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| A person demanding a trial must submit a written demand to the Director of the Intellectual Property Tribunal, stating: |
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the name and the domicile of the party and his agent, if designated (in the case of a juristic person, the name and place of business thereof and the name of its representative); |
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the identification of the trial case; and |
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the purpose of the demand and the grounds therefor. |
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The trial is conducted by a collegial body of three or five trial examiners and such collegial body decides by a majority vote. (Art. 146) |
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The Director of the Intellectual Property Tribunal designates one of the trial examiners as the presiding trial examiner, who presides in all matters relating to the trial. (Art. 145) |
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| Oral hearing should be conducted in public, and each party is given the opportunity to present argument and evidence. |
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| Trial proceedings are generally conducted by Documentary Examination, but the presiding trial examiner may, upon request of a party or intervener or ex officio, conduct the trial proceedings by oral hearing. |
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The trial decision is the final decision rendered by the collegial body of trial examiners. |
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A trial decision must be rendered within twenty days following the date on which notification of the closing of the trial proceedings has been sent. |
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The trial decision is made by the majority vote of the collegial body. |
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The trial decision must be in writing, signed and sealed by the trial examiners who have rendered it. |
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