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

== Rule 34 ==

=== Request by the judge-rapporteur for allocating a technically qualified judge ===

 1. The judge-rapporteur may at any time during the written procedure, after consulting the presiding judge and the parties, request the President of the Court of First Instance to allocate a technically qualified judge to the panel.
 
 2. Where a technically qualified judge is allocated to the panel, the judge-rapporteur may at any time consult the technically qualified judge.

== Notes ==

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