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1. UPC Local Division: Security for Costs

   At any point during the proceedings and upon a reasoned application by a party, the Court may order the other party to provide appropriate security for the legal costs and other expenses incurred or to be incurred by the applying party, which the other party may be required to bear, within a specified...

2. UPC Board of Appeal: Security for Costs

   In exercising its discretion, the Court must determine, based on the facts and arguments presented by the parties, whether the financial situation of the claimant gives rise to legitimate and concrete concerns that any potential costs order could not be satisfied and/or whether a potential costs...

3. UPC Local Division: Security for legal costs

   The defendants request that the claimant be required to provide security for the legal costs of the proceedings. The claimant is a Dutch llc with an issued capital of EUR 1; in addition, the claimant's business model is the enforcement of patents; accordingly, the patent in suit was transferred to...

4. UPC Board of Appeal: Security for Costs

   The principles underlying the provision on the requirement to provide security for costs in Article 69(4) of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court apply equally to proceedings at first instance and on appeal. A party may rely on Rule 158 of the Rules of Procedure and Rule 222.2 of the Rules of...