UPChronicle - February 2026

This edition of the UPChronicle examines key procedural mechanisms available to parties for obtaining evidence and information.

First, we consider orders to produce evidence under Article 59 UPCA and Rule 190 of the Rules of Procedure ("RoP"), which enable parties to compel disclosure of specific documents. Second, we turn to orders to communicate information under Rule 191, a tool particularly relevant for tracing distribution networks and supply chains following a finding of infringement. Third, and perhaps most distinctive of the UPC's armoury, we explore orders to preserve evidence - the saisie - under Rules 192 to 198, together with the closely related power to order inspections of premises and products in situ under Rule 199. These measures, which may be granted ex parte, allow patentees to gather non-public evidence of suspected infringement.