= Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (RoP) =

== Rule 10 ==

=== Stages of the proceedings (inter partes proceedings) ===

Proceedings before the Court of First Instance shall consist of the following stages: <<BR>>
 (a) a written procedure; <<BR>>
 (b) an interim procedure, which may include an interim conference with the parties; <<BR>>
 (c) an oral procedure which, subject to [[UPCA_RoP_116|Rules 116.1]] and [[UPCA_RoP_117|Rules 117]], shall include an oral hearing of the parties where necessary; <<BR>>
 (d) a procedure for the award of damages; <<BR>>
 (e) procedures for cost orders. 

== Notes ==

Relation with Agreement: Articles [[UPCA_052|52(1)], [[UPCA_068|68]] and [[UPCA_069|69]]

'''Status:''' [[UPCA_RoP_15th_Draft|15th draft of 31st May 2013]]