IPPT20240917, UPC CoA, Audi v NST
Security for legal costs and expenses (Article 69(4) UPCA, R. 158 RoP)
requires a legitimate and real concern to be substantiated and proven by the party making the request,
while the relative financial position of the parties is not as such a criterion, especially where the (limited) level of funding provided to a special purpose patent enforcement entity is a deliberate business decision.
