7.1. Length and structuring of oral proceedings
7.1.2 Oral proceedings scheduled from the start for more than one day
In T 1642/11 the board held that when oral proceedings were scheduled for more than one day, a party could not have the expectation that the hearing would finish on the first day. If a party was absent on the second day, the oral proceedings could continue without that party (R. 115(2) EPC and Art. 15(3) RPBA 2007).