Article 15
Print this pageMember States shall ensure that, in legal proceedings instituted for infringement of an intellectual property right, the judicial authorities may order, at the request of the applicant and at the expense of the infringer, appropriate measures for the dissemination of the information concerning the decision, including displaying the decision and publishing it in full or in part. Member States may provide for other additional publicity measures which are appropriate to the particular circumstances, including prominent advertising.
UPC Case Law
IPPT20250606, UPC CFI, LD Munich, Tiroler Rohre v SSAB
Publication of the decision (Article 15 Enforcement Directive). The court does not agree with the defendants' view that there is no legitimate interest in publishing the judgment because EPG decisions are published anyway. If this were the case, any application for publication of the judgment would always have to be rejected.