▁are ▁held ▁in ▁Mun ich , ▁the ▁H ague ▁or ▁Berlin , ▁and ▁are ▁public ▁unless ▁very ▁particular ▁circumstances ▁apply . ▁This ▁contrast s ▁with ▁or al ▁proceed ings ▁held ▁before ▁an ▁Ex am ining ▁Division , ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁public . ▁The ▁list ▁of ▁public ▁or al ▁proceed ings ▁in ▁opposition ▁before ▁the ▁E PO ▁is ▁available ▁on ▁its ▁web ▁site . ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁or al ▁proceed ings ▁is ▁a ▁specific ▁and ▁cod ified ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁proced ural ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁heard . ▁A ▁decision ▁is ▁often ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁or al ▁proceed ings . ▁ ▁Out come ▁and ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁▁ ▁The ▁opposition ▁proceed ings ▁may ▁have ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁out comes : ▁▁ ▁The ▁pat ent ▁is ▁maintained ▁as ▁granted . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁outcome ▁if ▁the ▁opposition ▁is ▁rejected ▁or ▁if ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁Division ▁dec ides ▁to ▁dis continue ▁the ▁opposition ▁proceed ings . ▁The ▁O pp osition ▁Division ▁may ▁decide ▁to ▁dis continue ▁the ▁opposition ▁proceed ings ▁not ably ▁if ▁the ▁sole ▁opposition ▁or ▁all ▁the ▁oppos itions ▁have ▁been ▁with dra wn ▁and ▁the ▁pat ent ▁propriet or ▁is ▁therefore ▁the ▁only ▁remaining ▁party ▁to ▁the ▁proceed ings . ▁The ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁an ▁opposition ▁may ▁result ▁from ▁a ▁settlement ▁reached ▁between ▁the ▁propriet or ▁and ▁the ▁oppon ent . ▁The ▁opposition ▁proceed ings ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁dis cont in ued ▁"[ i ] f ▁the ▁European ▁pat ent ▁has ▁been ▁surrender ed ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁designated ▁Cont