English to Czech Law/Patents Law (general)

An acknowledgement of service is just that -- an acknowledgement by the defendant that he has been served with the claimant's particulars of claim. When the defendant receives the claimant's particulars of claim he has 14 days to file an acknowledgement of service (or a defence or admission).

Usually a defendant files an acknowledgement of service rather than a defence because the defendant needs more than the initial 14 day period to prepare his defence. If he files an acknowledgement of service within the 14 day period, then the parties can agree an extension to the deadline for filing a defence, which can be up to 28 days.

In some cases, a defendant will file an acknowledgement of service because he disputes the jurisdiction of the court -- in effect, he contends that the claimant should not have brought the case in England and Wales. To contest jurisdiction, the defendant must apply to the court within the time limit for filing a defence. If he does not make his application during that period, he is treated as having submitted to the court's jurisdiction.

Předpokládám, že se jedná o termín "přezkum obžaloby", ale ráda bych to měla potvrzené.

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