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Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (RoP)

Rule 260

Examination by the Registry of its own motion

  1. In any proceedings before the Court, the Registry shall, as soon as practicable in the proceedings, of its own motion, examine whether an opt-out has effect for the patent or patents concerned.
  2. Where the Registry notes that two or more actions between the same parties and concerning the same patent or patents are initiated before several divisions, it shall as soon as practicable inform the divisions concerned.

Notes

Relation with Agreement: Article 83(3) and (4)

Relation with draft Statute: Articles 23 and 24

Status: 15th draft of 31st May 2013