Reviewed case brief
Anton Piller KG v. Manufacturing Processes Ltd
[1976] Ch 55
## Summary
- Court
- Court of Appeal (England)
- Year
- 1976
- Subjects
- Intellectual Property Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-28
Rule established
Court may grant an ex parte order permitting the plaintiff to enter the defendant's premises to inspect and remove documents/articles that constitute evidence of infringement, where there is a real risk of destruction of evidence. This is the "Anton Piller Order" (now called a "search order").
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
[1976] Ch 55
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