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Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Correct deficiencies in the Statement of claim
14 days
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Registry's notification inviting correction
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 16.3(a)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Pay the infringement action fee after Registry notification
14 days
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Registry's notification inviting payment
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 16.3(b)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Lodge a Preliminary objection
1 month
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Statement of claim on the defendant
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 19.1
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Claimant's correction of deficiency or written comments on a Preliminary objection
14 days
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of notification of the Preliminary objection on the claimant
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 19.5
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Lodge the Statement of defence
3 months
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Statement of claim on the defendant
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 23
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Counterclaim for revocation (must be contained in the Statement of defence)
3 months
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Statement of claim on the defendant
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 25.1 (with Rule 23)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Correct deficiencies in the Statement of defence or Counterclaim for revocation
14 days
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Registry's notification inviting correction
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 27.2(a)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Pay the fee for the Counterclaim for revocation after Registry notification
14 days
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Registry's notification inviting payment
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 27.2(b)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Defence to the Counterclaim for revocation (with any Reply to the Statement of defence and any Application to amend the patent)
2 months
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of a Statement of defence which includes a Counterclaim for revocation
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 29(a)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Reply to the Statement of defence (no counterclaim for revocation)
2 months
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of a Statement of defence which does not include a Counterclaim for revocation
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 29(b)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Rejoinder to the Reply to the Statement of defence (no counterclaim for revocation)
1 month
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Reply to the Statement of defence
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 29(c)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Reply to the Defence to the Counterclaim (with any Rejoinder to the Reply to the Statement of defence and any Defence to the Application to amend)
2 months
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Defence to the Counterclaim for revocation
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 29(d)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Rejoinder to the Reply to the Defence to the Counterclaim (with any Reply to the Defence to the Application to amend)
1 month
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Reply to the Defence to the Counterclaim
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 29(e)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Defence to the Application to amend the patent
2 months
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Application to amend the patent
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 32.1
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Reply to the Defence to the Application to amend the patent
1 month
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Defence to the Application to amend the patent
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 32.3 (first limb)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Rejoinder to the Reply to the Defence to the Application to amend the patent
1 month
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Reply to the Defence to the Application to amend the patent
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 32.3 (second limb)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Pay additional value-based fee after the judge-rapporteur determines a higher value
10 days
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the order determining the value of the action
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 6, Rule 371.4
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Lodge translations into the language of the patent after referral of the counterclaim to the central division
1 month
Calculable
Time runs from
The judge-rapporteur's order requiring translation
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 39.1
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Deemed service of the Statement of claim by registered letter
10 days
Calculable
Time runs from
Posting of the registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 5, Chapter 2, Section 1, Rule 271.6(b)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Infringement Action
Notify the Registry of refusal to accept service on language grounds
14 days
Calculable
Time runs from
The attempted service
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 5, Chapter 2, Section 1, Rule 271.8
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Revocation & Declaration of Non-Infringement
Preliminary objection in a revocation action
1 month
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Statement for revocation on the defendant
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 2, Rule 48 (applying Rule 19.1 mutatis mutandis)
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Revocation & Declaration of Non-Infringement
Lodge the Defence to revocation
2 months
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Statement for revocation
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 2, Rule 49.1
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Revocation & Declaration of Non-Infringement
Application to amend the patent in a revocation action (contained in the Defence to revocation)
2 months
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Statement for revocation
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 2, Rule 49.2(a) with Rule 50.2
Time runs from the day after the trigger
Court of First Instance - Revocation & Declaration of Non-Infringement
Reply to the Defence to revocation (with any Defence to the Application to amend and any Defence to the Counterclaim for infringement)
2 months
Calculable
Time runs from
Service of the Defence to revocation
Rule
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 2, Rule 51
Time runs from the day after the trigger
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14 days from Service of the Registry's notification inviting correction
UPC Rules of Procedure, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Rule 16.3(a)Binding
Failure to comply exposes the claimant to a decision by default rejecting the action as inadmissible (Rule 16.4 and 16.5, Rule 355).
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