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

== Rule 49 ==

=== Lodging of the Defence to revocation ===

 1. The defendant shall lodge a Defence to revocation within three months of service of the Statement for revocation. 

 2. The Defence to revocation may include 

  (a) an Application to amend the patent, <<BR>>
  (b) a Counterclaim for infringement. 

== Notes ==

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