Examining ex parte in rei patenti: application of the ex parte injunction of Article 1019e Dutch Code of Civil Procedure in Dutch patent litigation procedures

What is claimed: * a thesis concerning the research of whether it should be possible to order an ex parte injunction under Dutch patent laws, and if so, under what conditions * an explanation of what the ex parte injunction is and what requirements apply with regard to Article 1019e of the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure and Directive 2004/48/EC * the interpretation by Dutch courts of those requirements in copyright, trademark right, design right, and database right litigations * the history of the ex parte injunction * a comparison with some other European countries * an overview of what requirements should apply * the characteristics of patents and patent litigation * weighing the balance whether the ex parte injunction should or should not apply in patent litigation.