Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (RoP)
Rule 237
Statement of cross-appeal
A party who has not lodged a Statement of appeal within the period referred to in Rule 224.1 may still bring an appeal by way of cross-appeal within the period referred to in Rule 235 if one of the other parties has lodged a Statement of appeal.
A *Statement of cross-appeal shall be included in the Statement of response. It shall comply with the requirements of Rules 225 and 226 . Rules 229 and 233 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Statement of cross-appeal.
- A Statement of cross-appeal shall not be admissible in any other way or at any other time.
A cross-appeal shall be treated as an appeal as far as the fee for the appeal is concerned. Rule 228 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
- If the Statement of appeal is withdrawn, any Statement of cross-appeal shall be deemed to be withdrawn.
Notes
Rule 28 on Further schedule shall apply mutatis mutandis
Status: 15th draft of 31st May 2013