Rule 97Application to annul a decision of the Office to reject a request for unitary effect

1. The proprietor of a patent whose request for unitary effect has been rejected by the Office shall lodge an Application at the Registry in accordance with Article 7(2) of the Agreement and Annex II thereto, to reverse the decision of the Office, in the language in which the patent was granted, within three weeks of service of the decision of the European Patent Office.

2. The Application shall contain particulars in accordance with Rule 88.2(a), (c), (d) and (g) to (j) and the proprietor shall pay the fee for the action against the decision of the Office in accordance with Part 6. Rule 15.2 and Rule 89 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

3. If the requirements referred to in paragraph 2 have been complied with, Rule 90 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

4. The Registry shall as soon as practicable forward the
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