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UPC affirms urgent evidence orders, sets standard for unannounced inspections

By Inbar Preiss ( July 15, 2025, 11:20 GMT | Insight) -- Applicants to the Unified Patent Court don't need to prove patent validity or disclose prior art unless it is clearly material to the decision to proceed without notifying the other party, the UPC Court of Appeal has ruled. Evidence preservation orders against Maguin and Valinea will stand, they ruled today in a dispute brought by Tiru. Judges found sufficient urgency and risk of losing evidence to justify unannounced inspections and seizures previously ordered.Maguin, a French maker of industrial equipment, has lost its appeal regarding an evidence preservation order in its dispute at the Unified Patent Court with construction company Tiru over an allegedly infringing waste furnace....

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