2024-09-17 - LD Hamburg - Ballinno v. Kinexon Sports Media et al. - UPC_CFI_151/2024

1. When a request to make written pleadings and evidence available to a member of the public is made pursuant to R.262.1(b) RoP, the interests of a member of the public of getting access to the written pleadings and evidence must be weighed against the interests mentioned in Art. 45 UPCA. 2. A party can at any stage – also after the end of the proceedings – request for confidentiality of certain information submitted under R.262.2 RoP. 3. The general line of argument as well as the nature of evidence provided by the parties of the main proceedings as well as the working of the Court can be examined by the applicant based on the redacted versions.

The Hamburg Local Division granted file access to the applicant, restricted to the redacted versions provided by the defendants. The court points out that a party can at any stage - also after the end of the proceedings - request for confidentiality of certain information under R.262.2 RoP.