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

== Rule 45 ==

=== Contents of the Statement for revocation ===

 1. The claimant shall, subject to point (b), lodge a *Statement for revocation at the Registry in accordance with [[UPCA_007|Article 7]](2) of the Agreement and Annex II thereto. The Statement for revocation shall contain 

  (a) particulars in accordance with Rule [[UPCA_RoP_013|13.1]](a) to (h),<<BR>>
  (b) where the parties have agreed to bring the action before a regional division or a local division in accordance with [[UPCA_033|Article 33]](7) of the Agreement, an indication of the division which shall hear the action, accompanied by evidence of the defendant's agreement, <<BR>>
  (c) where applicable, an indication that the action shall be heard by a single judge [ [[UPCA_008|Article 8]](7) of the Agreement], accompanied by evidence of the defendant's agreement, <<BR>>
  (d) an indication of the extent to which revocation of the patent (or patents) is requested, <<BR>>
  (e) one or more grounds for revocation, which shall as far as possible be supported by arguments of law, and where appropriate an explanation of the claimant’s proposed claim construction, <<BR>>
  (f) an indication of the facts relied on, <<BR>>
  (g) the evidence relied on, where available, and an indication of any further evidence which will be offered in support, <<BR>>
  (h) an indication of any order the claimant will seek during the interim procedure [Rule [[UPCA_RoP_104|104]](e)]. <<BR>>
  (i) where the claimant assesses that the value of the revocation action exceeds [EUR***], an indication of the value, <<BR>>
  (j) a list of the documents referred to in the Statement for revocation together with any request that all or part of any such document need not be translated. Rule [[UPCA_RoP_13|13.3]] shall apply ''mutatis mutandis''. 

 2. The claimant shall at the same time supply a copy of each of the documents referred to in the Statement for revocation.

== Notes ==

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