FLORENCE Open Forum Papers 1998
  PAPER: FLO/3.4.2

by Annika Ryberg, Director and Legal Counsel, Astra AB


 

Fishing for Evidence

OUTLINE

1. The basic rules on evidence in the TRIPs Agreement

 

2. Different principles for some types of evidence

2.1. Pre-litigation

2.1.1. Saisie and similar proceedings

2.1.2. Anton Pillar Order

2.2. Litigation

2.2.1. Discovery countries

2.2.2 Non-discovery countries

 

3. Discovery - a company perspective

3.1. Non-U.S. discovery

3.2. U.S. discovery

3.2.1 Documents

3.2.2. Interrogatories

3.2.3. Depositions

 

4. Privilege rules and discovery

 

5. Evidence in a future European judicial system for patent litigation

5.1. Documents

5.2. Experts

 


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