Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (RoP)

Rule 29

(a) Within two months of service of a Statement of defence which includes a Counterclaim for revocation, the the proprietor shall lodge a Defence to the Counterclaim for revocation and the claimant may lodge a Reply to the Statement of defence.
(b) Within one month of service of a Statement of defence which does not include a Counterclaim for revocation, the claimant may lodge a Reply to the Statement of defence.
(c) Within one month of service of a Reply to the Statement of defence which does not include a Counterclaim for revocation the defendant may lodge a Rejoinder to the Reply to the Statement of defence.
(d) Within one month of service of the Defence to Counterclaim the defendant may lodge a Reply to the Defence to the Counterclaim together with any Defence to an Application to amend the claims pursuant to Rule 32, if applicable.
(e) Within one month of the service of the Reply to the Defence to the counterclaim the claimant, the proprietor may lodge a Rejoinder to the Reply together with any Reply to the Defence to an Application to amend the claims pursuant to Rule 32, if applicable. The Rejoinder to the Reply to the Statement of defence shall be limited to a response to the matters raised in the Reply to the Statement of defence

Status: 15th draft of 31st May 2013