existence of said IP right?

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Monthly Wrap Up (November 11, 2022): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Cases, Developments and Posts

LexBlog IP

The dispute arose over a 2004 agreement between Versata and Ford for software that Versata developed to manage how components in Ford vehicles would be configured during assembly. million verdict against Ford Motor Co. Versata had been a vendor of Ford’s since the 1990’s until 2015 when Ford terminated the relationship.