Accelerated proceedings before the central division
Part 1 – Procedures before the Court of First Instance
Section 1 – Infringement action
Counterclaim for Revocation Referred to the Central Division Under Article 33(3)(b) of the Agreement
Rule 40 – Accelerated proceedings before the central division
The judge-rapporteur shall accelerate proceedings before the central division where
(a) an Application for provisional measures has been lodged [Rule 206]; or
(b) the regional or local division has referred the Counterclaim for revocation to the central division and where the infringement action has not been stayed.
In the latter case, the judge-rapporteur of the panel of the central division shall endeavour to set a date for the oral hearing on the revocation action prior to the date of the oral hearing of the infringement action.
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