# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 63.11: Court’s determination of question or application


(1) This rule applies where the Comptroller—
(a) declines to deal with a question under section 8(7), 12(2), 37(8) or 61(5) of the 1977 Act;
(b) declines to deal with an application under section 40(5) of the 1977 Act; or
(c) certifies under section 72(7)(b) of the 1977 Act that the court should determine the question whether a patent should be revoked.
(2) Any person seeking the court’s determination of that question or application must start a claim for that purpose within 14 days of receiving notification of the Comptroller’s decision.
(3) A person who fails to start a claim within the time prescribed by rule 63.11(2) will be deemed to have abandoned the reference or application.
(4) A party may apply to the Comptroller or the court to extend the period for starting a claim prescribed by rule 63.11(2) even where the application is made after expiration of that period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/63.11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-63.11
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