When is the deadline for statement of appeal against the standing judge's decision on unitary effect?

Patent proprietor or EPO President uses 3 weeks to lodge a Statement of appeal against the standing judge's decision, measured against service of the standing judge's Rule 97.4 decision. The Court's separate three-week decision target starts from receipt of the appeal. That is not the appellant's event. 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. patent proprietor or EPO President. required if appealing.

service of the standing judge's Rule 97.4 decision

The decision is under the special unitary-effect procedure

The Court's separate three-week decision target starts from receipt of the appeal. That is not the appellant's event.

This UPC Unitary effect appeal guide preserves the 3-weeks source period and its completion deadline nature. The Court's separate three-week decision target starts from receipt of the appeal. That is not the appellant's event. The actual event, applicable branch, court location and complete final-day conditions require confirmation. It supplies no computed date or paid calculation.

1. lodge a Statement of appeal against the standing judge's decision
2. service of the standing judge's Rule 97.4 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 Unitary effect appeal guide preserves the 3-weeks source period and its completion deadline nature. The Court's separate three-week decision target starts from receipt of the appeal. That is not the appellant's event. 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 standing judge's Rule 97.4 decision must be established. The decision is under the special unitary-effect procedure. No final date is supplied without the applicable court location and complete facts.

A different order, actual service event or procedural track applies. The Court's separate three-week decision target starts from receipt of the appeal. That is not the appellant's event. 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 standing judge's Rule 97.4 decision

Applicable procedural branch

The decision is under the special unitary-effect procedure The Court's separate three-week decision target starts from receipt of the appeal. That is not the appellant's event.

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 Unitary effect appeal guide preserves the 3-weeks source period and its completion deadline nature. The Court's separate three-week decision target starts from receipt of the appeal. That is not the appellant's event. The actual event, applicable branch, court location and complete final-day conditions require confirmation. It supplies no computed date or paid calculation.
• Claimant adversely affected by an epo decision must distinguish lodge an Application to annul or alter the EPO decision under Rule 88.1, measured against service of the EPO decision. Its stated period is 2 months and its branch is required if challenging. That event does not replace service of the standing judge's Rule 97.4 decision for lodge a Statement of appeal against the standing judge's decision. 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 standing judge's Rule 97.4 decision for lodge a Statement of appeal against the standing judge's 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 standing judge's Rule 97.4 decision for lodge a Statement of appeal against the standing judge's decision.

• The decision is under the special unitary-effect procedure
• 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 a Statement of appeal against the standing judge's decision
• completion deadline. The Court's separate three-week decision target starts from receipt of the appeal. That is not the appellant's event.