Written, interim and oral procedures
Agreement On A Unified Patent Court
Part 3 – Organisation and Procedural Provisions
Chapter 3 – Proceedings Before The Court
Article 52 – Written, interim and oral procedures
- The proceedings before the Court shall consist of a written, an interim and an oral procedure, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure. All procedures shall be organized in a flexible and balanced manner.
- In the interim procedure, after the written procedure and if appropriate, the judge acting as Rapporteur, subject to a mandate of the full panel, shall be responsible for convening an interim hearing. That judge shall in particular explore with the parties the possibility for a settlement, including through mediation, and/or arbitration, by using the facilities of the Centre referred to in Article 35.
- The oral procedure shall give parties the opportunity to explain properly their arguments. The Court may, with the agreement of the parties, dispense with the oral hearing.
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Rules linking to this article:
Rule 10 – Stages of the proceedings (inter partes proceedings)
Rule 101 – Role of the judge-rapporteur (Case management)