UPC CFI LD The Hague, 29 July 2024: Access to register and leave to appeal granted

Public access to the register granted, applying criteria set forth in IPPT20240410, UPC CoA, Ocado v Autostore (Rule 262 RoP). 

No specific interest required; interest of better understanding and scrutiny of decisions outweighs any interests of the parties involved once the proceedings have ended; in case of an appeal the purpose of protection of integrity withholding access to the documents in first instance no longer serves that purpose; No annex was filed while applying for confidentiality under R. 262A and Abbott also did not provide any specific reasons for confidentiality of (any of) those annexes. 

Leave to appeal granted. 

From R. 220/224 RoP and 73 UPCA it might not be totally clear if and when an appeal of this order can be lodged, while it appears this should at any rate be made possible. 

To prevent an appeal to become meaningless, a term of 15 days before access is granted is to be observed (and unless no appeal is filed within that period).

IPPT20240729, UPC CFI, LD The Hague, Powell Gilbert v Abbott and Sibio