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15 November 2024NewsUnified Patent CourtMuireann Bolger

UPC docs 'excessively redacted' under GDPR claims transparency lawyer

Transparency applicant surprised to discover witnesses, inventors, and titles of academic papers hidden from view | Test case over court’s transparency filed almost a year ago | UPC says it's bound by EU data privacy rules | Partner says process calls into question the UPC’s “commitment to open justice”. 

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