CYPRUS: SOTERIS PITTAS & CO LLC Legal Team has successfully obtained and executed an Anton Piller Order
Soteris Pittas & Co LLC is pleased to share the successful outcome in a high-stake legal matter handled before the District Court of Limassol. Our litigation team has successfully secured, inter alia, the ex parte issuance of an Anton Piller Order and extensive Freezing Orders in civil proceedings for the infringement of rights pertaining to intellectual property.
Our clients, copyrights’ owners of a sophisticated AI software’s source code, had their source code repositories accessed, stolen, copied and used in, as it later appeared, other AI startup companies in the same field.
Since copyright protections in the source codes underlying Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems require extensive evidence to be adduced by a plaintiff, the preservation of any evidence that establish the nature and extent of conduct constituting infringement, is critical.
The Anton Piller Order, constituting a powerful and draconian legal remedy, was granted ex parte by the District Court of Limassol to protect our clients’ rights by permitting the Applicants to conduct a search of the Respondents’ premises for the purposes of seizing any incriminating evidence in the Respondents’ procession. In order to ensure that any evidence of vital importance to our clients’ case would not have otherwise been destroyed, nor tampered with, prior to being brought before the Court to be examined, a designated team of independent IT Forensic Experts, accompanied by independent supervising lawyers, authorised by the Court, managed to effectively identify, collect and secure any evidence of digital/ electronic nature. Once the evidence was preserved, the IT Forensic Experts carried out an in-depth analysis of the gathered documents, data and materials, which, involved the review and examination of, inter alia, a large volume of electronic files, system logs, emails and messages to extract valuable information that would assist in determining the extent of the infringement and in identifying any additional parties that may be also involved in the wrongdoings.
This outcome highlights the meticulous preparation of our litigation team and underscores our commitment in delivering top-tier legal services to our clients while navigating the complexities that modern litigation entails.
