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Rules 260 to 267
- CHAPTER 1 – GENERAL PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS
Rule 260
- Examination by the Registry of its own motion
Rule 261
- Date of pleadings
Rule 262
- Public access to the register
Rule 262A
- Protection of Confidential Information
Rule 263
- Leave to change claim or amend case
Rule 264
- An oppurtinity to be heard
Rule 265
- Withdrawal
Rule 266
- Preliminary references to the Court of Justice of the European Union
Rule 267
- Actions pursuant to Article 22 of the Agreement
Rules 270 to 279
- CHAPTER 2 – SERVICE
Rules 270 to 272
- SECTION 1 – SERVICE WITHIN THE CONTRACTING MEMBER STATES
Rule 270
- Scope of this Section
Rule 271
- Service of the Statement of claim
Rule 272
- Notice of service and non-service of the Statement of claim
Rules 273 to 274
- SECTION 2 – SERVICE OUTSIDE THE CONTRACTING MEMBER STATES
Rule 273
- Scope of this Section
Rule 274
- Service outside the Contracting Member States
Rule 275
- SECTION 3 – SERVICE BY AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD
Rule 275
- Service of the Statement of claim by an alternative method or at an alternative place
Rules 276 to 279
- SECTION 4 – SERVICE OF ORDERS, DECISIONS AND WRITTEN PLEADINGS
Rule 276
- Service of orders and decisions
Rule 277
- Decisions by default under Part 5, Chapter 11
Rule 279
- Change of electronic address for service
Rules 284 to 294
- CHAPTER 3 – RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF REPRESENTATIVES
Rule 284
- Duty of representatives not to misrepresent facts or cases
Rule 285
- Powers of attorney
Rule 286
- Certificate that a representative is authorised to practice before the Court
Rule 287
- Attorney-client privilege
Rule 288
- Litigation privilege
Rule 289
- Privileges, immunities and facilities
Rule 290
- Powers of the Court as regards representatives
Rule 291
- Exclusion from the proceedings
Rule 292
- Patent attorneys’ right of audience
Rule 293
- Change of a representative
Rule 294
- Removal from the register of representatives
Rules 295 to 298
- CHAPTER 4 – STAY OF PROCEEDINGS
Rule 295
- Stay of proceedings
Rule 296
- Duration and effects of a stay of proceedings
Rule 297
- Resumption of proceedings
Rule 298
- Accelerated proceedings before the European Patent Office
Rules 300 to 301
- CHAPTER 5 – TIME PERIODS
Rule 300
- Calculation of periods
Rule 301
- Automatic extension of periods
Rules 302 to 320
- CHAPTER 6 — PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS
Rules 302 to 303
- SECTION 1 — PLURALITY OF PARTIES
Rule 302
- Plurality of claimants or patents
Rule 303
- Plurality of defendants
Rules 305 to 306
- SECTION 2 — CHANGE IN PARTIES
Rule 305
- Change in parties
Rule 306
- Consequences for the proceedings
Rules 310 to 311
- SECTION 3 – DEATH, DEMISE OR INSOLVENCY OF A PARTY
Rule 310
- Death or demise of a party
Rule 311
- Insolvency of a party
Rule 312
- SECTION 4 – TRANSFER OF PATENT
Rule 312
- Transfer of the patent or patent application during proceedings
Rules 313 to 317
- SECTION 5 – INTERVENTION
Rule 313
- Application to intervene
Rule 314
- Order on Application to intervene
Regel 315
- Statement in intervention
Rule 316
- Invitation to intervene
Rule 316A
- Forced intervention
Rule 317
- No appeal against an order on the Application to intervene
Rule 320
- SECTION 6 – RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF RIGHTS
Rule 320
- Re-establishment of rights
Rules 321 to 324
- CHAPTER 7 – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ON LANGUAGES
Rule 321
- Application by both parties to use of the language in which the patent was granted as language of the proceedings
Rule 322
- Proposal from the judge-rapporteur to use of the language in which the patent was granted as language of the proceedings
Rule 323
- Application by one party to use the language in which the patent was granted as language of the proceedings
Rule 324
- Consequences where the language of the proceedings is changed in the course of the proceedings
Rules 331 to 340
- CHAPTER 8 – CASE MANAGEMENT
Rule 331
- Responsibility for case management
Rule 332
- General principles of case management
Rule 333
- Review of case management orders
Rule 334
- Case management powers
Rule 335
- Varying or revoking orders
Rule 336
- Exercise of case management powers
Rule 337
- Orders of the Court’s own motion
Rule 340
- Connection Joinder
Rules 341 to 346
- CHAPTER 9 – RULES RELATING TO THE ORGANISATION OF THE COURT
Rule 341
- Precedence
Rule 342
- Dates, times and place of the sittings of the Court
Rule 343
- Order in which actions are to be dealt with
Rule 344
- Deliberations
Rule 345
- Composition of panels and assignment of actions
Rule 346
- Application of Article 7 of the Statute
Rules 350 to 354
- CHAPTER 10 – DECISIONS AND ORDERS
Rule 350
- Decisions
Rule 351
- Orders
Rule 352
- Binding effect of decisions or orders subject to security
Rule 353
- Rectification of decisions and orders
Rule 354
- Enforcement
Rules 355 to 357
- CHAPTER 11 – DECISION BY DEFAULT
Rule 355
- Decision by default (Court of First Instance)
Rule 356
- Application to set aside a decision by default
Rule 357
- Decision by default (Court of Appeal)
Rules 360 to 363
- CHAPTER 12 – ACTIONS BOUND TO FAIL OR MANIFESTLY INADMISSIBLE
Rule 360
- No need to adjudicate
Rule 361
- Action manifestly bound to fail
Rule 362
- Absolute bar to proceeding with an action
Rule 363
- Orders dismissing manifestly inadmissible claims
Rule 365
- CHAPTER 13 – SETTLEMENT
Rule 365
- Confirmation by the Court of a settlement
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Rule 260
- Examination by the Registry of its own motion
Rule 261
- Date of pleadings
Rule 262
- Public access to the register
Rule 262A
- Protection of Confidential Information
Rule 263
- Leave to change claim or amend case
Rule 264
- An oppurtinity to be heard
Rule 265
- Withdrawal
Rule 266
- Preliminary references to the Court of Justice of the European Union
Rule 267
- Actions pursuant to Article 22 of the Agreement
Rule 270
- Scope of this Section
Rule 271
- Service of the Statement of claim
Rule 272
- Notice of service and non-service of the Statement of claim
Rule 273
- Scope of this Section
Rule 274
- Service outside the Contracting Member States
Rule 275
- Service of the Statement of claim by an alternative method or at an alternative place
Rule 276
- Service of orders and decisions
Rule 277
- Decisions by default under Part 5, Chapter 11
Rule 279
- Change of electronic address for service
Rule 284
- Duty of representatives not to misrepresent facts or cases
Rule 285
- Powers of attorney
Rule 286
- Certificate that a representative is authorised to practice before the Court
Rule 287
- Attorney-client privilege
Rule 288
- Litigation privilege
Rule 289
- Privileges, immunities and facilities
Rule 290
- Powers of the Court as regards representatives
Rule 291
- Exclusion from the proceedings
Rule 292
- Patent attorneys’ right of audience
Rule 293
- Change of a representative
Rule 294
- Removal from the register of representatives
Rule 295
- Stay of proceedings
Rule 296
- Duration and effects of a stay of proceedings
Rule 297
- Resumption of proceedings
Rule 298
- Accelerated proceedings before the European Patent Office
Rule 300
- Calculation of periods
Rule 301
- Automatic extension of periods
Rule 302
- Plurality of claimants or patents
Rule 303
- Plurality of defendants
Rule 305
- Change in parties
Rule 306
- Consequences for the proceedings
Rule 310
- Death or demise of a party
Rule 311
- Insolvency of a party
Rule 312
- Transfer of the patent or patent application during proceedings
Rule 313
- Application to intervene
Rule 314
- Order on Application to intervene
Regel 315
- Statement in intervention
Rule 316
- Invitation to intervene
Rule 316A
- Forced intervention
Rule 317
- No appeal against an order on the Application to intervene
Rule 320
- Re-establishment of rights
Rule 321
- Application by both parties to use of the language in which the patent was granted as language of the proceedings
Rule 322
- Proposal from the judge-rapporteur to use of the language in which the patent was granted as language of the proceedings
Rule 323
- Application by one party to use the language in which the patent was granted as language of the proceedings
Rule 324
- Consequences where the language of the proceedings is changed in the course of the proceedings
Rule 331
- Responsibility for case management
Rule 332
- General principles of case management
Rule 333
- Review of case management orders
Rule 334
- Case management powers
Rule 335
- Varying or revoking orders
Rule 336
- Exercise of case management powers
Rule 337
- Orders of the Court’s own motion
Rule 340
- Connection Joinder
Rule 341
- Precedence
Rule 342
- Dates, times and place of the sittings of the Court
Rule 343
- Order in which actions are to be dealt with
Rule 344
- Deliberations
Rule 345
- Composition of panels and assignment of actions
Rule 346
- Application of Article 7 of the Statute
Rule 350
- Decisions
Rule 351
- Orders
Rule 352
- Binding effect of decisions or orders subject to security
Rule 353
- Rectification of decisions and orders
Rule 354
- Enforcement
Rule 355
- Decision by default (Court of First Instance)
Rule 356
- Application to set aside a decision by default
Rule 357
- Decision by default (Court of Appeal)
Rule 360
- No need to adjudicate
Rule 361
- Action manifestly bound to fail
Rule 362
- Absolute bar to proceeding with an action
Rule 363
- Orders dismissing manifestly inadmissible claims
Rule 365
- Confirmation by the Court of a settlement
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