UPC Rules Governing the Registry
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PART I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Rule 1 - Definitions
CHAPTER I: Registry and register
CHAPTER I: Registry and register
Rule 3 - Registry opening hours and drop-off mailboxes
Rule 4 - Storage of evidence and hard-copy pleadings
Rule 5 - Information technology system of the Court
Rule 6 - Case management system
Rule 7 - Content of the register
Rule 8 - Language of the register
CHAPTER II: Registrar and Deputy-Registrar
Rule 10 - The Registrar
Rule 11 - The Deputy-Registrar
CHAPTER III: Data Protection
Rule 12 - Data protection
PART II: SUPPORT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE COURT
CHAPTER I: General
Rule 13 - Maintenance of the Court’s IT system
Rule 14 - Electronic library of the Court
Rule 17 - Registration of European patent attorneys
Rule 18 - Managing administrative files
CHAPTER II: Budget and Finance
Section 1: preparation and implementation of the budget
Rule 22 - Assistance with the preparation of the budget
Rule 23 - Budget implementation
Rule 24 - Participation in the Budget Committee’s deliberations
Section 2: court accounts and auditing
Rule 26 - Annual statement on the accounts
Section 3: procurement and execution of receipt and payment orders
Rule 28 - Recovery of receipt orders and recording of receipts
Section 4: other payments
Rule 30 - Remuneration
Section 5: administration of contributions from contracting member states
CHAPTER III: External Communication
Rule 32 - Communication
PART III: SUPPORT FOR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT
CHAPTER I: General
Rule 35 - Applications to opt out and withdrawal of opt-outs
Rule 37 - Access to the register
Rule 38 - Correction of the register
Rule 39 - Access to stored items and archived case files
Rule 40 - Communications to the EPO
Rule 41 - Communications to Contracting Member States
Rule 42 - Transmission of requests for preliminary rulings to the CJEU
CHAPTER II: Management of Proceedings
Section 1: management of proceedings before the court of first instance
Rule 43 - Service
Rule 46 - Fee payment and recording
Rule 47 - Access to public proceedings
Rule 48 - Recording of proceedings and use of electronic means
Rule 50 - Simultaneous interpreting and translation
Rule 51 - Monitoring of deadlines
Rule 52 - Applications for legal aid
Rule 53 - Payment of legal aid
Rule 54 - Recording of information on legal aid
Section 2: management of proceedings before the court of appeal
CHAPTER III: Management of case files
Section 1: management of case files before the court of first instance
Rule 57 - Initial examination of competence and representation
Rule 58 - Opening of a case file
Rule 59 - Receiving and recording of written pleadings, documents and any other items
Rule 61 - Receiving and recoding of written documents filed in hard-copy form
Rule 62 - Receiving and recording of any other items filed in hard-copy form
Rule 63 - Examination of formal requirements
Rule 64 - Allocation of actions brought before the Court of First Instance
Rule 65 - Application to annul or alter a decision of the EPO
Rule 66 - Access to the case file
Rule 67 - Headnotes and keywords
Rule 68 - Publication of decisions on the Website
Rule 69 - Orders for enforcement
Rule 70 - Rectification of decisions and orders
Rule 71 - Closing of case files
Rule 72 - Re-opening of a case file
Section 2: management of case files before the court of appeal
Rule 74 - Assignment of appeals, requests and applications
Rule 75 - Closing of case files
Rule 76 - Re-opening of a case file
PART IV: FINAL PROVISIONS
Rule 77 - Entry into force
Disclaimer
Text in force at 10 November 2023. The text can be verified at unified-patent-court.org
