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RoP.292

Rule 292 - Patent attorneys ’ right of audience​

  1. For the purposes of Article 48(4) of the Agreement, the term "patent attorneys" assisting a representative referred to in Article 48(1) and/or (2) of the Agreement shall mean persons meeting the requirement s of Rule 287.6 (b) or .7 and practising in a Contracting Member State .

  2. Such patent attorneys shall be allowed to speak at hearings of the Court at the discretion of the Court and subject to the representative’s responsibility to coordinate the presentation of a party’s case.

  3. Rules 285 and 287 to 291 shall apply mutatis mu tandis .

Relation with Agreement: Article 48(4)