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

== Rule 331 ==

=== Responsibility for case management ===

 1. During the written procedure and the interim procedure, case management shall be the responsibility of the judge-rapporteur subject to Rules [[UPCA_RoP_102|102]] and [[UPCA_RoP_333|333]]. 

 2. The judge-rapporteur may refer a proposed order to the panel. 

 3. After the closure of the interim conference, case management shall be the responsibility of the presiding judge in consultation with the judge-rapporteur. 

 4. The Registry shall serve any case management orders on the parties as soon as practicable after the decision of the judge-rapporteur, presiding judge or panel. 

== Notes ==

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