Unified Patent Court procedure guides
When is the deadline for correct deficiencies in, or pay the fee for, the statement of appeal?
Appellant uses 14 days to correct the identified Statement of appeal deficiencies and pay any required fee, measured against service of the Registry correction or payment notification. The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately. 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.
- Period
- 14 days. Required conditional correction.
- Trigger
- service of the Registry correction or payment notification
- Rule
- UPC Rules of Procedure, amended text effective January 1, 2026, Rule 229.2
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This UPC Correcting a Statement of appeal guide preserves the 14-days source period and its completion deadline nature. The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately. The actual event, applicable branch, court location and complete final-day conditions require confirmation. It supplies no computed date or paid calculation.
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When is the deadline for correct deficiencies in, or pay the fee for, the statement of appeal?
Appellant uses 14 days to correct the identified Statement of appeal deficiencies and pay any required fee, measured against service of the Registry correction or payment notification. The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately. 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. appellant. required conditional correction.
service of the Registry correction or payment notification
The deficiencies concern Rules 225, 227 or 228
The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately.
This UPC Correcting a Statement of appeal guide preserves the 14-days source period and its completion deadline nature. The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately. The actual event, applicable branch, court location and complete final-day conditions require confirmation. It supplies no computed date or paid calculation.
UPC Rules of Procedure, amended text effective January 1, 2026, Rule 229.2How does this provision count time?
- correct the identified Statement of appeal deficiencies and pay any required fee
- service of the Registry correction or payment notification
- 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.
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.
UPC Rules of Procedure, amended text effective January 1, 2026, Rule 229.2Which facts prevent one automatic date?
This UPC Correcting a Statement of appeal guide preserves the 14-days source period and its completion deadline nature. The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately. 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 Registry correction or payment notification must be established. The deficiencies concern Rules 225, 227 or 228. No final date is supplied without the applicable court location and complete facts.
A different order, actual service event or procedural track applies. The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately. 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.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual operative event
- service of the Registry correction or payment notification
- Applicable procedural branch
- The deficiencies concern Rules 225, 227 or 228 The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately.
- 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 Correcting a Statement of appeal guide preserves the 14-days source period and its completion deadline nature. The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately. The actual event, applicable branch, court location and complete final-day conditions require confirmation. It supplies no computed date or paid calculation.
- Appellant must distinguish lodge a Statement of appeal under Rule 224.1(a), measured against service of a Rule 220.1(a) or (b) decision. Its stated period is 2 months and its branch is required if appealing. That event does not replace service of the Registry correction or payment notification for correct the identified Statement of appeal deficiencies and pay any required fee. Appellant must distinguish lodge a Statement of appeal under Rule 224.1(b), measured against service of the qualifying order or decision under Rule 220.1(c), 220.2 or 221.3. Its stated period is 15 days and its branch is required if appealing. That event does not replace service of the Registry correction or payment notification for correct the identified Statement of appeal deficiencies and pay any required fee. Appellant must distinguish lodge the Statement of grounds of appeal under Rule 224.2(a), measured against service of a Rule 220.1(a) or (b) decision. Its stated period is 4 months and its branch is required if appealing. That event does not replace service of the Registry correction or payment notification for correct the identified Statement of appeal deficiencies and pay any required fee.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When is the deadline for correct deficiencies in, or pay the fee for, the statement of appeal?
Who acts on correct deficiencies in, or pay the fee for, the statement of appeal?
Appellant is the relevant actor. The act is to correct the identified Statement of appeal deficiencies and pay any required fee. This branch is required conditional correction.
UPC Rules of Procedure, amended text effective January 1, 2026, Rule 229.2Which event starts the 14 days period?
The relevant event is service of the Registry correction or payment notification. The actual event must be established. A catalogue label or estimated event is insufficient.
UPC Rules of Procedure, amended text effective January 1, 2026, Rule 229.2What does Rule 229.2 require here?
The primary provision identifies 14 days and the act to correct the identified Statement of appeal deficiencies and pay any required fee. The deficiencies concern Rules 225, 227 or 228.
UPC Rules of Procedure, amended text effective January 1, 2026, Rule 229.2How do weekends and holidays affect this UPC 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.
UPC Rules of Procedure, Rules 300 and 301What changes this appeal statement deficiency branch?
The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately. An actual order, party agreement or different procedural track requires a separate check.
UPC Rules of Procedure, amended text effective January 1, 2026, Rule 229.2Which facts must be checked for correcting a statement of appeal?
Check the deficiencies concern rules 225, 227 or 228. Confirm service of the Registry correction or payment notification. Check the actual court location, applicable order and any permitted variation. The cure invitation does not cure late filing under Rule 224.1. Rule 229.5 treats that separately.
UPC Rules of Procedure, amended text effective January 1, 2026, Rule 229.2Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| UPC Rules of Procedure, amended text effective January 1, 2026, Rule 229.2 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| UPC Rules of Procedure, Rules 300 and 301 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |