Sequestration. See Art. 46 TRIPs (1) The European Patent Court may order the sequestration of allegedly infringing goods or of materials or devices used mainly to manufacture allegedly infringing goods or carry out an allegedly infringing process, to prevent them from entering commercial channels. (2) The order may instruct any person to permit someone specified in the order, or to ensure that someone so described, hereinafter referred to as "the executing person", is permitted, to enter commercial premises in any Contracting State. (3) In accordance with the terms of the order, the executing person may in respect of any goods, materials or devices described in the order: (a) inspect the premises (b) search for and remove such articles. (4) The executing person shall convey and hand over the articles thus removed to the person mentioned in the order, who shall act as sequestrator. (5) Sequestration may be ordered for the duration of the proceedings as to the merits. See the proposal for a new Art. 54a Draft Agreement. Article 75 Other protective orders deleted.
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Sources: Draft Agreement on the Establishment of a European Patent Litigation System
Sequestration. See Art. 46 TRIPs
(1) The European Patent Court may order the sequestration of allegedly infringing goods or of materials or devices used mainly to manufacture allegedly infringing goods or carry out an allegedly infringing process, to prevent them from entering commercial channels.
(2) The order may instruct any person to permit someone specified in the order, or to ensure that someone so described, hereinafter referred to as "the executing person", is permitted, to enter commercial premises in any Contracting State.
(3) In accordance with the terms of the order, the executing person may in respect of any goods, materials or devices described in the order:
(a) inspect the premises
(b) search for and remove such articles.
(4) The executing person shall convey and hand over the articles thus removed to the person mentioned in the order, who shall act as sequestrator.
(5) Sequestration may be ordered for the duration of the proceedings as to the merits. See the proposal for a new Art. 54a Draft Agreement. Article 75 Other protective orders deleted.
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Sources: European Patent Litigation Agreement