Rule 40 - Communications to the EPO

The Registrar shall communicate to the EPO any information of relevance to the EPO, in particular:

(a) any registered opt-out for a European patent granted or applied for or for a supplementary protection certificate; (Ref.: Art. 83 UPCA, Art. 23(2)(f) of the Statute, R. 5(5), (6) and (12) RoP)

(b) any registered withdrawal of an opt-out for a European patent granted or applied for or for a supplementary protection certificate; (Ref.: Art. 83 UPCA, Art. 23(2)(f) of the Statute, R. 5(8) and (12) RoP)

(c) any action for revocation, infringement, declaration of non-infringement of a patent, or any appeal, filed with the Court and any request for the EPO to inform the Court if any opposition or appeal regarding the same patent is pending before the EPO; (Ref.: R. 47.2 RoP, OJ EPO 4/2008, pp. 220 and 221)

(d) when there is a request for accelerated processing before the EPO in relation to pending opposition or appeal proceedings; (Ref.: OJ EPO 2008, p. 220/221)

(e) any invitation of the judge-rapporteur to the President of the EPO to comment in writing on any questions arising in proceedings concerning a decision of the EPO; (Ref.: R. 94, 97(4) RoP)

(f) any final decision of the Court relating to European patents or European patents with unitary effect or supplementary protection certificates. (Ref.: Art. 65(5) UPCA, R. 97(6) RoP)