Formal taking of evidence in accordance with Rule 117 will occur mainly in opposition proceedings and hardly ever before the examining division. The following sections of this chapter are therefore based primarily on opposition proceedings. However, they also apply mutatis mutandis to other proceedings and particularly to substantive examination.[Art. 117; Rule 117; ]
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021