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

== Rule 357 ==

=== Decision by default (Court of Appeal) ===

 1. Rules [[UPCA_RoP_355|355]] and [[UPCA_RoP_356|356]]shall apply ''mutatis mutandis'' where a respondent on whom a Statement of appeal and a Statement of the grounds of appeal have been duly served fails to lodge a Statement of response or where a party fails to file a Reply to a Statement of Cross-Appeal or translations ordered by the judge-rapporteur. 

 2. If the respondent fails to lodge a Statement of response and fails to lodge an Application to set aside pursuant to Rule [[UPCA_RoP_356|356]] the Court of Appeal shall consider the merits of the appeal and if the appeal is well-founded it shall give a reasoned decision. 

 3. For the avoidance of doubt the provisions of Rules 355 and 356 shall not apply where a party fails to comply with the time limits set in Rule 224.1.

== Notes ==

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