LD Munich, 27, December 2023, Order Of Court In First Instance, UPC_CFI_181/2023

• Published date: 02 April 2024
• Law Firm: Bardehle Pagenberg
• Author: Philipp Bovenkamp

1. Key takeaways

Protection of confidential information (keynotes)

• 1. The protection of confidential information contained in pleadings and annexes can only be requested within a workflow pursuant to Rule 262 and/or 262A of the Rules of Procedure at the same time as the initial filing or within 14 days.
• 2. Unlike the standard practice in national proceedings in Germany, these requests must be repeated when further pleadings and annexes are filed.
• 3. In exceptional cases, limited protection under Rule 262A...