UPC CFI CD Munich, 24 January 2024: generally, no right to reply to Rejoinder
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No automatic right for Claimant to reply to Rejoinder by Defendant (Rule 12 RoP, Rule 43 RoP).
Generally, fixed framework of written submissions (Rule 43 RoP) and front-loaded character of the UPC proceedings designed to conduct UPC proceedings in an efficient, proportionate, fair and equitable way.
Request allowable: a bona fide attempt to respond concisely to new points made for the first time in the last written submission.
No right Defendant to react to reply: right to be heard does not entail that there should be yet another exchange between the parties. Defendant has the right to be heard at the oral hearing.
