2026-08-21 - LD Düsseldorf - Valeo v. SEG Automotive Germany - UPC-CFI-0002788/2026

Was ist diese UPC-Entscheidung?

Zusammenfassung: The Düsseldorf Local Division granted a confidentiality application in provisional-measures proceedings under Art. 58 UPCA and R. 262.2 and R. 262A RoP, read in the light of Art. 9(1) and (2) of Directive (EU) 2016/943. The Court rejected the objection that the application was inadmissible for failing to distinguish protection against the public from protection against the opposing party: an order under R. 262A RoP that opens the information only to a limited circle at the respondent necessarily keeps it from the public as well, and only those persons may attend the part of the oral hearing in which confidential matters are discussed. On the merits, a bare assertion that designated information is already publicly known did not displace confidentiality; the respondent's objections were met by a carve-out for information the receiving party obtained from an independent, non-confidential source. The Court also warned that designating the confidential information precisely is the applicant's own responsibility, since an imprecise application risks rejection for lack of precision, and reminded the parties under R. 9.1 RoP that a time limit in urgent proceedings calls for one complete pleading rather than submissions spread across several.

Quelle und Fundstellen

Quelle: UPC Website

Aktenzeichen: UPC-CFI-0002788/2026