Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (RoP)
Rule 20
Decision or order on a Preliminary objection
As soon as practicable after the expiry of the period referred to in Rule 19.4, the judge-rapporteur shall decide the Preliminary objection. The judge-rapporteur shall give the parties an opportunity to be heard. The decision shall include instructions to the parties and to the Registry concerning the next step in the proceedings.
- Where the Preliminary objection is to be dealt with in the main proceedings, the judgerapporteur shall inform the parties.
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Status: 15th draft of 31st May 2013