Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (RoP)
Rule 303
Plurality of defendants
- Proceedings may be started against a plurality of defendants if the court has competence in respect of all of them.
- The Court may separate the proceedings into two or more separate proceedings against different defendants.
- Where the Court orders a separation of proceedings under paragraph 2, the claimants in the new proceedings shall pay a new court fee in accordance with Part 6, unless the Court decides otherwise.
Notes
The Drafting Committee believes that Article 33(1)(b) of the Agreement is narrower in scope than Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (Brussels Regulation).
Status: 15th draft of 31st May 2013