The Court may stay proceedings:
What is UPCRoP 295?
This is Rule 295 from the UPCRoP (Verfahrensordnung des Einheitlichen Patentgerichts), which is part of the legal framework governing the Unified Patent Court in Europe.
Legal Text
(a)
where it is seized of an action relating to a patent which is also the subject of opposition proceedings or limitation proceedings (including subsequent appeal proceedings) before the European Patent Office or a national authority where a decision in such proceedings may be expected to be given rapidly;
(b)
where it is seized of an action relating to a supplementary protection certificate which is also the subject of proceedings before a national court or authority;
(c)
where an appeal is brought before the Court of Appeal against a decision or order of the Court of First Instance:
(i)
disposing of the substantive issues in part only;
(ii)
disposing of an admissibility issue or a Preliminary objection;
(d)
at the joint request of the parties;
(e)
pursuant to Rule 37;
(f)
pursuant to Rules 75 and 76;
(g)
pursuant to Rule 118;
(h)
pursuant to Rule 136;
(i)
pursuant to Rule 266;
(j)
pursuant to Rules 310 and 311;
(k)
pursuant to Rule 346;
(l)
to give effect to Union law, in particular the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 and the Lugano Convention;
(m)
in any other case where the proper administration of justice so requires.
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Official Source
This legal text is from the official UPCRoP framework governing the Unified Patent Court.
Reference: UPCRoP 295 (Rule 295)