▁be ▁scr ut in ised ▁both ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level , ▁before ▁a ▁national ▁court , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁international ▁level , ▁before ▁the ▁European ▁Pat ent ▁Office ▁during ▁opposition . ▁The ▁same ▁is ▁not ▁true ▁for ▁in fr ing ement ▁proceed ings , ▁upon ▁which ▁national ▁courts ▁exercise ▁exclusive ▁juris diction . ▁ ▁App ort ion ment ▁and ▁fixing ▁of ▁costs ▁Each ▁party ▁to ▁the ▁opposition ▁proceed ings ▁normally ▁be ars ▁the ▁costs ▁it ▁has ▁in cur red , ▁unless ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁Division ▁( or , ▁in ▁appeal ▁proceed ings , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁App e al ▁under ▁), ▁for ▁reasons ▁of ▁equ ity , ▁orders ▁a ▁different ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁costs . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁case ▁T ▁ 1 3 0 6 / 0 5 , ▁a ▁highly ▁relevant ▁document ▁had ▁been ▁l ately ▁file d , ▁without ▁any ▁valid ▁just ification , ▁by ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁during ▁the ▁or al ▁proceed ings ▁before ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁App e al , ▁thus ▁rendering ▁useless ▁both ▁the ▁or al ▁proceed ings ▁and ▁the ▁pat ent ▁propriet or ▁prepar ation ▁ther eto . ▁A ▁different ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁costs ▁has ▁been ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁App e al . ▁The ▁pat ent ▁propriet or ▁has ▁requested , ▁under ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁about ▁€ 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁oppon ent . ▁ ▁During ▁first ▁instance ▁proceed ings , ▁a ▁decision ▁on ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁costs ▁forms ▁part