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

== Rule 254 ==

=== Examination of the Application for rehearing ===
 
 1. After hearing the parties the panel may make 

  (a) a decision to reject the Application for rehearing as not allowable; such a decision shall be by a majority vote of the judges on the panel; it shall not contain any reasons; <<BR>>

  (b) a decision to allow the Application for rehearing; such a decision shall set aside or suspend the decision under review, in whole or in part, and re-open the proceedings for a new hearing and decisions, Where proceedings are re-opened, the panel shall give directions for the future proceedings before the Court of Appeal.  

== Notes ==

Relation with Agreement: [[UPCA_081|Article 81]](3)

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