Except where the Agreement, the Statute or these Rules provide otherwise, the judge-rapporteur, the presiding judge or the panel may:
What is UPCRoP 334?
This is Rule 334 from the UPCRoP (Verfahrensordnung des Einheitlichen Patentgerichts), which is part of the legal framework governing the Unified Patent Court in Europe.
Legal Text
(a)
extend or shorten the period for compliance with any rule or order [Rule 9.3];
(b)
adjourn or bring forward the interim conference or the oral hearing;
(c)
communicate with the parties to instruct them about wishes or requirements of the Court;
(d)
direct a separate hearing of any issue;
(e)
decide the order in which issues are to be decided;
(f)
exclude an issue from consideration;
(g)
dismiss or decide on a claim after a decision on a preliminary issue makes a decision on further issues irrelevant to the outcome of the action;
(h)
dismiss a claim summarily if it has no prospect of succeeding;
(i)
consolidate any matter or issue or order them to be heard together;
(j)
make any order pursuant to Rules 103 to 109.
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Official Source
This legal text is from the official UPCRoP framework governing the Unified Patent Court.
Reference: UPCRoP 334 (Rule 334)