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

== Rule 303 ==

=== Plurality of defendants ===

 1. Proceedings may be started against a plurality of defendants if the court has competence in respect of all of them.

 2. The Court may separate the proceedings into two or more separate proceedings against different defendants. 

 3. 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 [[UPCA_033|33]](1)(b) of the Agreement is narrower in scope 
than Article [[UPCA_006|6]] of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (Brussels Regulation). 

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