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

== Rule 176 ==

=== Application for the hearing of a witness in person ===

Where a party seeking to offer witness evidence cannot obtain a written witness statement, it shall make an *Application for the hearing of a witness in person which shall set out 

 (a) the reasons why the witness shall be heard in person and <<BR>>
 (b) the facts which the party expects the witness to confirm. <<BR>>
 (c) the language in which the witness shall give evidence.

== Notes ==

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