Confidential Information in Dutch IP Proceedings: From 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' to 'Show and Tell'

摘要

The article discusses the possibilities for protecting confidential information on the one hand and access to information on the other hand in civil proceedings in the Netherlands. The authors, having regard for IP proceedings in particular, elaborate on recent developments in civil proceedings, explain how the adjustments to the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure makes a Dutch version of a "confidentiality ring" possible and what the newly implemented act for the protection of trade secrets holds for the future.