When is the deadline for application to annul or alter a decision of the office?

Claimant adversely affected by an EPO decision uses 2 months to lodge an Application to annul or alter the EPO decision, measured against service of the EPO decision. The application uses the patent language and actual entitlement. Rule 97 provides three weeks for rejected unitary effect. The ordinary source period remains a conditional fixed boundary, not a variable period merely because this page withholds a calculation. This guide supplies no calculated final date.

Responsible actor. claimant adversely affected by an EPO decision. required if challenging.

service of the EPO decision

The Rule 88 route applies rather than the special unitary-effect rejection route

The application uses the patent language and actual entitlement. Rule 97 provides three weeks for rejected unitary effect.

This UPC Epo decision annulment guide preserves the 2-months source period and its completion deadline nature. The application uses the patent language and actual entitlement. Rule 97 provides three weeks for rejected unitary effect. The actual event, applicable branch, court location and complete final-day conditions require confirmation. It supplies no computed date or paid calculation.

1. lodge an Application to annul or alter the EPO decision
2. service of the EPO decision
3. For a procedural step, Rule 300 excludes the event day and uses calendar days, named-week anniversary or calendar-month/year anniversary with missing-day clamping. Judicial vacations do not suspend the period.
4. Rule 301 extends a procedural expiry falling on a weekend or official holiday of the court location to its next working day. Electronic non-receipt is a separate material branch.

For a procedural step, Rule 300 excludes the event day and uses calendar days, named-week anniversary or calendar-month/year anniversary with missing-day clamping. Judicial vacations do not suspend the period.

Rule 301 extends a procedural expiry falling on a weekend or official holiday of the court location to its next working day. Electronic non-receipt is a separate material branch.

This UPC Epo decision annulment guide preserves the 2-months source period and its completion deadline nature. The application uses the patent language and actual entitlement. Rule 97 provides three weeks for rejected unitary effect. The actual event, applicable branch, court location and complete final-day conditions require confirmation. It supplies no computed date or paid calculation.

The identified actor has the document or event described by this source provision. service of the EPO decision must be established. The Rule 88 route applies rather than the special unitary-effect rejection route. No final date is supplied without the applicable court location and complete facts.

A different order, actual service event or procedural track applies. The application uses the patent language and actual entitlement. Rule 97 provides three weeks for rejected unitary effect. Check that branch separately. Do not reuse another procedure's event or period.

A nominal period falls on a closed day or depends on another actual event. Rule 301 extends a procedural expiry falling on a weekend or official holiday of the court location to its next working day. Electronic non-receipt is a separate material branch. Preserve the stated source period. This guide does not infer a final case date.

Actual operative event

service of the EPO decision

Applicable procedural branch

The Rule 88 route applies rather than the special unitary-effect rejection route The application uses the patent language and actual entitlement. Rule 97 provides three weeks for rejected unitary effect.

Host-state calendar and complete act

Rule 301 extends a procedural expiry falling on a weekend or official holiday of the court location to its next working day. Electronic non-receipt is a separate material branch.

• This UPC Epo decision annulment guide preserves the 2-months source period and its completion deadline nature. The application uses the patent language and actual entitlement. Rule 97 provides three weeks for rejected unitary effect. The actual event, applicable branch, court location and complete final-day conditions require confirmation. It supplies no computed date or paid calculation.
• European patent office must distinguish rectify the contested decision and inform the Court under Rule 91.1, measured against date the EPO receives the Application. Its stated period is 2 months and its branch is conditional EPO revision duty. That event does not replace service of the EPO decision for lodge an Application to annul or alter the EPO decision. Patent proprietor must distinguish lodge an Application to reverse refusal of unitary effect under Rule 97.1, measured against service of the EPO decision rejecting the request for unitary effect. Its stated period is 3 weeks and its branch is required if challenging. That event does not replace service of the EPO decision for lodge an Application to annul or alter the EPO decision. Patent proprietor or epo president must distinguish lodge a Statement of appeal against the standing judge's decision under Rule 97.5, measured against service of the standing judge's Rule 97.4 decision. Its stated period is 3 weeks and its branch is required if appealing. That event does not replace service of the EPO decision for lodge an Application to annul or alter the EPO decision.

• The Rule 88 route applies rather than the special unitary-effect rejection route
• Retain the actual operative event and the exact served document, notification, hearing or decision as applicable
• Identify the actual division or Court of Appeal and its host-state official holidays
• Check any order, party agreement, electronic non-receipt or paired-event branch
• lodge an Application to annul or alter the EPO decision
• completion deadline. The application uses the patent language and actual entitlement. Rule 97 provides three weeks for rejected unitary effect.