Patent litigation exhibit redaction is the removal of personal data from a court exhibit. CPR 5.4C governs non-party access to filed documents, and the DPA 2018 covers personal data, so identifiers such as National Insurance numbers, financial accounts, and dates of birth must be hidden. anonym.plus marks these on your device.
When this applies
An exhibit holds full identifiers that should not reach an open court file. Before you file, you must redact those values.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the exhibit in anonym.plus on your device.
- The tool flags NINOs, account numbers, and dates of birth.
- Local OCR reads scanned exhibits and figures too.
- Review each flag and black out the protected values.
- Save the clean copy on your device.
What you need to provide
- The exhibit (PDF, DOCX, or scan).
- An operator; Redact suits an open court file.
- Optional allow-list to keep non-protected case data.
PII entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| IDs | UK_NINO | QQ 12 34 56 C → [NINO] |
| Names | PERSON | child party → [MINOR] |
| IDs | UK_BANK_NUMBER | acct 12345678 → [ACCOUNT] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | DOB 04/1971 → [DOB] |
| Reference | PATENT_NUMBER | GB2571221 → [PATENT_NO] |
| Contact | PHONE_NUMBER | +44 20 7946 0123 → [PHONE] |
Compliance achieved
- Hides personal identifiers before non-party access under CPR 5.4C & DPA 2018.
- Local OCR reads scanned exhibits, so printed IDs are caught.
- Runs offline, so privilege and work-product stay intact.
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Limitations & cautions
A protective order or specific court direction may require more than the usual identifiers be hidden. Check those before you file. OCR on scanned exhibits can miss faint text, so review every flag.
Frequently asked questions
Which identifiers should be hidden before filing?
Sensitive personal identifiers such as National Insurance numbers, financial account numbers, dates of birth, and a child's name. The tool flags these classes for you, in line with the DPA 2018 and CPR 5.4C non-party access rules.
Does the technical content stay?
Yes. Figures, claim charts, and analysis stay. Only the protected identifiers change.
Can I redact a scanned exhibit?
Yes. Local OCR reads scanned pages, so identifiers in image exhibits are caught.