I EVIDENCE
Title of the order
- Αποκάλυψη
εμπιστευτικών
πληροφοριών
(Disclosure of Confidential Information)
- Discovery and Tracing Order ("Norwich Pharmacal
Order").
Basic procedural framework
The Supreme Court1, in its first instance
jurisdiction, is the competent authority under the Cyprus Patent
Law (hereinafter PL), to issue these orders.
The applicant will file an application for disclosure of
documents within the main proceedings or as an interim application
prior to the commencement of the main application.
The bailiff will serve the order on the defendant requiring the
submission of the evidence in court.
Provision of evidence by third parties
Within any proceedings under the PL that refer to infringement
of a patent, on the application of the interested party, the court
may order a third party to submit the evidence in its control.
