protocol statut common appeal court articl common appeal court hereinaft refer court establish articl protocol settlement litig infring valid commun patent hereinaft refer protocol litig constitut function accord provis protocol litig protocol part judg articl take duti judg open court oath perform duti imparti conscienti preserv secreci deliber court articl judg hold polit administr offic engag occup gain exempt exception grant administr committe take duti give solemn undertak term offic respect oblig aris therefrom duti behav integr discret accept ceas hold offic appoint benefit doubt point settl court justic european commun articl normal replac death duti judg end resign judg resign letter resign address presid court transmiss chairman administr committe notif vacanc aris bench save articl appli judg continu hold offic successor take duti articl judg depriv offic pension benefit stead opinion quarter major judg court justic european commun longer fulfil requisit condit meet oblig aris offic initi respect proceed end lie stipul rule procedur presid court justic european commun notifi decis court chairman administr committe case decis depriv judg offic vacanc aris bench notif articl judg replac member court term offic expir appoint remaind predecessor term part ii organ articl offici servant attach court enabl function respons presid court articl judg requir resid place court seat articl court remain perman session durat judici vacat determin court due regard busi articl decis full court chamber valid uneven number member sit deliber decis full court valid lowest uneven number member exceed half number member court sit decis chamber valid member sit event judg chamber prevent attend judg chamber call sit accord condit laid rule procedur articl judg part dispos case previous part advis act parti call pronounc member court tribun commiss inquiri capac special reason judg consid part judgment examin case inform presid special reason presid consid judg sit case notifi judg object parti reason mention paragraph suspect partial parti appli chang composit court chamber ground nation judg absenc court chamber judg nation parti difficulti aris applic articl settl decis court articl parti repres court lawyer entitl practis court contract state lawyer assist technic advis profession repres appear list maintain european patent offic entitl act special depart offic pursuant articl commun patent convent technic advis author patent repres contract state technic advis allow speak hear condit laid rule procedur lawyer technic advis court enjoi right immun independ exercis duti condit laid rule procedur lawyer technic advis court power accord court law condit laid rule procedur articl procedur court consist part written oral wirtten procedur consist commun person involv proceed applic statement case defenc observ repli paper document support certifi copi commun made registri order time laid rule procedur oral procedur consist read report present judg rapporteur hear court lawyer technic advis hear wit expert articl court requir parti produc document suppli inform court consid desir formal note refus articl evid produc court condit laid rule procedur articl court time entrust individu bodi author committe organ choos task give expert opinion articl wit heard condit laid rule procedur articl respect default wit expert court power gener grant court tribun impos pecuniari penalti condit laid rule procedur articl wit expert heard oath form laid rule procedur manner laid law countri wit expert articl court order wit expert heard judici author place perman resid order implement compet judici author condit laid rule procedur document drawn complianc letter rogatori return court condit court defrai expens prejudic charg parti articl contract state treat violat oath wit expert manner offenc commit court jurisdict civil proceed instanc court contract state concern prosecut offend compet court articl hear court public court motion applic parti decid reason articl hear court examin expert wit parti address court repres articl minut made hear sign presid member registri articl list establish presid articl deliber court remain secret articl judgment court state reason base name judg part deliber articl judgment court sign presid member registri deliv open court articl court satisfi person establish interest result case submit court court person interven case submiss made applic interven limit support submiss parti articl period grace base consider distanc determin rule procedur prejud consequ expiri time limit parti concern prove exist unforese circumst forc majeur articl mean scope judgment render court pursuant articl protocol litig doubt court constru applic parti establish interest articl law contract state commun patent court instanc refer case court seat applic revis judgment render court pursuant articl protocol litig articl protocol litig applic revis proceed articl commun patent convent conjunct articl european patent convent applic revis judgment render court pursuant articl protocol litig articl provid agreement relat commun patent nation law court court author contract state request give assist commun inform open file inspect articl rule procedur court provid articl protocol litig provis contempl protocol provis appli requir supplement