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).
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/caselaw/2019/e/clr_iii_c_7_1_2.htm
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021