feat(submissions): HL-formatted skeleton template with placeholders (t-paliad-275)

Adds a firm-formatted Schriftsatz skeleton between the per-submission_code
template and the generic universal skeleton in the fallback chain. Carries
every HL paragraph + character style from the HL Patents Style .dotm
(HLpat-Heading-H1..H5, HLpat-Body-B0, HLpat-Header-Section,
HLpat-Table-Recitals-Party/Details/Roles/Sequencers, HLpat-Signature,
HLpat-Requests-Intro/Level1, HLpat-EvidenceOffering, …) and the firm
letterhead (header logo + firm-address footer), plus the full 48-key
SubmissionVarsService placeholder bag exercised in a real Schriftsatz
layout (rubrum → Betreff → Anträge → Sachverhalt → Rechtsausführungen →
Beweis → Schlussformel) with a locale-aware verification footer covering
every DE/EN alias and the rule.* legacy keys.

Resolved fallback chain after this CL:

  1. per-firm per-submission_code template (submissionTemplateRegistry)
  2. _firm-skeleton.docx — HL styles + placeholders (NEW)
  3. universal _skeleton.docx — placeholders only
  4. HL Patents Style.dotm — letterhead only

scripts/gen-hl-skeleton-template/main.go reads the source .dotm,
strips VBA macros + ribbon customizations + glossary parts, patches
[Content_Types].xml and the document rels, and replaces document.xml
with HL-styled paragraphs containing the placeholders. Keeps styles.xml,
theme/, header[12].xml, footer[12].xml, numbering.xml, settings.xml,
fontTable.xml, and media untouched so the firm typography survives.

Template uploaded to HL/mWorkRepo at
6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/HLC/_firm-skeleton.docx
(commit 0a41b45, blob SHA 07f7547d).

Verified end-to-end against the in-house renderer with a 48-key sample
project: every placeholder substitutes cleanly, no orphan {{ markers,
no VBA / glossary / customUI leftovers, header/footer rIds resolve.

frontend/src/client/deadlines-detail.ts

@@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ function refreshRuleAutoDisplay(): void {
   panel.style.display = "";
   const r = currentAutoRule();
   if (r) {
-    text.textContent = formatRuleLabel(r);
+    // Canonical "Name · Citation" with muted citation (t-paliad-258 addendum).
+    text.innerHTML = formatRuleLabelHTML(r, esc);
     text.classList.remove("rule-auto-text--empty");
     return;
   }

frontend/src/client/deadlines-new.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   type PickerHandle,
 } from "./event-types";
 import { projectIndent } from "./project-indent";
-import { formatRuleLabel } from "./rule-label";
+import { formatRuleLabel, formatRuleLabelHTML } from "./rule-label";
 
 let eventTypePicker: PickerHandle | null = null;
 let currentUserAdmin = false;
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ function refreshRuleAutoDisplay(): void {
   panel.style.display = "";
   const rule = currentAutoRule();
   if (rule) {
-    text.textContent = formatRuleLabel(rule);
+    // Canonical "Name · Citation" with muted citation (t-paliad-258 addendum).
+    text.innerHTML = formatRuleLabelHTML(rule, esc);
     text.classList.remove("rule-auto-text--empty");
     return;
   }

frontend/src/client/i18n.ts

@@ -1117,6 +1117,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "event.title.appointment_updated": "Termin ge\u00e4ndert",
     "event.title.appointment_deleted": "Termin gel\u00f6scht",
     "event.title.appointment_project_changed": "Termin verschoben",
+    // Umbrella audit kind + admin churn surfaced by the FilterBar
+    // project_event_kind chip cluster (KnownProjectEventKinds).
+    "event.title.approval_decided": "Genehmigung entschieden",
+    "event.title.member_role_changed": "Teamrolle ge\u00e4ndert",
     // 4-eye approval lifecycle (t-paliad-138). Verlauf renders these as
     // a paired card with the original lifecycle event (e.g.
     // "Frist angelegt" + "Genehmigung erteilt von Bert").
@@ -2841,21 +2845,26 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "views.bar.save.error.network": "Netzwerkfehler — bitte erneut versuchen.",
 
     // t-paliad-192 Slice 11b — Admin rule-editor UI.
-    "nav.admin.rules": "Regeln verwalten",
-    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Regel-Migrations",
-    "admin.card.rules.title": "Regeln verwalten",
-    "admin.card.rules.desc": "Fristen-Regeln anlegen, bearbeiten, publishen. Audit-Log, Preview, Migration-Export.",
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — "Regel" relabelled as "Verfahrensschritt".
+    // The admin URL `/admin/rules` and i18n key prefix `admin.rules.*` stay
+    // (URL change is Slice B.6); the visible labels rename. Canonical
+    // `admin.procedural_events.*` aliases live after the EN block — they
+    // pin the contract for when .tsx files rebind in Slice B (B.5).
+    "nav.admin.rules": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Verfahrensschritt-Migrations",
+    "admin.card.rules.title": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.card.rules.desc": "Verfahrensschritte anlegen, bearbeiten, publishen. Audit-Log, Preview, Migration-Export.",
 
-    "admin.rules.list.title": "Regeln verwalten — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.list.heading": "Regeln verwalten",
-    "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Fristen-Regeln anlegen, bearbeiten und freigeben. Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
-    "admin.rules.list.new": "+ Neue Regel",
+    "admin.rules.list.title": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten — Paliad",
+    "admin.rules.list.heading": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Verfahrensschritte (Schriftsätze, Anhörungen, Entscheidungen, …) anlegen, bearbeiten und freigeben. Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
+    "admin.rules.list.new": "+ Neuer Verfahrensschritt",
     "admin.rules.list.export": "Migrations exportieren",
     "admin.rules.tab.rules": "Regeln",
     "admin.rules.tab.orphans": "Orphans",
     "admin.rules.loading": "Lade…",
-    "admin.rules.empty": "Keine Regeln für die gewählten Filter.",
-    "admin.rules.error.load": "Konnte Regeln nicht laden.",
+    "admin.rules.empty": "Keine Verfahrensschritte für die gewählten Filter.",
+    "admin.rules.error.load": "Konnte Verfahrensschritte nicht laden.",
 
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding": "Verfahrenstyp",
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding.any": "Alle",
@@ -2866,7 +2875,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.filter.search": "Suche",
     "admin.rules.filter.search.placeholder": "Name, Submission Code, Rechtsgrundlage…",
 
-    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Submission Code / Einreichung-Kennung",
+    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Code (Verfahrensschritt)",
     "admin.rules.col.legal_citation": "Rechtsgrundlage",
     "admin.rules.col.name": "Name",
     "admin.rules.col.proceeding": "Verfahrenstyp",
@@ -2896,8 +2905,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.orphans.reason.manual_unbound": "Manuell entkoppelt",
     "admin.rules.orphans.resolved": "Orphan zugeordnet.",
 
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Neue Regel anlegen",
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "Eine neue Regel wird als Draft angelegt. Bitte einen Grund (mind. 10 Zeichen) angeben — dieser wandert ins Audit-Log und beim Export in die Migration.",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Neuen Verfahrensschritt anlegen",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "Ein neuer Verfahrensschritt wird als Draft angelegt. Bitte einen Grund (mind. 10 Zeichen) angeben — dieser wandert ins Audit-Log und beim Export in die Migration.",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.title": "Orphan zuordnen",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.body": "Bitte einen Grund (mind. 10 Zeichen) angeben. Die Regel-Verknüpfung wird sofort auf der Deadline gespeichert.",
     "admin.rules.modal.reason": "Grund",
@@ -2912,12 +2921,12 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.modal.error.create": "Anlegen fehlgeschlagen.",
     "admin.rules.modal.error.resolve": "Zuordnung fehlgeschlagen.",
 
-    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Regel bearbeiten — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Regel laden…",
-    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Regeln verwalten",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Ungültige Regel-ID in der URL.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Regel nicht gefunden.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Konnte Regel nicht laden.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Verfahrensschritt bearbeiten — Paliad",
+    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Verfahrensschritt laden…",
+    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Ungültige Verfahrensschritt-ID in der URL.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Verfahrensschritt nicht gefunden.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Konnte Verfahrensschritt nicht laden.",
 
     "admin.rules.edit.section.identity": "Identität",
     "admin.rules.edit.section.proceeding": "Verfahren & Trigger",
@@ -2930,14 +2939,14 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name": "Name (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name_en": "Name (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.description": "Beschreibung",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Submission Code / Einreichung-Kennung",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Code (Verfahrensschritt-Identifikator)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.rule_code": "Rechtsgrundlage (Kurzform)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.legal_source": "Rechtsgrundlage (Langform)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding": "Verfahrenstyp",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding.none": "—",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger": "Trigger-Ereignis",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger.none": "—",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Parent-Regel (UUID)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Übergeordneter Verfahrensschritt (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.concept": "Konzept (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.sequence_order": "Reihenfolge",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.duration_value": "Dauer",
@@ -2949,7 +2958,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.alt_rule_code": "Alt-Rule-Code",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.anchor_alt": "Alt-Anchor",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.primary_party": "Primäre Partei",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Event-Typ (frei)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Art des Verfahrensschritts (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes": "Hinweise (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes_en": "Hinweise (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.priority": "Priorität",
@@ -3060,6 +3069,21 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "date_range.custom.invalid":            "Bis-Datum muss nach Von-Datum liegen.",
     "date_range.custom.invalid_format":     "Datum nicht erkannt (Format JJJJ-MM-TT).",
     "date_range.custom.invalid_missing":    "Bitte beide Datumsfelder ausfüllen.",
+
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — canonical `procedural_event` i18n contract.
+    // The values are identical to the legacy `admin.rules.*` keys above —
+    // these aliases let .tsx files rebind in Slice B (B.5) without
+    // touching DE/EN strings then. Adding/changing values? Update BOTH
+    // sides.
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.title":     "Verfahrensschritte verwalten — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.heading":   "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.new":       "+ Neuer Verfahrensschritt",
+    "admin.procedural_events.col.code":       "Code (Verfahrensschritt)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.title":     "Verfahrensschritt bearbeiten — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.breadcrumb":"← Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.code":         "Code (Verfahrensschritt-Identifikator)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.event_kind":   "Art des Verfahrensschritts (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.parent":       "Übergeordneter Verfahrensschritt (UUID)",
   },
 
   en: {
@@ -4143,6 +4167,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "event.title.appointment_updated": "Appointment updated",
     "event.title.appointment_deleted": "Appointment deleted",
     "event.title.appointment_project_changed": "Appointment moved",
+    // Umbrella audit kind + admin churn surfaced by the FilterBar
+    // project_event_kind chip cluster (KnownProjectEventKinds).
+    "event.title.approval_decided": "Approval decided",
+    "event.title.member_role_changed": "Team role changed",
     // 4-eye approval lifecycle (t-paliad-138).
     "event.title.deadline_approval_requested": "Approval requested",
     "event.title.deadline_approval_approved": "Approval granted",
@@ -5854,21 +5882,22 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "views.bar.save.error.network": "Network error — please retry.",
 
     // t-paliad-192 Slice 11b — Admin rule-editor UI.
-    "nav.admin.rules": "Manage Rules",
-    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Rule Migrations",
-    "admin.card.rules.title": "Manage Rules",
-    "admin.card.rules.desc": "Author, edit and publish deadline rules. Audit log, preview, migration export.",
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — "Rule" relabelled as "Procedural event".
+    "nav.admin.rules": "Manage procedural events",
+    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Procedural-event migrations",
+    "admin.card.rules.title": "Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.card.rules.desc": "Author, edit and publish procedural-event templates. Audit log, preview, migration export.",
 
-    "admin.rules.list.title": "Manage Rules — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.list.heading": "Manage Rules",
-    "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Author, edit and publish deadline rules. Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
-    "admin.rules.list.new": "+ New Rule",
+    "admin.rules.list.title": "Manage procedural events — Paliad",
+    "admin.rules.list.heading": "Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Author, edit and publish procedural events (filings, hearings, decisions, …). Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
+    "admin.rules.list.new": "+ New procedural event",
     "admin.rules.list.export": "Export migrations",
     "admin.rules.tab.rules": "Rules",
     "admin.rules.tab.orphans": "Orphans",
     "admin.rules.loading": "Loading…",
-    "admin.rules.empty": "No rules for the chosen filters.",
-    "admin.rules.error.load": "Could not load rules.",
+    "admin.rules.empty": "No procedural events for the chosen filters.",
+    "admin.rules.error.load": "Could not load procedural events.",
 
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding": "Proceeding type",
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding.any": "Any",
@@ -5879,7 +5908,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.filter.search": "Search",
     "admin.rules.filter.search.placeholder": "Name, submission code, legal citation…",
 
-    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Submission code",
+    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Code (procedural event)",
     "admin.rules.col.legal_citation": "Legal citation",
     "admin.rules.col.name": "Name",
     "admin.rules.col.proceeding": "Proceeding type",
@@ -5909,8 +5938,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.orphans.reason.manual_unbound": "Manually unbound",
     "admin.rules.orphans.resolved": "Orphan resolved.",
 
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Create new rule",
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "A new rule will be created as a draft. Please supply a reason (≥10 chars) — recorded in the audit log and exported into the migration file.",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Create new procedural event",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "A new procedural event will be created as a draft. Please supply a reason (≥10 chars) — recorded in the audit log and exported into the migration file.",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.title": "Resolve orphan",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.body": "Please supply a reason (≥10 chars). The rule binding is persisted immediately on the deadline.",
     "admin.rules.modal.reason": "Reason",
@@ -5925,12 +5954,12 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.modal.error.create": "Creation failed.",
     "admin.rules.modal.error.resolve": "Resolution failed.",
 
-    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Edit Rule — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Loading rule…",
-    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Manage Rules",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Invalid rule id in URL.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Rule not found.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Could not load rule.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Edit procedural event — Paliad",
+    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Loading procedural event…",
+    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Invalid procedural-event id in URL.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Procedural event not found.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Could not load procedural event.",
 
     "admin.rules.edit.section.identity": "Identity",
     "admin.rules.edit.section.proceeding": "Proceeding & Trigger",
@@ -5943,14 +5972,14 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name": "Name (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name_en": "Name (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.description": "Description",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Submission code",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Code (procedural-event identifier)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.rule_code": "Legal citation (short form)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.legal_source": "Legal citation (long form)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding": "Proceeding type",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding.none": "—",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger": "Trigger event",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger.none": "—",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Parent rule (UUID)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Parent procedural event (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.concept": "Concept (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.sequence_order": "Order",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.duration_value": "Duration",
@@ -5962,7 +5991,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.alt_rule_code": "Alt rule code",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.anchor_alt": "Alt anchor",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.primary_party": "Primary party",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Event type (free)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Procedural-event kind (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes": "Notes (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes_en": "Notes (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.priority": "Priority",
@@ -6070,6 +6099,19 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "date_range.custom.invalid":            "End date must be strictly after start date.",
     "date_range.custom.invalid_format":     "Date not recognised (format YYYY-MM-DD).",
     "date_range.custom.invalid_missing":    "Please fill in both date fields.",
+
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — canonical `procedural_event` i18n contract.
+    // Mirrors the DE block; values identical to the legacy
+    // `admin.rules.*` keys. Adding/changing values? Update BOTH sides.
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.title":     "Manage procedural events — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.heading":   "Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.new":       "+ New procedural event",
+    "admin.procedural_events.col.code":       "Code (procedural event)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.title":     "Edit procedural event — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.breadcrumb":"← Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.code":         "Code (procedural-event identifier)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.event_kind":   "Procedural-event kind (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.parent":       "Parent procedural event (UUID)",
   },
 };
 

frontend/src/client/submission-draft.ts

@@ -155,14 +155,29 @@ const VARIABLE_LABELS: Record<string, VariableLabel> = {
   "parties.defendant.representative":{ de: "Beklagten-Vertreter",         en: "Defendant representative" },
   "parties.other.name":              { de: "Weitere Partei",              en: "Other party" },
   "parties.other.representative":    { de: "Weitere-Partei-Vertreter",    en: "Other party representative" },
-  "rule.submission_code":            { de: "Schriftsatz-Code",            en: "Submission code" },
-  "rule.name":                       { de: "Schriftsatz",                 en: "Submission" },
-  "rule.name_de":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (DE)",            en: "Submission (DE)" },
-  "rule.name_en":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (EN)",            en: "Submission (EN)" },
-  "rule.legal_source":               { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (Code)",      en: "Legal source (code)" },
-  "rule.legal_source_pretty":        { de: "Rechtsgrundlage",             en: "Legal source" },
-  "rule.primary_party":              { de: "Partei (typisch)",            en: "Primary party" },
-  "rule.event_type":                 { de: "Schriftsatz-Typ",             en: "Event type" },
+  // Procedural-event namespace (t-paliad-262 Slice A, design doc
+  // docs/design-procedural-events-model-2026-05-25.md). The canonical
+  // placeholder names are below; the `rule.*` aliases that follow are
+  // @deprecated but kept forever per m's Q7 lock — existing Word
+  // templates and saved drafts authored with the old names keep
+  // merging identically.
+  "procedural_event.code":               { de: "Code (Verfahrensschritt)",    en: "Code (procedural event)" },
+  "procedural_event.name":               { de: "Verfahrensschritt",           en: "Procedural event" },
+  "procedural_event.name_de":            { de: "Verfahrensschritt (DE)",      en: "Procedural event (DE)" },
+  "procedural_event.name_en":            { de: "Verfahrensschritt (EN)",      en: "Procedural event (EN)" },
+  "procedural_event.legal_source":       { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (Code)",      en: "Legal source (code)" },
+  "procedural_event.legal_source_pretty":{ de: "Rechtsgrundlage",             en: "Legal source" },
+  "procedural_event.primary_party":      { de: "Partei (typisch)",            en: "Primary party" },
+  "procedural_event.event_kind":         { de: "Art des Verfahrensschritts",  en: "Procedural-event kind" },
+  // Legacy aliases — @deprecated, kept forever (m/paliad#93 Q7).
+  "rule.submission_code":            { de: "Schriftsatz-Code (legacy)",      en: "Submission code (legacy)" },
+  "rule.name":                       { de: "Schriftsatz (legacy)",           en: "Submission (legacy)" },
+  "rule.name_de":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (DE, legacy)",       en: "Submission (DE, legacy)" },
+  "rule.name_en":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (EN, legacy)",       en: "Submission (EN, legacy)" },
+  "rule.legal_source":               { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (Code, legacy)", en: "Legal source (code, legacy)" },
+  "rule.legal_source_pretty":        { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (legacy)",       en: "Legal source (legacy)" },
+  "rule.primary_party":              { de: "Partei (typisch, legacy)",       en: "Primary party (legacy)" },
+  "rule.event_type":                 { de: "Schriftsatz-Typ (legacy)",       en: "Event type (legacy)" },
   "deadline.due_date":               { de: "Frist (ISO)",                 en: "Deadline (ISO)" },
   "deadline.due_date_long_de":       { de: "Frist (DE lang)",             en: "Deadline (DE long)" },
   "deadline.due_date_long_en":       { de: "Frist (EN lang)",             en: "Deadline (EN long)" },
@@ -174,14 +189,14 @@ const VARIABLE_LABELS: Record<string, VariableLabel> = {
 
 const VARIABLE_GROUPS: VariableGroup[] = [
   {
-    id: "rule",
-    label: { de: "Schriftsatz", en: "Submission" },
+    id: "procedural_event",
+    label: { de: "Verfahrensschritt", en: "Procedural event" },
     keys: [
-      "rule.name",
-      "rule.legal_source_pretty",
-      "rule.primary_party",
-      "rule.event_type",
-      "rule.submission_code",
+      "procedural_event.name",
+      "procedural_event.legal_source_pretty",
+      "procedural_event.primary_party",
+      "procedural_event.event_kind",
+      "procedural_event.code",
     ],
   },
   {

frontend/src/i18n-keys.ts

@@ -290,6 +290,15 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "admin.partner_units.new.heading"
   | "admin.partner_units.subtitle"
   | "admin.partner_units.title"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.col.code"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.breadcrumb"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.code"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.event_kind"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.parent"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.title"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.list.heading"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.list.new"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.list.title"
   | "admin.rules.col.legal_citation"
   | "admin.rules.col.lifecycle"
   | "admin.rules.col.modified"
@@ -1604,6 +1613,7 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "event.title.appointment_deleted"
   | "event.title.appointment_project_changed"
   | "event.title.appointment_updated"
+  | "event.title.approval_decided"
   | "event.title.checklist_created"
   | "event.title.checklist_deleted"
   | "event.title.checklist_linked"
@@ -1622,6 +1632,7 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "event.title.deadline_reopened"
   | "event.title.deadline_updated"
   | "event.title.deadlines_imported"
+  | "event.title.member_role_changed"
   | "event.title.note_created"
   | "event.title.our_side_changed"
   | "event.title.project_archived"

frontend/src/styles/global.css

@@ -7690,11 +7690,16 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
 /* t-paliad-258 — Auto/Custom Rule editor (m/paliad#89).
    Replaces the t-paliad-251 catalog dropdown + sort selector with a
    binary toggle:
-     .rule-mode-auto   — read-only display, lime-tint pill + label.
+     .rule-mode-auto   — read-only display, lime-tint chip + label.
      .rule-mode-custom — free-text input, full-width.
-   Toggle button reuses .btn-link-action for the inline link styling. */
+   Toggle button reuses .btn-link-action for the inline link styling.
+   t-paliad-267 / m/paliad#98 — the auto display is now a block-level
+   row of its own so the resolved rule name sits on its own line
+   beneath the toggle, not crammed beside it. Width is content-sized
+   (align-self:flex-start within form-field's block flow keeps the
+   chip from spanning the whole form column gratuitously). */
 .rule-mode-auto {
-    display: inline-flex;
+    display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.45rem;
     padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;
@@ -7702,6 +7707,9 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
     border-left: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
     border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 4px);
     min-height: 2rem;
+    width: 100%;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    margin-top: 0.35rem;
 }
 .rule-auto-text {
     color: var(--color-text);
@@ -15174,8 +15182,10 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
  * Floating trigger at bottom-right + slide-out drawer from the
  * right edge. Hidden by default; revealed by paliadin-widget.ts
  * after /api/me confirms the caller is the Paliadin owner.
- * Mobile (≤640px): drawer goes full-screen; trigger sits above
- * the bottom-nav slots.
+ * Mobile (≤640px): drawer goes full-screen.
+ * Phone breakpoint (≤767px, matches .bottom-nav): trigger lifts
+ * above the bottom-nav slots so it doesn't collide with the
+ * navbar on PWA standalone (t-paliad-269).
  */
 
 .paliadin-widget-trigger {
@@ -15262,8 +15272,20 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
     .paliadin-widget-drawer {
         width: 100vw;
     }
+}
+
+/* Lift the trigger above the BottomNav at the same breakpoint where
+   the nav appears (<768px in global.css ".bottom-nav"). The navbar is
+   --bottom-nav-height tall plus the iOS safe-area inset; 16px gap
+   keeps the bubble clear without crowding the nav slots. Bubble sits
+   at the right edge so the center FAB-circle (margin-top: -10px) is
+   not in its column.
+   t-paliad-269: previously this rule was scoped to <=640px, but the
+   .bottom-nav shows at <=767px, leaving phones in landscape and small
+   tablets with an overlapping bubble. */
+@media (max-width: 767px) {
     .paliadin-widget-trigger {
-        bottom: calc(72px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
+        bottom: calc(var(--bottom-nav-height, 56px) + 16px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
     }
 }
 

internal/db/migrations/125_cross_cutting_filter_legal_source.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+-- Down migration for 125_cross_cutting_filter_legal_source.up.sql.
+--
+-- Rebuilds the mig 098 matview shape (NULL legal_source on trigger
+-- rows) and removes the trigger-207 backfill row. Two steps in
+-- forward-reverse order so the matview drop doesn't trip on the
+-- deadline_rules delete.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 125 down: revert cross-cutting filter legal_source (drop trigger-207 backfill + rebuild matview without LEFT JOIN to deadline_rules).',
+    true);
+
+-- 1. Drop the matview before pulling rows underneath it.
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS paliad.deadline_search;
+
+-- 2. Delete the trigger 207 backfill row.
+DELETE FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+ WHERE trigger_event_id = 207
+   AND sequence_order = 1207;
+
+-- 3. Recreate the mig 098 matview verbatim (NULL legal_source on
+--    trigger rows).
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW paliad.deadline_search AS
+SELECT
+    'rule'::text                         AS kind,
+    'r:' || dr.id::text                  AS row_key,
+    dc.id                                AS concept_id,
+    dc.slug                              AS concept_slug,
+    dc.name_de                           AS concept_name_de,
+    dc.name_en                           AS concept_name_en,
+    dc.description                       AS concept_description,
+    dc.aliases                           AS concept_aliases,
+    dc.party                             AS concept_party,
+    dc.category                          AS concept_category,
+    dc.sort_order                        AS concept_sort_order,
+    dr.id                                AS rule_id,
+    NULL::bigint                         AS trigger_event_id,
+    pt.code                              AS proceeding_code,
+    pt.name                              AS proceeding_name_de,
+    pt.name_en                           AS proceeding_name_en,
+    pt.jurisdiction                      AS jurisdiction,
+    pt.display_order                     AS proceeding_display_order,
+    dr.submission_code                   AS rule_local_code,
+    dr.name                              AS rule_name_de,
+    dr.name_en                           AS rule_name_en,
+    dr.legal_source                      AS legal_source,
+    dr.rule_code                         AS rule_code,
+    dr.duration_value,
+    dr.duration_unit,
+    dr.timing,
+    COALESCE(dr.primary_party, dc.party) AS effective_party
+  FROM paliad.deadline_rules dr
+  JOIN paliad.proceeding_types pt  ON pt.id = dr.proceeding_type_id
+  JOIN paliad.deadline_concepts dc ON dc.id = dr.concept_id
+ WHERE dr.is_active
+   AND pt.is_active
+   AND pt.category = 'fristenrechner'
+
+UNION ALL
+
+SELECT
+    'trigger'::text,
+    't:' || te.id::text,
+    dc.id,
+    dc.slug,
+    dc.name_de,
+    dc.name_en,
+    dc.description,
+    dc.aliases,
+    dc.party,
+    dc.category,
+    dc.sort_order,
+    NULL::uuid,
+    te.id,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    'cross-cutting'::text,
+    9999::int                            AS proceeding_display_order,
+    te.code,
+    te.name_de,
+    te.name,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::int,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    dc.party
+  FROM paliad.trigger_events te
+  JOIN paliad.deadline_concepts dc ON dc.slug = te.concept_id
+ WHERE te.is_active;
+
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX deadline_search_row_key       ON paliad.deadline_search (row_key);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_id           ON paliad.deadline_search (concept_id);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_proc_code            ON paliad.deadline_search (proceeding_code);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_legal_source         ON paliad.deadline_search (legal_source);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_effective_party      ON paliad.deadline_search (effective_party);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_legal_source_trgm    ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (legal_source gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_de_trgm      ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (concept_name_de gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_en_trgm      ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (concept_name_en gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_de_trgm         ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_name_de gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_en_trgm         ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_name_en gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_code_trgm       ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_code gin_trgm_ops);

internal/db/migrations/125_cross_cutting_filter_legal_source.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+-- t-paliad-266 / m/paliad#97 — make cross-cutting trigger pills filter
+-- by court system in the event-type / Fristen search modal.
+--
+-- Two things land here:
+--
+--   1. DATA — backfill the missing deadline_rules row for trigger 207
+--      (Wegfall des Hindernisses, UPC R.320). Mig 063 added the
+--      trigger_event but never seeded its event_deadlines counterpart;
+--      mig 092 then dropped event_deadlines after copying the four
+--      sibling Wiedereinsetzungen (ids 200..203) into deadline_rules,
+--      so trigger 207 stayed orphaned with no duration / legal_source.
+--      Adding the row makes UPC R.320 Wiedereinsetzung calculable on
+--      par with the four siblings (2 months from removal of obstacle,
+--      legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.320', party = 'both') and gives the
+--      matview a legal_source to surface for the UPC trigger pill.
+--      Pattern mirrors the four sibling rows mig 085 inserted.
+--
+--   2. MATVIEW — rebuild paliad.deadline_search with a LEFT JOIN on
+--      paliad.deadline_rules for trigger pills, exposing the trigger's
+--      legal_source on the row. The cross-cutting concept card pills
+--      then carry a structured citation prefix (UPC.* / DE.ZPO.* /
+--      DE.PatG.* / EU.EPC* / EU.EPÜ.*) that the search service can
+--      match against the active forum-bucket filter — see
+--      DeadlineSearchService.translateForums + ForumToLegalSourcePrefixes
+--      (added in this same change). Without the matview surfacing
+--      legal_source for trigger rows, every cross-cutting sub-row
+--      ignored the court-system chip selection (the bug m reported).
+--
+-- The materialised view paliad.deadline_search refreshes on the next
+-- server boot via services.RefreshSearchView (cmd/server/main.go), so
+-- the new legal_source column for triggers becomes searchable as soon
+-- as the deploy restarts the process. No matview refresh from the
+-- migration itself.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 125: t-paliad-266 — backfill missing deadline_rules row for trigger 207 (UPC R.320 Wiedereinsetzung) and rebuild deadline_search matview so trigger pills carry legal_source (cross-cutting court-system filter, m/paliad#97).',
+    true);
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- 1. Backfill: deadline_rules row for trigger 207.
+--
+-- Idempotency: gated on NOT EXISTS by (trigger_event_id, name). Mirrors
+-- mig 085's guard so re-runs are no-ops once the row is present.
+-- =============================================================================
+
+INSERT INTO paliad.deadline_rules (
+    id,
+    proceeding_type_id,
+    parent_id,
+    trigger_event_id,
+    spawn_proceeding_type_id,
+    submission_code,
+    name,
+    name_en,
+    primary_party,
+    event_type,
+    is_court_set,
+    is_spawn,
+    duration_value,
+    duration_unit,
+    timing,
+    alt_duration_value,
+    alt_duration_unit,
+    combine_op,
+    rule_code,
+    deadline_notes,
+    deadline_notes_en,
+    legal_source,
+    condition_expr,
+    sequence_order,
+    is_active,
+    priority,
+    lifecycle_state,
+    draft_of,
+    published_at,
+    concept_id
+)
+SELECT
+    gen_random_uuid(),
+    NULL::integer,
+    NULL::uuid,
+    207,
+    NULL::integer,
+    NULL::text,
+    'Wiedereinsetzungsantrag (UPC R.320)',
+    'Petition for re-establishment of rights (UPC R.320)',
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    false,
+    false,
+    2,
+    'months',
+    'after',
+    NULL::integer,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    'Frist beträgt 2 Monate ab Wegfall des Hindernisses (R.320 RoP). Spätestens 12 Monate nach Ablauf der versäumten Frist.',
+    'Period is 2 months from removal of the obstacle (UPC R.320 RoP). Latest 12 months after expiry of the missed deadline.',
+    'UPC.RoP.320',
+    NULL::jsonb,
+    1207,
+    true,
+    'mandatory',
+    'published',
+    NULL::uuid,
+    now(),
+    (SELECT id FROM paliad.deadline_concepts WHERE slug = 'wiedereinsetzung')
+WHERE NOT EXISTS (
+    SELECT 1
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules dr
+     WHERE dr.trigger_event_id = 207
+);
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- 2. Matview rebuild — LEFT JOIN deadline_rules on trigger_event_id so
+--    cross-cutting trigger pills carry legal_source. Indexes reproduced
+--    verbatim from mig 098 §5.
+--
+-- The trigger-row JOIN matches the Pipeline-C convention (mig 085 §2.5 /
+-- mig 092 §2): each cross-cutting trigger has a single deadline_rules
+-- row with proceeding_type_id IS NULL. A trigger event without that
+-- row leaves legal_source NULL and the trigger pill keeps its current
+-- "no jurisdiction filter match" semantics — same shape as before this
+-- migration, just structurally surfaceable.
+-- =============================================================================
+
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS paliad.deadline_search;
+
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW paliad.deadline_search AS
+SELECT
+    'rule'::text                         AS kind,
+    'r:' || dr.id::text                  AS row_key,
+    dc.id                                AS concept_id,
+    dc.slug                              AS concept_slug,
+    dc.name_de                           AS concept_name_de,
+    dc.name_en                           AS concept_name_en,
+    dc.description                       AS concept_description,
+    dc.aliases                           AS concept_aliases,
+    dc.party                             AS concept_party,
+    dc.category                          AS concept_category,
+    dc.sort_order                        AS concept_sort_order,
+    dr.id                                AS rule_id,
+    NULL::bigint                         AS trigger_event_id,
+    pt.code                              AS proceeding_code,
+    pt.name                              AS proceeding_name_de,
+    pt.name_en                           AS proceeding_name_en,
+    pt.jurisdiction                      AS jurisdiction,
+    pt.display_order                     AS proceeding_display_order,
+    dr.submission_code                   AS rule_local_code,
+    dr.name                              AS rule_name_de,
+    dr.name_en                           AS rule_name_en,
+    dr.legal_source                      AS legal_source,
+    dr.rule_code                         AS rule_code,
+    dr.duration_value,
+    dr.duration_unit,
+    dr.timing,
+    COALESCE(dr.primary_party, dc.party) AS effective_party
+  FROM paliad.deadline_rules dr
+  JOIN paliad.proceeding_types pt  ON pt.id = dr.proceeding_type_id
+  JOIN paliad.deadline_concepts dc ON dc.id = dr.concept_id
+ WHERE dr.is_active
+   AND pt.is_active
+   AND pt.category = 'fristenrechner'
+
+UNION ALL
+
+SELECT
+    'trigger'::text,
+    't:' || te.id::text,
+    dc.id,
+    dc.slug,
+    dc.name_de,
+    dc.name_en,
+    dc.description,
+    dc.aliases,
+    dc.party,
+    dc.category,
+    dc.sort_order,
+    NULL::uuid,
+    te.id,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    'cross-cutting'::text,
+    9999::int                            AS proceeding_display_order,
+    te.code,
+    te.name_de,
+    te.name,
+    dr_trig.legal_source                 AS legal_source,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::int,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    dc.party
+  FROM paliad.trigger_events te
+  JOIN paliad.deadline_concepts dc ON dc.slug = te.concept_id
+  LEFT JOIN paliad.deadline_rules dr_trig
+         ON dr_trig.trigger_event_id = te.id
+        AND dr_trig.proceeding_type_id IS NULL
+        AND dr_trig.is_active
+        AND dr_trig.lifecycle_state = 'published'
+ WHERE te.is_active;
+
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX deadline_search_row_key       ON paliad.deadline_search (row_key);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_id           ON paliad.deadline_search (concept_id);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_proc_code            ON paliad.deadline_search (proceeding_code);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_legal_source         ON paliad.deadline_search (legal_source);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_effective_party      ON paliad.deadline_search (effective_party);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_legal_source_trgm    ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (legal_source gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_de_trgm      ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (concept_name_de gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_en_trgm      ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (concept_name_en gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_de_trgm         ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_name_de gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_en_trgm         ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_name_en gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_code_trgm       ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_code gin_trgm_ops);

internal/db/migrations/127_wave0_tier0_deadline_fixes.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+-- Revert t-paliad-263 Wave 0 + m/paliad#99.
+-- Restores each Tier 0 row to its pre-fix state per
+-- docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md §10. T0.5 and
+-- T0.6 are NOT reverted here — they live in mig 124's down.
+--
+-- audit_reason set_config required for the mig 079 trigger.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 127 revert: unwind Tier 0 deadline-rule corrections (Wave 0 + #99)',
+    true);
+
+-- T0.1 defence: 2mo + RoP.049.1 → 3mo + RoP.49.1
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 3,
+       rule_code      = 'RoP.49.1',
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.defence'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.2 rejoin: 1mo + RoP.052/UPC.RoP.52 → 2mo + NULL/NULL
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 2,
+       rule_code      = NULL,
+       legal_source   = NULL,
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.rejoin'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.3 response: 3mo + RoP.235.1 → 2mo + NULL
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 2,
+       rule_code      = NULL,
+       legal_source   = NULL,
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.response'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.4 beruf_begr: parent_id NULL → de.inf.lg.berufung
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET parent_id = (
+       SELECT id FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+        WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.berufung'
+          AND is_active = true
+          AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+        LIMIT 1
+   ),
+   updated_at = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.beruf_begr'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.7 reply: clear citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = NULL,
+       legal_source = NULL,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.reply'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.9 notice: revert citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.220.1',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.220.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.notice'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.10 grounds: revert citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.220.1',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.220.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.grounds'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.12 dpma.opp erwiderung: restore court-set=false + §59 citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = false,
+       rule_code    = '§ 59 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.59.3',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.13 dpma.appeal.bpatg begründung: restore court-set=false + §75 citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = false,
+       rule_code    = '§ 75 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.75.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.14 bpatg erwidg: revert citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = '§ 82 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.82.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bpatg.erwidg'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.15 bgh begründung: revert citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = '§ 111 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.111.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.begruendung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.16 bgh erwiderung: revert court-set + citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = false,
+       rule_code    = '§ 111 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.111.3',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.erwiderung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.17 epa.opp opd erwidg: revert court-set
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = false,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'epa.opp.opd.erwidg'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- #99 upc.inf.cfi.soc: clear citation backfill
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = NULL,
+       legal_source = NULL,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.inf.cfi.soc'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';

internal/db/migrations/127_wave0_tier0_deadline_fixes.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,477 @@
+-- t-paliad-263 Wave 0 + m/paliad#99 — Tier 0 deadline-rule corrections.
+--
+-- Source: docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md §10 Tier 0
+-- (curie's bulletproof completeness audit, merged 2026-05-25 as commit
+-- 94a9e7e). 16 distinct single-row UPDATEs across UPC + DE-LG + DPMA +
+-- EPA proceedings; T0.5 + T0.6 were shipped separately as mig 124
+-- (m/paliad#95, de.inf.lg Replik/Duplik sequencing) and are not
+-- repeated here. T0.8 (covered by T0.2) and T0.11 (covered by T0.1)
+-- are dedup'd out per the audit's own note.
+--
+-- Also folds in m/paliad#99 (UPC Statement of Claim missing legal
+-- citation): upc.inf.cfi.soc.rule_code / legal_source backfilled to
+-- UPC RoP R.13(1). Same migration file, separate UPDATE block with
+-- its own guard.
+--
+-- All fixes within the existing schema (no new columns). Each UPDATE
+-- is guarded by a WHERE clause that matches only the pre-fix row
+-- state (per mig 095 convention) — re-applying against a DB that
+-- already carries the fix matches zero rows and no-ops, so there are
+-- no duplicate deadline_rule_audit entries on idempotent re-runs.
+--
+-- Verification DO block at the end RAISEs EXCEPTION if any of the
+-- patched rows is left in an inconsistent shape (mixing pre-fix and
+-- post-fix state).
+--
+-- audit_reason set_config required at the top — the mig 079 trigger
+-- on paliad.deadline_rules raises EXCEPTION 'audit reason required'
+-- on any UPDATE without it.
+--
+-- Slot 127 reserved per paliadin: sequence is 124 brunel #95 (done),
+-- 125 hermes #97, 126 icarus #80, 127 brunel Wave 0 + #99, 128+ next.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 127: t-paliad-263 Wave 0 + m/paliad#99 — Tier 0 deadline-rule corrections from curie''s audit (docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md §10) plus UPC SoC R.13 citation',
+    true);
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.1  upc.rev.cfi.defence — duration 3mo → 2mo per RoP.049.1.
+--       Zero-pads the rule_code citation to canonical form. Audit §5
+--       (wrong period — every UPC_REV tracked in paliad today computes
+--       Defence at +3 months, statute says +2). Verbatim from
+--       UPCRoP.049.1: "The defendant shall lodge a Defence to revocation
+--       within two months of service of the Statement for revocation."
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 2,
+       rule_code      = 'RoP.049.1',
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.defence'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND duration_value = 3
+   AND rule_code = 'RoP.49.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.2  upc.rev.cfi.rejoin — duration 2mo → 1mo per RoP.052; add citation.
+--       Audit §5 (wrong period). Verbatim from UPCRoP.052: "Within one
+--       month of the service of the Reply the defendant may lodge a
+--       Rejoinder to the Reply to the Defence to revocation."
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 1,
+       rule_code      = 'RoP.052',
+       legal_source   = 'UPC.RoP.52',
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.rejoin'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND duration_value = 2
+   AND rule_code IS NULL;
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.3  upc.apl.merits.response — duration 2mo → 3mo per RoP.235.1.
+--       Audit §5 (wrong period — every main-track appellate respondent).
+--       Verbatim from UPCRoP.235.1: "Within three months of service of
+--       the Statement of grounds of appeal pursuant to Rule 224.2(a),
+--       any other party … may lodge a Statement of response."
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 3,
+       rule_code      = 'RoP.235.1',
+       legal_source   = 'UPC.RoP.235.1',
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.response'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND duration_value = 2
+   AND rule_code IS NULL;
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.4  de.inf.lg.beruf_begr — parent_id = NULL (was de.inf.lg.berufung).
+--       Audit §7.1 — every DE-LG-Verletzung appeal renders the
+--       Berufungsbegründung at trigger + 1mo (Berufung) + 2mo = 3 months
+--       from Urteil-service. Per ZPO §520(2) "die Frist für die
+--       Berufungsbegründung beträgt zwei Monate. Sie beginnt mit der
+--       Zustellung des in vollständiger Form abgefassten Urteils" → 2
+--       months from Urteil-service (parallel to, not chained off, the
+--       Berufungsfrist itself). NULL parent_id makes the rule anchor
+--       on the proceeding's trigger date — matches how the symmetric
+--       de.inf.olg.begruendung is modelled.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET parent_id  = NULL,
+       updated_at = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.beruf_begr'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND parent_id = (
+       SELECT id FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+        WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.berufung'
+          AND is_active = true
+          AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+        LIMIT 1
+   );
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.5 / T0.6  de.inf.lg.replik + de.inf.lg.duplik — already shipped
+-- as mig 124 (m/paliad#95). Not repeated here. Idempotency of the
+-- audit's Tier 0 sweep against a fresh DB is preserved because mig
+-- 124 runs before this one and is itself guarded.
+-- =============================================================================
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.7  upc.rev.cfi.reply — backfill rule_code + legal_source per RoP.051.
+--       Audit §4.1 — duration (2mo) unchanged. Verbatim from UPCRoP.051:
+--       "Reply to Defence to revocation and Application to amend the
+--       patent. The claimant in the revocation action may, within two
+--       months of service of the Defence to revocation and the
+--       Application to amend the patent, if any, lodge a Reply…"
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.051',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.51',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.reply'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND rule_code IS NULL
+   AND legal_source IS NULL;
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.9  upc.apl.merits.notice — citation drift RoP.220.1 → RoP.224.1.a.
+--       Audit §4.1 — duration unchanged. R.220.1 is the umbrella ("an
+--       appeal may be brought"); R.224.1(a) carries the Notice-of-appeal
+--       2-month period explicitly.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.224.1.a',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.224.1.a',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.notice'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND rule_code = 'RoP.220.1'
+   AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.220.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.10 upc.apl.merits.grounds — citation drift RoP.220.1 → RoP.224.2.a.
+--       Audit §4.1 — duration unchanged. R.224.2(a) sets the Grounds
+--       4-month period for decisions referred to in R.220.1(a) and (b).
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.224.2.a',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.224.2.a',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.grounds'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND rule_code = 'RoP.220.1'
+   AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.220.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.12 dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung — flip is_court_set = true; drop the
+--       § 59(3) PatG citation. Audit §4.3 + §9.1: §59(3) addresses
+--       Anhörung, not a 4-month response period. No statutory
+--       Erwiderungsfrist exists in §59 — the 4-month figure is DPMA
+--       practice (DPMA-Richtlinien D-IV 5.2). Modelled court-set, the
+--       4-month value remains the default-display heuristic the
+--       lawyer overrides via "Datum setzen".
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = true,
+       rule_code    = NULL,
+       legal_source = NULL,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND is_court_set = false
+   AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.59.3';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.13 dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung — flip is_court_set = true; drop
+--       the § 75 PatG citation. Audit §4.3 + §9.1: §75 PatG addresses
+--       aufschiebende Wirkung only, not a Begründungsfrist. No fixed
+--       Begründungsfrist for BPatG-Beschwerde exists in PatG §§73-80 —
+--       the BPatG sets it in the individual case. 1-month default
+--       retained as display heuristic.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = true,
+       rule_code    = NULL,
+       legal_source = NULL,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND is_court_set = false
+   AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.75.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.14 de.null.bpatg.erwidg — citation DE.PatG.82.1 → DE.PatG.82.3.
+--       Audit §4.4 — duration (2 months) is correct. §82(1) carries the
+--       1-month Erklärungsfrist ("sich darüber zu erklären"); the full
+--       Klageerwiderung 2-month period lives in §82(3).
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = '§ 82 Abs. 3 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.82.3',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bpatg.erwidg'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.82.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.15 de.null.bgh.begruendung — citation DE.PatG.111.1 →
+--       DE.ZPO.520.2 (via PatG §117). Audit §4.4 — duration (3 months)
+--       is correct. §111 PatG defines the Grounds of Berufung
+--       (Verletzung des Bundesrechts), not a Begründungsfrist; the
+--       3-month figure is supplied by §117 PatG → ZPO §520(2).
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = '§ 520 Abs. 2 ZPO i.V.m. § 117 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.ZPO.520.2',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.begruendung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.111.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.16 de.null.bgh.erwiderung — flip is_court_set = true; recite as
+--       DE.ZPO.521.2 (via PatG §117). Audit §4.4 + §9.1 — §111 PatG
+--       has no Erwiderungsfrist clause. The actual Erwiderungsfrist
+--       for BGH-Nichtigkeitsberufung is set by the court per §117
+--       PatG → ZPO §521(2). 2-month default retained as display
+--       heuristic.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = true,
+       rule_code    = '§ 521 Abs. 2 ZPO i.V.m. § 117 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.ZPO.521.2',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.erwiderung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND is_court_set = false
+   AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.111.3';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.17 epa.opp.opd.erwidg — flip is_court_set = true. Audit §4.5 +
+--       §9.1: R.79(1) EPÜ authorises the Opposition Division to set
+--       the period, but does not specify a fixed 4 months. The 4-month
+--       figure is administrative practice (EPO Guidelines D-IV 5.2).
+--       Citation retained as the rule-of-authority for the OD's
+--       discretion. 4-month default retained as display heuristic.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = true,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'epa.opp.opd.erwidg'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND is_court_set = false
+   AND legal_source = 'EU.EPC-R.79.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- m/paliad#99  upc.inf.cfi.soc — backfill UPC RoP R.13(1) citation.
+--       The Statement of Claim is defined in UPC RoP R.13 (R.13.1
+--       lists the required contents). The row carries no statutory
+--       deadline (duration_value = 0, parent_id IS NULL — the SoC is
+--       the originating filing that anchors the proceeding's trigger
+--       date), but the catalog UI surfaces the rule citation in
+--       result cards and the Type=Statement-of-Claim / Rule=Auto
+--       resolution; both render blank today because rule_code +
+--       legal_source are NULL. Backfill leaves duration / anchor /
+--       party untouched.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.013.1',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.13.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.inf.cfi.soc'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND rule_code IS NULL
+   AND legal_source IS NULL;
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- Hard assertions. Each touched row must end up in its post-fix
+-- shape. Re-running the migration after a successful first run is a
+-- no-op for the data but the assertions still pass because they
+-- check the post-fix state.
+-- =============================================================================
+
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+    v_count integer;
+BEGIN
+    -- T0.1 defence: dur=2 + canonical zero-padded rule_code
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.defence'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND duration_value = 2
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.049.1';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.1: upc.rev.cfi.defence not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.2 rejoin: dur=1
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.rejoin'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND duration_value = 1
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.052';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.2: upc.rev.cfi.rejoin not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.3 response: dur=3
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.response'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND duration_value = 3
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.235.1';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.3: upc.apl.merits.response not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.4 beruf_begr: parent_id IS NULL
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.beruf_begr'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND parent_id IS NULL;
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.4: de.inf.lg.beruf_begr not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.7 reply: citation backfilled
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.reply'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.051'
+       AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.51';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.7: upc.rev.cfi.reply not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.9 notice: citation RoP.224.1.a
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.notice'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.224.1.a'
+       AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.224.1.a';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.9: upc.apl.merits.notice not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.10 grounds: citation RoP.224.2.a
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.grounds'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.224.2.a'
+       AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.224.2.a';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.10: upc.apl.merits.grounds not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.12 dpma.opp erwiderung: court-set, no citation
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND is_court_set = true
+       AND legal_source IS NULL
+       AND rule_code IS NULL;
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.12: dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.13 dpma.appeal.bpatg begründung: court-set, no citation
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND is_court_set = true
+       AND legal_source IS NULL
+       AND rule_code IS NULL;
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.13: dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.14 bpatg erwidg: §82.3
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bpatg.erwidg'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.82.3';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.14: de.null.bpatg.erwidg not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.15 bgh begründung: ZPO §520.2
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.begruendung'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND legal_source = 'DE.ZPO.520.2';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.15: de.null.bgh.begruendung not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.16 bgh erwiderung: court-set, ZPO §521.2
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.erwiderung'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND is_court_set = true
+       AND legal_source = 'DE.ZPO.521.2';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.16: de.null.bgh.erwiderung not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.17 epa.opp opd erwidg: court-set
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'epa.opp.opd.erwidg'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND is_court_set = true;
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.17: epa.opp.opd.erwidg not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- #99 upc.inf.cfi.soc: citation backfilled
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.inf.cfi.soc'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.013.1'
+       AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.13.1';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 #99: upc.inf.cfi.soc not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+END $$;

internal/db/migrations/128_deadline_rules_unit_check.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Revert t-paliad-271 Wave 2 Tier-3 Slice A — drop duration_unit /
+-- alt_duration_unit CHECK constraints. Pre-mig-128 the columns accepted
+-- arbitrary text, so dropping the CHECKs restores that shape exactly.
+-- No data revert necessary — the constraint addition was purely
+-- additive and validated against live data before adding.
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS deadline_rules_duration_unit_check;
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS deadline_rules_alt_duration_unit_check;

internal/db/migrations/128_deadline_rules_unit_check.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+-- t-paliad-271 Wave 2 Tier-3 Slice A — duration_unit CHECK constraint with
+-- 'working_days' added to the allowed set.
+--
+-- Per docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md Tier 3 Primitive 1
+-- (T3.1) — the calculator gains a business-day arithmetic path for UPC RoP
+-- R.198 / R.213 (and downstream for any rule that needs the 31d-OR-20wd
+-- combine-max pattern). The schema currently accepts free-text on
+-- duration_unit (no CHECK), which is why 'working_days' rows already exist
+-- in the DB but were silently dropped by the calculator. Adding the CHECK
+-- pins the contract and prevents typos.
+--
+-- alt_duration_unit gets the same constraint (NULL-tolerant) so the alt
+-- path stays in lockstep with the primary path.
+--
+-- Idempotent: DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS before ADD. Existing data was
+-- audited via `SELECT DISTINCT duration_unit FROM paliad.deadline_rules`
+-- on 2026-05-25 (returned only days/weeks/months) plus the two live
+-- alt-unit rows already at 'working_days' — both shapes pass.
+--
+-- audit_reason set_config is NOT needed for DDL (mig 079 trigger fires on
+-- INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE on the rows, not on ALTER TABLE).
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS deadline_rules_duration_unit_check;
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    ADD CONSTRAINT deadline_rules_duration_unit_check
+    CHECK (duration_unit IN ('days', 'weeks', 'months', 'working_days'));
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS deadline_rules_alt_duration_unit_check;
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    ADD CONSTRAINT deadline_rules_alt_duration_unit_check
+    CHECK (alt_duration_unit IS NULL
+        OR alt_duration_unit IN ('days', 'weeks', 'months', 'working_days'));

internal/handlers/files.go

@@ -79,6 +79,24 @@ var fileRegistry = map[string]fileEntry{
 		RepoName:     "mWorkRepo",
 		FilePath:     "6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_skeleton.docx",
 	},
+	// Firm-formatted skeleton (t-paliad-275). Carries the same 48-key
+	// placeholder bag as the universal _skeleton.docx, but additionally
+	// preserves every HL paragraph + character style from the HL Patents
+	// Style .dotm (HLpat-Heading-H1..H5, HLpat-Body-B0, HLpat-Header-Section,
+	// HLpat-Table-Recitals-*, HLpat-Signature, …) and the firm letterhead
+	// (header logo + firm-address footer). Slotted ahead of the universal
+	// skeleton in the fallback chain so any submission_code without a
+	// dedicated per-code template still renders as a real firm-branded
+	// Schriftsatz with variables substituted, rather than a plain skeleton.
+	// Generated via scripts/gen-hl-skeleton-template against the .dotm.
+	firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug: {
+		RawURL:       "https://mgit.msbls.de/m/mWorkRepo/raw/branch/main/6%20-%20material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_firm-skeleton.docx",
+		DownloadName: branding.Name + " — Firm Schriftsatz-Skelett.docx",
+		ContentType:  "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document",
+		RepoOwner:    "m",
+		RepoName:     "mWorkRepo",
+		FilePath:     "6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_firm-skeleton.docx",
+	},
 }
 
 // skeletonSubmissionSlug names the universal skeleton template inside
@@ -87,6 +105,14 @@ var fileRegistry = map[string]fileEntry{
 // the same string the registry uses.
 const skeletonSubmissionSlug = "submission/_skeleton.docx"
 
+// firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug names the firm-formatted skeleton template
+// inside the shared fileRegistry cache (t-paliad-275). Same placeholder
+// surface as skeletonSubmissionSlug; carries HL paragraph + character
+// styles from the source .dotm on top. Sits between the per-code
+// template and the generic universal skeleton in the fallback chain so
+// codes without a dedicated template still render with firm branding.
+const firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug = "submission/_firm-skeleton.docx"
+
 // submissionTemplateRegistry maps a deadline-rule submission_code to a
 // fileRegistry slug. Lookup order matches the cronus design fallback
 // chain §8: per-firm `templates/{FIRM_NAME}/{code}.docx` first, then
@@ -219,11 +245,28 @@ func handleFileRefresh(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // call warms the cache synchronously from mWorkRepo via Gitea; later
 // calls return immediately while a background refresh runs.
 func fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytes(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, string, error) {
-	entry, ok := fileRegistry[skeletonSubmissionSlug]
+	return fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug(ctx, skeletonSubmissionSlug)
+}
+
+// fetchFirmSkeletonBytes returns the cached firm-formatted skeleton
+// template bytes (HL paragraph/character styles + 48-key placeholder
+// bag) plus its provenance SHA. Sits between the per-code template and
+// the generic universal skeleton in resolveSubmissionTemplate's
+// fallback chain (t-paliad-275). Same stale-while-revalidate caching
+// as the other Gitea-backed template parts.
+func fetchFirmSkeletonBytes(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	return fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug(ctx, firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug)
+}
+
+// fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug is the shared cache-aware fetcher used by
+// the firm-skeleton and universal-skeleton accessors. Factored out so
+// the two paths can't drift apart on caching semantics.
+func fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug(ctx context.Context, slug string) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	entry, ok := fileRegistry[slug]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("file proxy: %s not registered", skeletonSubmissionSlug)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("file proxy: %s not registered", slug)
 	}
-	ce := getCacheEntry(skeletonSubmissionSlug)
+	ce := getCacheEntry(slug)
 
 	ce.mu.RLock()
 	hasData := len(ce.data) > 0
@@ -241,7 +284,7 @@ func fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytes(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, string, error) {
 	ce.mu.RLock()
 	defer ce.mu.RUnlock()
 	if len(ce.data) == 0 {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("file proxy: %s cache empty after fetch", skeletonSubmissionSlug)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("file proxy: %s cache empty after fetch", slug)
 	}
 	out := make([]byte, len(ce.data))
 	copy(out, ce.data)

internal/handlers/submission_drafts.go

@@ -904,19 +904,25 @@ func buildSubmissionDraftView(ctx context.Context, d *services.SubmissionDraft,
 
 // resolveSubmissionTemplate returns the .docx bytes for the given
 // submission code. Lookup order matches the cronus design fallback chain
-// §8 plus the t-paliad-259 universal-skeleton slot:
+// §8 plus the t-paliad-259 universal-skeleton slot and the t-paliad-275
+// firm-skeleton slot:
 //
 //  1. per-firm per-submission_code template registered in
 //     submissionTemplateRegistry (e.g. de.inf.lg.erwidg.docx) — code-
 //     specific structure plus the full variable bag.
-//  2. universal _skeleton.docx — same variable bag, no submission_code-
-//     specific prose. Catches every code without a dedicated template
-//     so the editor preview / generate flow still has variables to
-//     substitute instead of falling through to the bare letterhead.
-//  3. universal HL Patents Style .dotm — macro-only letterhead, no
-//     placeholders. Final fallback when even the skeleton is unreachable
-//     (mWorkRepo outage etc.). Preserves the pre-t-paliad-259 behaviour
-//     for resilience.
+//  2. firm-formatted _firm-skeleton.docx — full HL paragraph + character
+//     styles (HLpat-Heading-H1..H5, HLpat-Body-B0, HLpat-Header-Section,
+//     HLpat-Table-Recitals-*, HLpat-Signature, …) preserved from the
+//     source .dotm, the firm letterhead header/footer, plus the full
+//     48-key placeholder bag. Catches every code without a dedicated
+//     template so the editor still renders firm-branded output.
+//  3. universal _skeleton.docx — same variable bag, no firm formatting.
+//     Backstop for when the firm skeleton is unreachable (e.g. a future
+//     firm hasn't authored one yet).
+//  4. universal HL Patents Style .dotm — macro-only letterhead, no
+//     placeholders. Final fallback when even both skeletons are
+//     unreachable (mWorkRepo outage etc.). Preserves the
+//     pre-t-paliad-259 behaviour for resilience.
 //
 // The returned SHA is the cache entry's commit SHA so the export audit
 // row can record provenance.
@@ -926,6 +932,11 @@ func resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx context.Context, submissionCode string) ([]by
 	} else if found {
 		return data, sha, nil
 	}
+	if data, sha, err := fetchFirmSkeletonBytes(ctx); err == nil {
+		return data, sha, nil
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("submission_drafts: firm-skeleton fetch failed for code=%s, falling back to universal skeleton: %v", submissionCode, err)
+	}
 	if data, sha, err := fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytes(ctx); err == nil {
 		return data, sha, nil
 	} else {

internal/services/deadline_calculator.go

@@ -27,33 +27,119 @@ func NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays *HolidayService) *DeadlineCalculator {
 }
 
 // CalculateEndDate applies a single rule's duration + timing to the event date,
-// then bumps forward off non-working days for the given (country, regime).
-// Returns (adjusted, original, didAdjust).
+// then bumps off non-working days for the given (country, regime). For
+// rules with both a primary and an alt duration (alt_duration_value/_unit)
+// and a combine_op of 'max' or 'min', both legs are computed independently
+// and combined per the operator — this implements RoP R.198 / R.213
+// ("31 days OR 20 working days, whichever is longer") and the equivalent
+// shape under EPC. Returns (adjusted, original, didAdjust).
+//
+// Snap direction follows timing: 'after' snaps forward to the next
+// working day (RoP R.300.b — period extends to the next working day),
+// 'before' snaps *backward* to the preceding working day so the
+// statutory cut-off is not pushed past its hard limit.
+//
+// duration_unit='working_days' walks day-by-day via the holiday service
+// (skipping weekends + court holidays), so its result is always already a
+// working day — no post-arithmetic snap needed for that leg.
+//
+// Per Tier 3 Primitives §10 of docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md
+// (m's 2026-05-25 15:29 steer: build the full primitives, no workarounds).
 func (c *DeadlineCalculator) CalculateEndDate(eventDate time.Time, rule models.DeadlineRule, country, regime string) (time.Time, time.Time, bool) {
-	endDate := eventDate
-
 	timing := "after"
 	if rule.Timing != nil {
 		timing = *rule.Timing
 	}
 
+	adjusted, raw, wasAdjusted := c.computeLeg(eventDate, rule.DurationValue, rule.DurationUnit, timing, country, regime)
+
+	// combine_op + alt_duration_*: compute the alt leg independently,
+	// then pick the later (max) or earlier (min) of the two adjusted
+	// end-dates. Live use case is UPC RoP R.198 / R.213 (31 calendar
+	// days vs. 20 working days, whichever is longer).
+	if rule.CombineOp != nil && rule.AltDurationValue != nil && rule.AltDurationUnit != nil {
+		altAdj, altRaw, altWasAdj := c.computeLeg(eventDate, *rule.AltDurationValue, *rule.AltDurationUnit, timing, country, regime)
+		switch *rule.CombineOp {
+		case "max":
+			if altAdj.After(adjusted) {
+				adjusted, raw, wasAdjusted = altAdj, altRaw, altWasAdj
+			}
+		case "min":
+			if altAdj.Before(adjusted) {
+				adjusted, raw, wasAdjusted = altAdj, altRaw, altWasAdj
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return adjusted, raw, wasAdjusted
+}
+
+// computeLeg evaluates a single (value, unit) duration against the event
+// date in the given timing direction and snap-adjusts the result. Returns
+// the snap-adjusted end-date, the pre-snap end-date, and whether a snap
+// occurred. working_days arithmetic never needs a snap (the walker lands
+// on a working day by construction).
+func (c *DeadlineCalculator) computeLeg(eventDate time.Time, value int, unit string, timing string, country, regime string) (adjusted, raw time.Time, wasAdjusted bool) {
 	sign := 1
 	if timing == "before" {
 		sign = -1
 	}
-
-	switch rule.DurationUnit {
-	case "days":
-		endDate = endDate.AddDate(0, 0, sign*rule.DurationValue)
-	case "weeks":
-		endDate = endDate.AddDate(0, 0, sign*rule.DurationValue*7)
-	case "months":
-		endDate = endDate.AddDate(0, sign*rule.DurationValue, 0)
+	raw = c.addDuration(eventDate, value, unit, sign, country, regime)
+	if unit == "working_days" {
+		return raw, raw, false
 	}
+	if timing == "before" {
+		return c.holidays.AdjustForNonWorkingDaysBackward(raw, country, regime)
+	}
+	return c.holidays.AdjustForNonWorkingDays(raw, country, regime)
+}
 
-	original := endDate
-	adjusted, _, wasAdjusted := c.holidays.AdjustForNonWorkingDays(endDate, country, regime)
-	return adjusted, original, wasAdjusted
+// addDuration adds `sign * value` of the given unit to eventDate. For
+// 'working_days' it walks day-by-day skipping weekends and court
+// holidays via the holiday service.
+func (c *DeadlineCalculator) addDuration(eventDate time.Time, value int, unit string, sign int, country, regime string) time.Time {
+	switch unit {
+	case "days":
+		return eventDate.AddDate(0, 0, sign*value)
+	case "weeks":
+		return eventDate.AddDate(0, 0, sign*value*7)
+	case "months":
+		return eventDate.AddDate(0, sign*value, 0)
+	case "working_days":
+		return c.addWorkingDays(eventDate, sign*value, country, regime)
+	}
+	return eventDate
+}
+
+// addWorkingDays walks `n` business days from `date` (negative `n` walks
+// backward). The event day itself is never counted; we step first, then
+// skip past non-working days, repeated n times. Result is always a
+// working day for the given (country, regime). Matches UPC RoP R.300.b's
+// "the day on which the event happens shall not be counted" convention
+// applied to the business-day axis.
+//
+// Bound: each business-day step is bounded by a 60-day inner cap so a
+// misconfigured holiday table can never spin forever. The longest
+// real-world non-working run between adjacent business days is the
+// Christmas Eve → Neujahr window (~6 days), so 60 is over-provisioned.
+func (c *DeadlineCalculator) addWorkingDays(date time.Time, n int, country, regime string) time.Time {
+	if n == 0 {
+		return date
+	}
+	step := 1
+	count := n
+	if n < 0 {
+		step = -1
+		count = -n
+	}
+	cur := date
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		cur = cur.AddDate(0, 0, step)
+		for j := 0; j < 60 && c.holidays.IsNonWorkingDay(cur, country, regime); j++ {
+			cur = cur.AddDate(0, 0, step)
+		}
+	}
+	return cur
 }
 
 // CalculateFromRules calculates deadlines for a slice of rules using the

internal/services/deadline_calculator_test.go

@@ -93,7 +93,14 @@ func TestCalculateEndDate_Weeks_LandsOnHoliday(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCalculateEndDate_BeforeTiming(t *testing.T) {
+// TestCalculateEndDate_BeforeTiming_SnapsBackward — Tier 3 Primitive 5
+// (m/paliad#103 Slice A). For timing='before' rules (R.109.1 / R.109.4
+// "no later than X before the oral hearing"), a computed cut-off that
+// lands on a weekend / holiday must snap *backward* to the preceding
+// working day. Forward snap would push the cut-off past the statutory
+// limit and miss the deadline. See
+// docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md §10 T3.5.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_BeforeTiming_SnapsBackward(t *testing.T) {
 	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
 	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
 
@@ -104,11 +111,322 @@ func TestCalculateEndDate_BeforeTiming(t *testing.T) {
 		DurationUnit:  "months",
 		Timing:        ptr("before"),
 	}
-	// "before" subtracts: 2026-04-15 - 1 month = 2026-03-15 (Sunday).
-	// Adjust: Sunday → Monday 2026-03-16.
+	// "before" subtracts: 2026-04-15 (Wed) - 1 month = 2026-03-15 (Sunday).
+	// Backward snap: Sunday → Friday 2026-03-13 (Karfreitag is later
+	// in 2026, so no extra holiday in this window).
 	in := time.Date(2026, 4, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, original, wasAdjusted := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	wantOrig := time.Date(2026, 3, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	wantAdj := time.Date(2026, 3, 13, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !original.Equal(wantOrig) {
+		t.Errorf("original: got %s, want %s", original, wantOrig)
+	}
+	if !adjusted.Equal(wantAdj) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, wantAdj)
+	}
+	if !wasAdjusted {
+		t.Error("expected wasAdjusted=true (Sun → preceding Fri)")
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 5 — backward snap across Karfreitag / Ostermontag.
+// 2026 Ostern: Karfreitag = 2026-04-03 (Fri), Ostermontag = 2026-04-06 (Mon).
+// Anchor Tue 2026-05-05 minus 1 month = Sun 2026-04-05 → backward through
+// Sat → Karfreitag → Thu 2026-04-02.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_BeforeTiming_BackwardSkipsHolidayCluster(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "1-month before, Ostern cluster",
+		DurationValue: 1,
+		DurationUnit:  "months",
+		Timing:        ptr("before"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, wasAdjusted := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 4, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+	if !wasAdjusted {
+		t.Error("expected wasAdjusted=true (Sun→Karfreitag→Thu)")
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days arithmetic forward over a weekend.
+// Anchor Mon 2026-01-12 + 5 working days = Tue 13 (1), Wed 14 (2),
+// Thu 15 (3), Fri 16 (4), Mon 19 (5). Result = Mon 2026-01-19.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_ForwardSkipsWeekend(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "5 working days",
+		DurationValue: 5,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, original, wasAdjusted := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 1, 19, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+	// working_days arithmetic lands on a working day by construction, so the
+	// "snap" reports no adjustment and original == adjusted.
+	if !original.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("original: got %s, want %s", original, want)
+	}
+	if wasAdjusted {
+		t.Error("working_days result should not report a snap adjustment")
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days arithmetic with anchor on Friday;
+// 20 working days lands on the Friday four weeks later. Anchor Fri
+// 2026-01-09 → +20wd → Fri 2026-02-06. No DE federal holiday in
+// window. This exercises the R.198 / R.213 "20 working days" leg.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_TwentyDays(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "20 working days",
+		DurationValue: 20,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 1, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
-	want := time.Date(2026, 3, 16, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	want := time.Date(2026, 2, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days across Karfreitag/Ostermontag. Anchor
+// Thu 2026-04-02 + 3 working days: skip Karfreitag (Fri 04-03), weekend,
+// Ostermontag (Mon 04-06). Walk: Tue 04-07 (1), Wed 04-08 (2), Thu 04-09
+// (3). Result = Thu 2026-04-09.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_AcrossEasterCluster(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "3 working days over Ostern",
+		DurationValue: 3,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 4, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 4, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days across year boundary. Anchor Mon
+// 2025-12-29 + 5 working days. Calendar: Tue 30 (1), Wed 31 (2),
+// Thu 2026-01-01 = Neujahr (skip), Fri 2026-01-02 (3), Mon 05 (4),
+// Tue 06 (5). Result = Tue 2026-01-06.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_AcrossYearBoundary(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "5 working days over year-end",
+		DurationValue: 5,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2025, 12, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 1, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days backward (timing='before'). Anchor
+// Fri 2026-04-17 - 5 working days: Thu 16 (1), Wed 15 (2), Tue 14 (3),
+// Mon 13 (4), Fri 10 (5 — Mon 13 - 3 days skipping Sun/Sat). Result =
+// Fri 2026-04-10.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_BackwardSkipsWeekend(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "5 working days before",
+		DurationValue: 5,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("before"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 4, 17, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 4, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days anchored on a Saturday (rare but
+// must not loop). +3 working days from Sat 2026-01-10: Mon 12 (1), Tue
+// 13 (2), Wed 14 (3). Result = Wed 2026-01-14.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_AnchorOnWeekend(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "3 working days from Saturday",
+		DurationValue: 3,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 1, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 1, 14, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 2 — combine_op='max' picks the LATER of two adjusted
+// end-dates. Matches UPC RoP R.198 / R.213 "31 calendar days OR 20
+// working days, whichever is longer". Anchor Mon 2026-01-12.
+//   - Primary: 31 cal days → Sun 2026-02-12... wait, Mon Jan 12 + 31 =
+//     Thu 2026-02-12 (verify: Jan has 31 days; 12 + 31 = day-43 of year
+//     = Feb 12). Feb 12 2026 is Thursday → no snap, +31d.
+//   - Alt: 20 working_days → Mon Jan 12 + 20wd: Tue 13 (1) ... walk
+//     gives Mon 2026-02-09 (20 business days later, no DE holiday).
+//
+// max(Feb 12 Thu, Feb 09 Mon) = Feb 12 → primary wins.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_CombineMax_PrimaryWins(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:               uuid.New(),
+		Name:             "31d OR 20wd, max",
+		DurationValue:    31,
+		DurationUnit:     "days",
+		Timing:           ptr("after"),
+		AltDurationValue: ptr(20),
+		AltDurationUnit:  ptr("working_days"),
+		CombineOp:        ptr("max"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 2, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 2 — combine_op='max', alt wins. Anchor that makes the
+// 20-working-days leg longer than the 31-cal-day leg. Anchor Fri
+// 2026-01-09: +31 cal days = Mon 2026-02-09 (calendar weekday, no snap);
+// +20 working_days = Fri 2026-02-06 ... actually let's pick an anchor
+// where the working-days side overshoots. Anchor over a long-weekend
+// cluster: Wed 2026-12-23, +31cal = Sat 2027-01-23 → forward-snap to Mon
+// 2027-01-25 (DE has no holiday that day). +20wd = walk skipping Heilig
+// Abend, Christmas, Neujahr, weekends. Pick simpler: anchor where 31cal
+// + snap ≈ 20wd + cluster.
+//
+// Concrete: anchor Mon 2026-01-12, mock the 31d leg landing on Sun
+// 2026-02-15 (no — Jan 12 + 34 days = Feb 15, not 31). For deterministic
+// "alt wins", we use a configurable anchor and check the relative order
+// instead.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_CombineMax_AltWins(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	// Anchor Thu 2026-12-24 (Heilig Abend is not a DE federal holiday;
+	// holiday service only has Neujahr/Easter/.../Weihnachtstag — Dec
+	// 24 is a working day here). +14 calendar days = Thu 2027-01-07.
+	// +20 working_days walks Fri 12-25 (1. Weihnachtstag — skip), ...
+	// arrives much later. Use 14 days vs 20 working_days to make alt
+	// reliably win on this stretch.
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:               uuid.New(),
+		Name:             "14d OR 20wd, max",
+		DurationValue:    14,
+		DurationUnit:     "days",
+		Timing:           ptr("after"),
+		AltDurationValue: ptr(20),
+		AltDurationUnit:  ptr("working_days"),
+		CombineOp:        ptr("max"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 12, 24, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	// Primary 14 cal days: Dec 24 (Thu) + 14 = Jan 7 2027 (Thu), working
+	// day → no snap. Alt 20 working_days walks past Christmas + Neujahr:
+	// Fri 12-25 (1.W) skip, Sat/Sun 12-26/27 skip (Sat counts as
+	// non-working; 2.W on 26 also skips), Mon 12-28 (1), Tue 12-29 (2),
+	// Wed 12-30 (3), Thu 12-31 (4), Fri 01-01-2027 Neujahr skip, Mon
+	// 01-04 (5), Tue 01-05 (6), Wed 01-06 (7), Thu 01-07 (8), Fri 01-08
+	// (9), Mon 01-11 (10), Tue 01-12 (11), Wed 01-13 (12), Thu 01-14
+	// (13), Fri 01-15 (14), Mon 01-18 (15), Tue 01-19 (16), Wed 01-20
+	// (17), Thu 01-21 (18), Fri 01-22 (19), Mon 01-25 (20). Result =
+	// Mon 2027-01-25. After max(Jan 7, Jan 25) → Jan 25.
+	want := time.Date(2027, 1, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 2 — combine_op='min' picks the EARLIER end-date.
+// Same shape as the max test but inverted. Same Dec 24 2026 anchor,
+// 14d vs 20wd: min = Jan 7 2027 (the primary leg).
+func TestCalculateEndDate_CombineMin_PrimaryWins(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:               uuid.New(),
+		Name:             "14d OR 20wd, min",
+		DurationValue:    14,
+		DurationUnit:     "days",
+		Timing:           ptr("after"),
+		AltDurationValue: ptr(20),
+		AltDurationUnit:  ptr("working_days"),
+		CombineOp:        ptr("min"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 12, 24, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2027, 1, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 2 — combine_op with NULL alt fields short-circuits to
+// the primary-only result (defensive: drift in seed data shouldn't crash
+// the calculator). Same as the basic days test but with combine_op set
+// and alt fields nil.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_CombineOp_AltNil_FallsBackToPrimary(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "Primary only, stray combine_op",
+		DurationValue: 10,
+		DurationUnit:  "days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+		CombineOp:     ptr("max"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 1, 13, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 1, 23, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
 		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
 	}
@@ -168,4 +486,3 @@ func TestAdjustForNonWorkingDays_WalksPastSummerVacation(t *testing.T) {
 	// PR-3 ("SoD 3mo from 2026-04-30 → adjusted Mon 2026-08-31, not Sat
 	// 2026-08-29") locks the live behaviour.
 }
-

internal/services/deadline_search_service.go

@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ import (
 //     tree alone is enough to produce a candidate concept set.
 //   - Forums: a list of forum slugs from the v3 bucket map. Translated
 //     to proceeding_type_codes by the search service; trigger-event
-//     pills bypass the forum filter (cross-cutting by design).
+//     pills carry a structured legal_source citation (via mig 123)
+//     and narrow by the per-forum legal-source prefix set instead of
+//     by proceeding_code — see ForumToLegalSourcePrefixes. Before mig
+//     123 trigger pills bypassed the forum filter unconditionally;
+//     m/paliad#97 (t-paliad-266) requires the cross-cutting sub-rows
+//     to narrow with the active court-system chip.
 //
 // See docs/plans/unified-fristenrechner.md §4.6 + §6 (v2) and
 // docs/plans/unified-fristenrechner-v3.md §3.5 + §5.2 (v3).
@@ -74,6 +79,40 @@ var ForumToProceedingCodes = map[string][]string{
 	"dpma":       {CodeDPMAOpposition},
 }
 
+// ForumToLegalSourcePrefixes maps the v3 forum buckets to the
+// structured legal_source prefixes that cross-cutting trigger pills
+// must match against (t-paliad-266 / m/paliad#97). Rule pills already
+// narrow by proceeding_code via ForumToProceedingCodes; trigger pills
+// have no proceeding context, so the narrowing key is the citation
+// body itself.
+//
+// Mapping mirrors m's spec on the issue:
+//
+//   - UPC chips → UPC.*       (UPC RoP / UPC Agreement / UPC Statute)
+//   - DE LG/OLG/BGH chips → DE.ZPO.*           (civil-procedure path)
+//   - DE BPatG chip       → DE.PatG.*          (national patent path)
+//   - DPMA chip           → DE.PatG.*          (national patent path)
+//   - EPA chips           → EU.EPC* / EU.EPÜ*  (EPC / EPÜ citations)
+//
+// Two forums (de_bgh, de_bpatg) intentionally collapse: BGH hears
+// both civil-patent and nullity appeals; PatG covers DPMA + BPatG
+// patent jurisdiction. The matching SQL uses startsWith against the
+// union of the active forums' prefixes, so a chip combination like
+// "DPMA + de_bgh" surfaces every trigger whose legal_source starts
+// with DE.PatG.* OR DE.ZPO.* — exactly the user's union expectation.
+var ForumToLegalSourcePrefixes = map[string][]string{
+	"upc_cfi":    {"UPC."},
+	"upc_coa":    {"UPC."},
+	"de_lg":      {"DE.ZPO."},
+	"de_olg":     {"DE.ZPO."},
+	"de_bgh":     {"DE.ZPO."},
+	"de_bpatg":   {"DE.PatG."},
+	"epa_grant":  {"EU.EPC", "EU.EPÜ"},
+	"epa_opp":    {"EU.EPC", "EU.EPÜ"},
+	"epa_appeal": {"EU.EPC", "EU.EPÜ"},
+	"dpma":       {"DE.PatG."},
+}
+
 // SearchOptions carries the optional facet filters from the URL query
 // string. Empty strings / empty slices mean "no filter on this facet".
 type SearchOptions struct {
@@ -279,8 +318,12 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) Search(ctx context.Context, q string, opts Searc
 		subtree = newSubtreeFilter(outcomes)
 	}
 
-	// v3: translate forum slugs to proceeding_code allow-list.
+	// v3: translate forum slugs to proceeding_code allow-list (rule
+	// pills) and t-paliad-266: parallel legal_source prefix allow-list
+	// for trigger pills. Empty slice for either axis = no narrowing on
+	// that pill kind.
 	forumCodes := translateForums(opts.Forums)
+	forumLegalPrefixes := translateForumsToLegalSourcePrefixes(opts.Forums)
 
 	if !browseMode && qNorm == "" {
 		return resp, nil
@@ -293,11 +336,11 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) Search(ctx context.Context, q string, opts Searc
 	var ranks []rankRow
 	if browseMode {
 		// Browse mode: synthesize ranks from the allow-list directly.
-		ranks = s.browseRanks(ctx, subtree, party, proc, source, forumCodes, limit)
+		ranks = s.browseRanks(ctx, subtree, party, proc, source, forumCodes, forumLegalPrefixes, limit)
 	} else {
 		qLow := strings.ToLower(qNorm)
 		var err error
-		ranks, err = s.rankConcepts(ctx, qNorm, qLow, party, proc, source, subtree, forumCodes, limit)
+		ranks, err = s.rankConcepts(ctx, qNorm, qLow, party, proc, source, subtree, forumCodes, forumLegalPrefixes, limit)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -310,7 +353,7 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) Search(ctx context.Context, q string, opts Searc
 	for i, r := range ranks {
 		conceptIDs[i] = r.ConceptID
 	}
-	pills, err := s.loadPills(ctx, conceptIDs, party, proc, source, subtree, forumCodes)
+	pills, err := s.loadPills(ctx, conceptIDs, party, proc, source, subtree, forumCodes, forumLegalPrefixes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -418,6 +461,33 @@ func translateForums(slugs []string) []string {
 	return out
 }
 
+// translateForumsToLegalSourcePrefixes maps a list of forum slugs to
+// the union of legal_source prefixes those forums admit for trigger
+// pills (t-paliad-266). Empty when no slug carries a prefix mapping —
+// callers must treat empty as "no trigger narrowing applies" rather
+// than "match nothing", mirroring translateForums.
+func translateForumsToLegalSourcePrefixes(slugs []string) []string {
+	if len(slugs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
+	var out []string
+	for _, slug := range slugs {
+		prefixes, ok := ForumToLegalSourcePrefixes[slug]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, p := range prefixes {
+			if seen[p] {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[p] = true
+			out = append(out, p)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 // browseRanks synthesizes a rank list from a subtree-filter tuple set
 // (v3 B1 browse mode). No trigram scoring — order is by concept
 // sort_order then name. Forum filter applies post-hoc to keep concepts
@@ -430,6 +500,7 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) browseRanks(
 	subtree *subtreeFilter,
 	party, proc, source *string,
 	forumCodes []string,
+	forumLegalPrefixes []string,
 	limit int,
 ) []rankRow {
 	const sqlText = `
@@ -452,8 +523,18 @@ SELECT DISTINCT
    AND (
         $6::text[] IS NULL
         OR cardinality($6::text[]) = 0
-        OR s.kind = 'trigger'
-        OR s.proceeding_code = ANY($6::text[])
+        OR (
+             s.kind = 'rule'
+             AND s.proceeding_code = ANY($6::text[])
+           )
+        OR (
+             s.kind = 'trigger'
+             AND ($8::text[] IS NULL OR cardinality($8::text[]) = 0
+                  OR EXISTS (
+                       SELECT 1 FROM unnest($8::text[]) AS lp
+                        WHERE s.legal_source LIKE lp || '%'
+                  ))
+           )
        )
  ORDER BY s.concept_sort_order ASC, s.concept_name_de ASC
  LIMIT $7
@@ -465,6 +546,7 @@ SELECT DISTINCT
 		party, proc, source,
 		nullableArray(forumCodes),
 		limit,
+		nullableArray(forumLegalPrefixes),
 	); err != nil {
 		// Browse mode failures degrade to empty (taxonomy-driven UX
 		// shouldn't crash on a malformed slug); log via the caller.
@@ -490,11 +572,12 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) rankConcepts(
 	party, proc, source *string,
 	subtree *subtreeFilter,
 	forumCodes []string,
+	forumLegalPrefixes []string,
 	limit int,
 ) ([]rankRow, error) {
 	// $1 q · $2 qLow · $3 party · $4 proc · $5 source ·
 	// $6 subtree_cids uuid[]? · $7 subtree_procs text[]? ·
-	// $8 forum_codes text[]? · $9 limit
+	// $8 forum_codes text[]? · $9 limit · $10 forum_legal_prefixes text[]?
 	const sqlText = `
 WITH matched AS (
     SELECT
@@ -544,8 +627,18 @@ WITH matched AS (
        AND (
              $8::text[] IS NULL
              OR cardinality($8::text[]) = 0
-             OR s.kind = 'trigger'
-             OR s.proceeding_code = ANY($8::text[])
+             OR (
+                  s.kind = 'rule'
+                  AND s.proceeding_code = ANY($8::text[])
+                )
+             OR (
+                  s.kind = 'trigger'
+                  AND ($10::text[] IS NULL OR cardinality($10::text[]) = 0
+                       OR EXISTS (
+                            SELECT 1 FROM unnest($10::text[]) AS lp
+                             WHERE s.legal_source LIKE lp || '%'
+                       ))
+                )
            )
 )
 SELECT
@@ -569,6 +662,7 @@ SELECT
 		cidArg, procArg,
 		nullableArray(forumCodes),
 		limit,
+		nullableArray(forumLegalPrefixes),
 	); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("rank concepts: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -581,10 +675,11 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) loadPills(
 	party, proc, source *string,
 	subtree *subtreeFilter,
 	forumCodes []string,
+	forumLegalPrefixes []string,
 ) ([]pillRow, error) {
 	// $1 concept_ids uuid[] · $2 party · $3 proc · $4 source ·
 	// $5 subtree_cids uuid[]? · $6 subtree_procs text[]? ·
-	// $7 forum_codes text[]?
+	// $7 forum_codes text[]? · $8 forum_legal_prefixes text[]?
 	const sqlText = `
 SELECT
     s.kind,
@@ -627,8 +722,18 @@ SELECT
    AND (
         $7::text[] IS NULL
         OR cardinality($7::text[]) = 0
-        OR s.kind = 'trigger'
-        OR s.proceeding_code = ANY($7::text[])
+        OR (
+             s.kind = 'rule'
+             AND s.proceeding_code = ANY($7::text[])
+           )
+        OR (
+             s.kind = 'trigger'
+             AND ($8::text[] IS NULL OR cardinality($8::text[]) = 0
+                  OR EXISTS (
+                       SELECT 1 FROM unnest($8::text[]) AS lp
+                        WHERE s.legal_source LIKE lp || '%'
+                  ))
+           )
        )
  ORDER BY s.concept_id, s.kind, s.proceeding_display_order, s.proceeding_code NULLS LAST, s.rule_local_code
 `
@@ -638,6 +743,7 @@ SELECT
 		pq.Array(conceptIDs), party, proc, source,
 		cidArg, procArg,
 		nullableArray(forumCodes),
+		nullableArray(forumLegalPrefixes),
 	); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("load pills: %w", err)
 	}

internal/services/deadline_search_service_test.go

@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ func TestDeadlineSearch(t *testing.T) {
 		mustHaveLegalSource(t, card, "DE.PatG.82.1")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("Wiedereinsetzung returns the cross-cutting concept with 4 trigger pills", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Wiedereinsetzung returns the cross-cutting concept with 5 trigger pills", func(t *testing.T) {
 		resp, err := svc.Search(ctx, "Wiedereinsetzung", SearchOptions{Limit: 12})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
 		}
 		card := findCardBySlug(t, resp, "wiedereinsetzung")
-		// Exactly 4 trigger pills: PatG §123 (DE), ZPO §233 (DE), EPÜ
-		// Art.122 (EU), DPMA §123 — corresponding to trigger_event ids
-		// 200..203 from migration 046.
+		// Exactly 5 trigger pills: PatG §123 (DE), ZPO §233 (DE), EPÜ
+		// Art.122 (EU), DPMA §123, and UPC R.320 — trigger_event ids
+		// 200..203 from mig 046 plus 207 from mig 063.
 		triggerIDs := []int64{}
 		for _, p := range card.Pills {
 			if p.Kind != "trigger" {
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ func TestDeadlineSearch(t *testing.T) {
 				triggerIDs = append(triggerIDs, *p.TriggerEventID)
 			}
 		}
-		want := map[int64]bool{200: true, 201: true, 202: true, 203: true}
-		if len(triggerIDs) != 4 {
-			t.Fatalf("Wiedereinsetzung card: got %d trigger pills, want 4 (ids 200..203)", len(triggerIDs))
+		want := map[int64]bool{200: true, 201: true, 202: true, 203: true, 207: true}
+		if len(triggerIDs) != 5 {
+			t.Fatalf("Wiedereinsetzung card: got %d trigger pills, want 5 (ids 200..203, 207)", len(triggerIDs))
 		}
 		for _, id := range triggerIDs {
 			if !want[id] {
@@ -195,6 +195,107 @@ func TestDeadlineSearch(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	// t-paliad-266 / m/paliad#97 — court-system filter narrows
+	// cross-cutting trigger pills via legal_source inference.
+	t.Run("forum filter narrows Wiedereinsetzung trigger pills by court system", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Each pair is (forum slug, expected trigger_event_ids).
+		cases := []struct {
+			name        string
+			forum       string
+			wantTrigIDs []int64
+		}{
+			{"upc_cfi shows only UPC R.320", "upc_cfi", []int64{207}},
+			{"upc_coa shows only UPC R.320", "upc_coa", []int64{207}},
+			{"de_lg shows only ZPO §233", "de_lg", []int64{201}},
+			{"de_olg shows only ZPO §233", "de_olg", []int64{201}},
+			{"de_bgh shows only ZPO §233", "de_bgh", []int64{201}},
+			{"de_bpatg shows only PatG §123 (DE national)", "de_bpatg", []int64{200, 203}},
+			{"dpma shows only PatG §123 (DPMA)", "dpma", []int64{200, 203}},
+			{"epa_grant shows only EPC Art.122", "epa_grant", []int64{202}},
+			{"epa_opp shows only EPC Art.122", "epa_opp", []int64{202}},
+			{"epa_appeal shows only EPC Art.122", "epa_appeal", []int64{202}},
+		}
+		for _, tc := range cases {
+			t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				resp, err := svc.Search(ctx, "Wiedereinsetzung", SearchOptions{
+					Forums: []string{tc.forum},
+					Limit:  12,
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
+				}
+				card := findCardBySlug(t, resp, "wiedereinsetzung")
+				got := map[int64]bool{}
+				for _, p := range card.Pills {
+					if p.TriggerEventID != nil {
+						got[*p.TriggerEventID] = true
+					}
+				}
+				want := map[int64]bool{}
+				for _, id := range tc.wantTrigIDs {
+					want[id] = true
+				}
+				for id := range got {
+					if !want[id] {
+						t.Errorf("forum=%s leaked trigger id %d (got pills: %v)", tc.forum, id, got)
+					}
+				}
+				for id := range want {
+					if !got[id] {
+						t.Errorf("forum=%s missing expected trigger id %d (got pills: %v)", tc.forum, id, got)
+					}
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple forum chips union the legal_source allow-list for triggers", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// upc_cfi + de_lg → UPC.* OR DE.ZPO.* → trigger ids 201 + 207.
+		resp, err := svc.Search(ctx, "Wiedereinsetzung", SearchOptions{
+			Forums: []string{"upc_cfi", "de_lg"},
+			Limit:  12,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
+		}
+		card := findCardBySlug(t, resp, "wiedereinsetzung")
+		got := map[int64]bool{}
+		for _, p := range card.Pills {
+			if p.TriggerEventID != nil {
+				got[*p.TriggerEventID] = true
+			}
+		}
+		want := map[int64]bool{201: true, 207: true}
+		for id := range got {
+			if !want[id] {
+				t.Errorf("union forum upc_cfi+de_lg leaked trigger id %d", id)
+			}
+		}
+		for id := range want {
+			if !got[id] {
+				t.Errorf("union forum upc_cfi+de_lg missing trigger id %d", id)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty forum filter leaves cross-cutting pills untouched", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// No forum chips = all 5 triggers stay visible.
+		resp, err := svc.Search(ctx, "Wiedereinsetzung", SearchOptions{Limit: 12})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
+		}
+		card := findCardBySlug(t, resp, "wiedereinsetzung")
+		count := 0
+		for _, p := range card.Pills {
+			if p.Kind == "trigger" {
+				count++
+			}
+		}
+		if count != 5 {
+			t.Errorf("empty forum filter dropped a trigger pill: got %d, want 5", count)
+		}
+	})
+
 	t.Run("party filter narrows to defendant-only", func(t *testing.T) {
 		resp, err := svc.Search(ctx, "Klageerwiderung", SearchOptions{Party: "claimant", Limit: 12})
 		if err != nil {

internal/services/holidays.go

@@ -189,6 +189,25 @@ func (s *HolidayService) IsNonWorkingDay(date time.Time, country, regime string)
 	return h != nil && h.IsClosure
 }
 
+// AdjustForNonWorkingDaysBackward is the symmetric counterpart of
+// AdjustForNonWorkingDays: walks the date *backward* day-by-day until it
+// lands on a working day for the given (country, regime). Used for
+// timing='before' rules (e.g. UPC R.109.1 "no later than 1 month before
+// the oral hearing") — when the computed cut-off lands on a weekend or
+// public holiday, the lawyer must finish *earlier*, not later. Forward
+// snap would push the cut-off past the statutory limit and cause the
+// step to be filed too late. Bound by the same 60-iter cap as the
+// forward variant.
+func (s *HolidayService) AdjustForNonWorkingDaysBackward(date time.Time, country, regime string) (adjusted, original time.Time, wasAdjusted bool) {
+	original = date
+	adjusted = date
+	for i := 0; i < 60 && s.IsNonWorkingDay(adjusted, country, regime); i++ {
+		adjusted = adjusted.AddDate(0, 0, -1)
+		wasAdjusted = true
+	}
+	return adjusted, original, wasAdjusted
+}
+
 // AdjustForNonWorkingDays moves the date forward to the next working day for
 // the given (country, regime). Returns adjusted date, the original
 // (unmodified) date, and whether any adjustment was made.

internal/services/submission_vars.go

@@ -6,17 +6,28 @@ package services
 //
 // Variables span six namespaces:
 //
-//	firm.*       process-wide (branding.Name)
-//	user.*       caller's user row
-//	today.*      server time in Europe/Berlin, locale-aware
-//	project.*    paliad.projects + joined proceeding type
-//	parties.*    paliad.parties grouped by role
-//	rule.*       paliad.deadline_rules row keyed by submission_code
-//	deadline.*   next open paliad.deadlines row for (project, rule), if any
+//	firm.*               process-wide (branding.Name)
+//	user.*               caller's user row
+//	today.*              server time in Europe/Berlin, locale-aware
+//	project.*            paliad.projects + joined proceeding type
+//	parties.*            paliad.parties grouped by role
+//	procedural_event.*   paliad.deadline_rules row keyed by submission_code
+//	                     — the "what kind of step in the proceeding"
+//	                     identity (Schriftsatz, Anhörung, Entscheidung,
+//	                     …). See docs/design-procedural-events-model-
+//	                     2026-05-25.md (t-paliad-262 Slice A).
+//	rule.*               legacy alias for procedural_event.*; emitted
+//	                     unconditionally for backward compatibility
+//	                     with Word templates and saved drafts authored
+//	                     before the rename. @deprecated — new templates
+//	                     should use the procedural_event.* form.
+//	deadline.*           next open paliad.deadlines row for
+//	                     (project, procedural_event), if any
 //
 // Locale handling: every long-form date string is computed in both DE
 // and EN; the renderer picks based on the user's lang preference. The
-// rule pretty-printer (legalSourcePretty) also has DE/EN variants.
+// procedural-event pretty-printer (legalSourcePretty) also has DE/EN
+// variants.
 //
 // Visibility: caller passes userID; ProjectService.GetByID enforces
 // paliad.can_see_project — unauthorised callers get the standard
@@ -173,9 +184,12 @@ func (s *SubmissionVarsService) Build(ctx context.Context, in SubmissionVarsCont
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-// loadPublishedRule fetches the deadline_rule that owns the given
-// submission_code. Restricts to lifecycle_state='published' so drafts
-// never end up shaping a real submission.
+// loadPublishedRule fetches the published procedural-event template
+// (paliad.deadline_rules row) keyed by submission_code. Restricts to
+// lifecycle_state='published' so drafts never end up shaping a real
+// submission. Function name retained for Slice A (prose-only); Slice
+// B renames it to loadPublishedProceduralEvent when the Go type is
+// renamed (t-paliad-262 §6).
 func (s *SubmissionVarsService) loadPublishedRule(ctx context.Context, submissionCode string) (*models.DeadlineRule, error) {
 	if submissionCode == "" {
 		return nil, ErrSubmissionRuleNotFound
@@ -346,21 +360,55 @@ func addPartyVars(bag PlaceholderMap, parties []models.Party) {
 	}
 }
 
-// addRuleVars populates rule.* — submission_code, name(_en),
-// legal_source (+ pretty form), primary_party, event_type.
+// addRuleVars populates the procedural-event variable namespace —
+// code, name(_en), legal_source (+ pretty form), primary_party, kind.
+//
+// Two key prefixes are emitted for every value:
+//
+//   - procedural_event.*  — canonical name (t-paliad-262 Slice A,
+//     design docs/design-procedural-events-model-2026-05-25.md).
+//   - rule.*              — legacy alias kept forever (m's call,
+//     issue m/paliad#93 Q7); existing Word templates and saved
+//     submission_drafts authored before the rename keep working.
+//
+// `procedural_event.event_kind` is the canonical key for the
+// procedural-event kind (filing|reply|hearing|decision|order). The
+// legacy `rule.event_type` alias holds the same string. The column
+// itself stays named `event_type` on `paliad.deadline_rules` — Slice
+// A is prose-only; the column-level rename to `event_kind` is Slice B.
+//
+// Function name stays `addRuleVars` to avoid coupling Slice A to the
+// Go-type rename which is Slice B (B.5 sub-slice).
 func addRuleVars(bag PlaceholderMap, r *models.DeadlineRule, lang string) {
-	bag["rule.submission_code"] = derefString(r.SubmissionCode)
+	code := derefString(r.SubmissionCode)
+	var localizedName string
 	if strings.EqualFold(lang, "en") {
-		bag["rule.name"] = r.NameEN
+		localizedName = r.NameEN
 	} else {
-		bag["rule.name"] = r.Name
+		localizedName = r.Name
 	}
+	legalSource := derefString(r.LegalSource)
+	legalSourcePrettyVal := legalSourcePretty(legalSource, lang)
+	primaryParty := derefString(r.PrimaryParty)
+	eventKind := derefString(r.EventType)
+
+	bag["procedural_event.code"] = code
+	bag["procedural_event.name"] = localizedName
+	bag["procedural_event.name_de"] = r.Name
+	bag["procedural_event.name_en"] = r.NameEN
+	bag["procedural_event.legal_source"] = legalSource
+	bag["procedural_event.legal_source_pretty"] = legalSourcePrettyVal
+	bag["procedural_event.primary_party"] = primaryParty
+	bag["procedural_event.event_kind"] = eventKind
+
+	bag["rule.submission_code"] = code
+	bag["rule.name"] = localizedName
 	bag["rule.name_de"] = r.Name
 	bag["rule.name_en"] = r.NameEN
-	bag["rule.legal_source"] = derefString(r.LegalSource)
-	bag["rule.legal_source_pretty"] = legalSourcePretty(derefString(r.LegalSource), lang)
-	bag["rule.primary_party"] = derefString(r.PrimaryParty)
-	bag["rule.event_type"] = derefString(r.EventType)
+	bag["rule.legal_source"] = legalSource
+	bag["rule.legal_source_pretty"] = legalSourcePrettyVal
+	bag["rule.primary_party"] = primaryParty
+	bag["rule.event_type"] = eventKind
 }
 
 // addDeadlineVars populates deadline.* from the next pending row. When

internal/services/submission_vars_aliases_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package services
+
+// Regression test for the procedural-event placeholder aliases
+// (t-paliad-262 Slice A, m/paliad#93 Q7).
+//
+// The variable bag emits TWO key prefixes for the procedural-event
+// namespace:
+//
+//   - procedural_event.*  (canonical, post-rename)
+//   - rule.*              (legacy, @deprecated)
+//
+// m's lock: keep the legacy aliases forever so lawyer-authored Word
+// templates and existing paliad.submission_drafts rows that already
+// contain `{{rule.X}}` keep merging correctly.
+//
+// This test pins the contract: every (canonical, legacy) pair must
+// resolve to the same string in the placeholder map, for every value
+// of (lang, present-vs-NULL columns). Removing the legacy aliases —
+// or letting them drift in value from the canonical — must light up
+// here BEFORE the change can land in main.
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
+)
+
+func TestAddRuleVars_CanonicalAndLegacyAliasesMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Pairs are (canonical key, legacy key). Order matters only for
+	// the assertion message — the test checks string equality both
+	// ways round.
+	pairs := []struct {
+		canonical string
+		legacy    string
+	}{
+		{"procedural_event.code", "rule.submission_code"},
+		{"procedural_event.name", "rule.name"},
+		{"procedural_event.name_de", "rule.name_de"},
+		{"procedural_event.name_en", "rule.name_en"},
+		{"procedural_event.legal_source", "rule.legal_source"},
+		{"procedural_event.legal_source_pretty", "rule.legal_source_pretty"},
+		{"procedural_event.primary_party", "rule.primary_party"},
+		{"procedural_event.event_kind", "rule.event_type"},
+	}
+
+	// Build a fully-populated rule row. Every nullable column has a
+	// distinct non-empty value so missing-value bugs (e.g. the legacy
+	// key copying "" while the canonical key copies the real value)
+	// would surface.
+	code := "dpma.appeal.bgh.begruendung"
+	desc := "Rechtsbeschwerdebegründung — § 102 PatG"
+	party := "both"
+	kind := "filing"
+	legal := "DE.PatG.102"
+	ruleCode := "§ 102 PatG"
+
+	rule := &models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:             uuid.New(),
+		SubmissionCode: &code,
+		Name:           "Rechtsbeschwerdebegründung",
+		NameEN:         "Appeal brief",
+		Description:    &desc,
+		PrimaryParty:   &party,
+		EventType:      &kind,
+		LegalSource:    &legal,
+		RuleCode:       &ruleCode,
+	}
+
+	for _, lang := range []string{"de", "en"} {
+		t.Run(lang, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+			addRuleVars(bag, rule, lang)
+
+			for _, p := range pairs {
+				canonicalVal, canonicalOK := bag[p.canonical]
+				legacyVal, legacyOK := bag[p.legacy]
+
+				if !canonicalOK {
+					t.Errorf("canonical key %q missing from bag (lang=%s); "+
+						"Slice A must emit both forms", p.canonical, lang)
+				}
+				if !legacyOK {
+					t.Errorf("legacy alias %q missing from bag (lang=%s); "+
+						"removing legacy aliases would break existing Word "+
+						"templates that paliad doesn't see — keep the "+
+						"emission per m/paliad#93 Q7", p.legacy, lang)
+				}
+				if canonicalVal != legacyVal {
+					t.Errorf("alias drift: %q=%q vs %q=%q (lang=%s)",
+						p.canonical, canonicalVal,
+						p.legacy, legacyVal, lang)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Sanity: the localized name actually localizes (the
+			// canonical and legacy `name` keys depend on lang). If
+			// this fails the loop above wouldn't catch it (both keys
+			// would agree on the wrong language).
+			localized := bag["procedural_event.name"]
+			if strings.EqualFold(lang, "en") && localized != rule.NameEN {
+				t.Errorf("expected EN localized name=%q, got %q",
+					rule.NameEN, localized)
+			}
+			if strings.EqualFold(lang, "de") && localized != rule.Name {
+				t.Errorf("expected DE localized name=%q, got %q",
+					rule.Name, localized)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAddRuleVars_NullableFieldsEmitEmptyOnBothPrefixes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// A minimal rule with every optional column NULL. The bag must
+	// still emit every canonical + legacy key — with the empty
+	// string — so downstream merging produces the standard
+	// "[KEIN WERT: ...]" marker rather than a broken template.
+	rule := &models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:     uuid.New(),
+		Name:   "Generic step",
+		NameEN: "Generic step",
+	}
+
+	bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+	addRuleVars(bag, rule, "de")
+
+	mustHave := []string{
+		"procedural_event.code", "rule.submission_code",
+		"procedural_event.legal_source", "rule.legal_source",
+		"procedural_event.legal_source_pretty", "rule.legal_source_pretty",
+		"procedural_event.primary_party", "rule.primary_party",
+		"procedural_event.event_kind", "rule.event_type",
+	}
+	for _, key := range mustHave {
+		val, ok := bag[key]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("key %q missing from bag even with NULL source column; "+
+				"derefString must materialize the empty string so the "+
+				"merger sees the variable and renders the missing-value "+
+				"marker", key)
+		}
+		if val != "" {
+			t.Errorf("key %q = %q, want \"\" (source column was NULL)", key, val)
+		}
+	}
+}

scripts/gen-hl-skeleton-template/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,450 @@
+// HL-firm skeleton submission template generator (t-paliad-275).
+//
+// Reads HLC's "HL Patents Style" .dotm letterhead, strips its VBA
+// macros and template-only artifacts, then emits a clean .docx that:
+//
+//  1. Preserves every HL paragraph + character style (HLpat-Heading-H1,
+//     HLpat-Body-B0, HLpat-Signature, HLpat-Table-Recitals-*, …) by
+//     keeping word/styles.xml, word/theme/*, word/numbering.xml,
+//     word/fontTable.xml, settings.xml, footnotes/endnotes from the
+//     source .dotm untouched.
+//  2. Preserves the firm letterhead (logo header + firm-address footer)
+//     by keeping word/header[12].xml + word/footer[12].xml and the
+//     sectPr that references them.
+//  3. Replaces word/document.xml with a Schriftsatz-shaped body that
+//     exercises every SubmissionVarsService placeholder (firm.*,
+//     today.*, user.*, project.*, parties.*, procedural_event.*, rule.*,
+//     deadline.*) — applying HL paragraph/character styles to each
+//     section so the rendered output reads as a real HL submission with
+//     variables substituted.
+//
+// Drop the output into HL/mWorkRepo at
+//
+//	6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/HLC/_firm-skeleton.docx
+//
+// so paliad's submission generator picks it up via the fallback chain.
+// Lookup order after this CL: per-firm per-code → _firm-skeleton.docx
+// (THIS file — HL formatting + placeholders) → universal _skeleton.docx
+// (generic skeleton from t-paliad-259) → bare HL Patents Style .dotm
+// (no placeholders). See internal/handlers/submission_drafts.go
+// resolveSubmissionTemplate.
+//
+// Why this is firm-specific: the .dotm carries HL-licensed fonts,
+// HL-branded logo media, and HLpat-prefixed style IDs. The output lives
+// under the firm-namespaced directory in mWorkRepo so a future firm gets
+// its own equivalent file generated against its own .dotm.
+//
+// Run:
+//
+//	go run ./scripts/gen-hl-skeleton-template \
+//	  -in /tmp/hl-patents-style.dotm \
+//	  -out /tmp/_firm-skeleton.docx
+//
+// Output is byte-stable across runs for a given input (zip mtimes
+// pinned).
+package main
+
+import (
+	"archive/zip"
+	"bytes"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	in := flag.String("in", "", "path to source HL Patents Style .dotm (required)")
+	out := flag.String("out", "_firm-skeleton.docx", "output .docx path")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *in == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "gen-hl-skeleton-template: -in is required (path to HL Patents Style .dotm)")
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+
+	srcBytes, err := os.ReadFile(*in)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "gen-hl-skeleton-template: read source:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	docx, err := buildDocx(srcBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "gen-hl-skeleton-template:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(*out, docx, 0o644); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "gen-hl-skeleton-template: write:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("wrote %s (%d bytes)\n", *out, len(docx))
+}
+
+// fixedTime pins every zip entry's mtime so successive runs over the
+// same .dotm produce byte-stable output. Useful for diffing the
+// generated file in PR review.
+var fixedTime = time.Date(2026, 5, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+// dropPaths lists zip entries removed during the .dotm → .docx
+// conversion. VBA macros + their keymap binding + the template-only
+// glossary parts and ribbon customizations are all dead weight (and
+// some actively trigger Word's macro-security warning) — none of them
+// add anything to a placeholder-rich Schriftsatz starter.
+var dropPaths = map[string]bool{
+	"word/vbaProject.bin":              true,
+	"word/vbaData.xml":                 true,
+	"word/customizations.xml":          true,
+	"userCustomization/customUI.xml":   true,
+	"customUI/customUI14.xml":          true,
+	"word/glossary/document.xml":       true,
+	"word/glossary/_rels/document.xml.rels": true,
+	"word/glossary/fontTable.xml":      true,
+	"word/glossary/numbering.xml":      true,
+	"word/glossary/settings.xml":       true,
+	"word/glossary/styles.xml":         true,
+	"word/glossary/webSettings.xml":    true,
+}
+
+// rIdsToDrop names the document-rel ids whose targets are stripped
+// from the package (vbaProject, customizations.xml, glossary). They
+// must vanish from word/_rels/document.xml.rels so Word doesn't choke
+// on a dangling reference.
+var rIdsToDrop = map[string]bool{
+	"rId1":  true, // vbaProject.bin
+	"rId2":  true, // customizations.xml (keymap to VBA)
+	"rId21": true, // glossary/document.xml
+}
+
+func buildDocx(src []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	zr, err := zip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(src), int64(len(src)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("open source zip: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	zw := zip.NewWriter(&buf)
+
+	for _, f := range zr.File {
+		name := f.Name
+		if dropPaths[name] {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		body, err := readZipEntry(f)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("read %s: %w", name, err)
+		}
+
+		switch name {
+		case "[Content_Types].xml":
+			body = []byte(patchContentTypes(string(body)))
+		case "_rels/.rels":
+			body = []byte(patchRootRels(string(body)))
+		case "word/_rels/document.xml.rels":
+			body = []byte(patchDocumentRels(string(body)))
+		case "word/document.xml":
+			body = []byte(buildDocumentXML())
+		}
+
+		hdr := &zip.FileHeader{
+			Name:     name,
+			Method:   zip.Deflate,
+			Modified: fixedTime,
+		}
+		w, err := zw.CreateHeader(hdr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create %s: %w", name, err)
+		}
+		if _, err := w.Write(body); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("write %s: %w", name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := zw.Close(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("finalise zip: %w", err)
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}
+
+func readZipEntry(f *zip.File) ([]byte, error) {
+	rc, err := f.Open()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+	return io.ReadAll(rc)
+}
+
+// patchContentTypes rewrites the macroEnabledTemplate part type to the
+// regular wordprocessingml.document type (a .dotm carries the macro
+// part type even on the body part), and removes Default/Override
+// entries that target now-deleted parts (vba binary, customizations,
+// glossary).
+func patchContentTypes(in string) string {
+	out := in
+	out = strings.ReplaceAll(out,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/document.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabledTemplate.main+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/document.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.main+xml"/>`)
+
+	removals := []string{
+		`<Default Extension="bin" ContentType="application/vnd.ms-office.vbaProject"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/vbaData.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.ms-word.vbaData+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/customizations.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.ms-word.keyMapCustomizations+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/document.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.glossary+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/numbering.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.numbering+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/styles.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.styles+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/settings.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.settings+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/webSettings.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.webSettings+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/fontTable.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.fontTable+xml"/>`,
+	}
+	for _, r := range removals {
+		out = strings.ReplaceAll(out, r, "")
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// patchRootRels drops the userCustomization (ribbon mini-tab) and the
+// customUI14 extensibility relationships — both reference VBA-backed
+// UI we don't ship.
+func patchRootRels(in string) string {
+	out := in
+	out = stripRelByPrefix(out, `<Relationship Id="rId2" Type="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/relationships/ui/userCustomization"`)
+	out = stripRelByPrefix(out, `<Relationship Id="Rf8f70ab1afd0469a" Type="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2007/relationships/ui/extensibility"`)
+	return out
+}
+
+// patchDocumentRels drops the document-level rels whose targets we
+// stripped (vbaProject, customizations.xml, glossaryDocument).
+func patchDocumentRels(in string) string {
+	out := in
+	for rid := range rIdsToDrop {
+		needle := `<Relationship Id="` + rid + `" `
+		out = stripRelByPrefix(out, needle)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// stripRelByPrefix removes the full <Relationship .../> element whose
+// open tag starts with the given prefix. Tolerates either a regular
+// closing tag (</Relationship>) or the more common self-closing form.
+func stripRelByPrefix(s, prefix string) string {
+	for {
+		start := strings.Index(s, prefix)
+		if start < 0 {
+			return s
+		}
+		// Find end of this element (next "/>"). The .dotm always uses the
+		// self-closing form for Relationship elements.
+		end := strings.Index(s[start:], "/>")
+		if end < 0 {
+			return s
+		}
+		s = s[:start] + s[start+end+2:]
+	}
+}
+
+// buildDocumentXML emits a Schriftsatz skeleton that exercises every
+// SubmissionVarsService placeholder (the canonical 48-key v1 contract
+// + the procedural_event.* canonical names + their rule.* legacy
+// aliases). The structure mirrors a real DE/UPC submission — title
+// block → court → rubrum → patent reference → submission title →
+// legal grounds → Sachverhalt/Anträge/Rechtsausführungen/Beweis →
+// signature → locale-variant verification footer.
+//
+// Each placeholder lives in its own <w:r> run so the renderer's pass-1
+// (format-preserving single-run replace) catches every key. HL
+// paragraph styles (HLpat-Heading-H1, HLpat-Header-Section, etc.) are
+// applied via pStyle, character styles via rStyle.
+//
+// The sectPr at the bottom is copied verbatim from the source .dotm
+// so the firm header/footer references (rId16=header1, rId17=footer1,
+// rId18=header2 first-page, rId19=footer2 first-page) keep resolving
+// after we replace the body. pgSz/pgMar/cols/docGrid match the .dotm
+// exactly — a lawyer printing this gets the same A4 layout the .dotm
+// produces.
+func buildDocumentXML() string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.WriteString(`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>`)
+	b.WriteString(`<w:document xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships">`)
+	b.WriteString(`<w:body>`)
+
+	skeletonBanner(&b)
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H1", "{{firm.name}}")
+	body0(&b, "Bearbeiter: {{user.display_name}}")
+	body0(&b, "E-Mail: {{user.email}} · Büro: {{user.office}}")
+	body0(&b, "Datum: {{today.long_de}} ({{today.iso}})")
+	body0(&b, "{{firm.signature_block}}")
+
+	headerSection(&b, "{{project.court}}")
+	body0(&b, "Aktenzeichen: {{project.case_number}}")
+	body0(&b, "Verfahrensart: {{project.proceeding.name}} ({{project.proceeding.code}})")
+	body0(&b, "Instanz: {{project.instance_level}}")
+
+	headerSubsection(&b, "In der Sache")
+
+	recitalsParty(&b, "{{parties.claimant.name}}")
+	recitalsPartyDetails(&b, "vertreten durch {{parties.claimant.representative}}")
+	recitalsRoles(&b, "— Klägerin / Patentinhaberin / Anmelderin —")
+
+	recitalsSequencer(&b, "gegen")
+
+	recitalsParty(&b, "{{parties.defendant.name}}")
+	recitalsPartyDetails(&b, "vertreten durch {{parties.defendant.representative}}")
+	recitalsRoles(&b, "— Beklagte / Einsprechende / Beschwerdegegnerin —")
+
+	recitalsSequencer(&b, "sowie")
+
+	recitalsParty(&b, "{{parties.other.name}}")
+	recitalsPartyDetails(&b, "vertreten durch {{parties.other.representative}}")
+	recitalsRoles(&b, "— Weitere Beteiligte —")
+
+	headerSubsection(&b, "Betreff")
+	body0(&b, "Streitpatent: {{project.patent_number}} (UPC-Schreibweise: {{project.patent_number_upc}})")
+	body0(&b, "Anmeldung: {{project.filing_date}} · Erteilung: {{project.grant_date}}")
+	body0(&b, "Projekttitel: {{project.title}}")
+	body0(&b, "Unsere Seite: {{project.our_side_de}} ({{project.our_side}})")
+	body0(&b, "Mandant: {{project.client_number}} · Matter: {{project.matter_number}}")
+	body0(&b, "Internes Aktenzeichen: {{project.reference}}")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H1", "{{procedural_event.name}}")
+	body0(&b, "(Schriftsatz-Code: {{procedural_event.code}})")
+	body0(&b, "Rechtsgrundlage: {{procedural_event.legal_source_pretty}} ({{procedural_event.legal_source}})")
+	body0(&b, "Typische Partei: {{procedural_event.primary_party}} · Schriftsatz-Typ: {{procedural_event.event_kind}}")
+
+	headerSubsection(&b, "Frist")
+	body0(&b, "Frist-Bezeichnung: {{deadline.title}}")
+	body0(&b, "Fälligkeit: {{deadline.due_date_long_de}} ({{deadline.due_date}})")
+	body0(&b, "Ursprüngliche Frist: {{deadline.original_due_date}}")
+	body0(&b, "Berechnet aus: {{deadline.computed_from}} · Quelle: {{deadline.source}}")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H2", "I. Sachverhalt")
+	body0(&b, "[Hier folgt der Sachverhalt. Diese Vorlage ist eine Skelett-Fassung — bitte gemäß Schriftsatz-Typ ({{procedural_event.name}}) ausformulieren.]")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H2", "II. Anträge")
+	requestsIntro(&b, "Es wird beantragt:")
+	requestsLevel1(&b, "[Antrag 1 — gemäß {{procedural_event.legal_source_pretty}}]")
+	requestsLevel1(&b, "[Antrag 2]")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H2", "III. Rechtsausführungen")
+	body0(&b, "[Hier folgen die Rechtsausführungen.]")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H2", "IV. Beweis")
+	evidenceOffering(&b, "Beweis: [Beweismittel — z. B. Anlage K1: {{project.patent_number}}]")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H2", "Schlussformel")
+	signature(&b, "{{today.long_de}}")
+	signature(&b, "")
+	signature(&b, "{{user.display_name}}")
+	signature(&b, "{{firm.name}}")
+
+	// Locale-aware verification block — exercises every EN/DE alias the
+	// variable bag carries plus the rule.* legacy aliases so a lawyer
+	// editing the template sees that both surfaces resolve. A real
+	// submission deletes this section after sanity-checking the render.
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H3", "Locale-Varianten & Legacy-Aliase (SKELETON)")
+	body1(&b, "EN long date: {{today.long_en}} · Today (bare alias): {{today}}")
+	body1(&b, "Project our side (EN): {{project.our_side_en}} · Proceeding (EN): {{project.proceeding.name_en}}")
+	body1(&b, "Proceeding (DE): {{project.proceeding.name_de}}")
+	body1(&b, "Deadline EN long: {{deadline.due_date_long_en}}")
+	body1(&b, "Procedural event name (DE): {{procedural_event.name_de}} · (EN): {{procedural_event.name_en}}")
+	body1(&b, "Rule legacy aliases — name: {{rule.name}}, name_de: {{rule.name_de}}, name_en: {{rule.name_en}}")
+	body1(&b, "Rule legacy aliases — code: {{rule.submission_code}}, legal_source: {{rule.legal_source}}, legal_source_pretty: {{rule.legal_source_pretty}}")
+	body1(&b, "Rule legacy aliases — primary_party: {{rule.primary_party}}, event_type: {{rule.event_type}}")
+
+	// sectPr — copied verbatim from the source .dotm. Keeps the firm
+	// letterhead header (rId16=header1.xml, rId18=header2.xml first-page)
+	// and the firm-address footer (rId17, rId19) on every printed page.
+	b.WriteString(sectPrXML)
+
+	b.WriteString(`</w:body></w:document>`)
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+// sectPrXML matches the source .dotm's section properties exactly so
+// the firm header/footer refs and A4 page geometry round-trip.
+const sectPrXML = `<w:sectPr><w:headerReference w:type="default" r:id="rId16"/><w:footerReference w:type="default" r:id="rId17"/><w:headerReference w:type="first" r:id="rId18"/><w:footerReference w:type="first" r:id="rId19"/><w:pgSz w:w="11906" w:h="16838" w:code="9"/><w:pgMar w:top="567" w:right="1418" w:bottom="567" w:left="1418" w:header="284" w:footer="284" w:gutter="0"/><w:cols w:space="720"/><w:titlePg/><w:docGrid w:linePitch="286"/></w:sectPr>`
+
+func skeletonBanner(b *strings.Builder) {
+	b.WriteString(`<w:p><w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val="HLpat-Heading-H1"/></w:pPr><w:r><w:rPr><w:b/><w:color w:val="C00000"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">SKELETON — HL Patents Style mit Platzhaltern (nicht freigegeben)</w:t></w:r></w:p>`)
+}
+
+func heading(b *strings.Builder, style, text string)         { styledPara(b, style, "", text) }
+func headerSection(b *strings.Builder, text string)          { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Header-Section", "", text) }
+func headerSubsection(b *strings.Builder, text string)       { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Header-Subsection", "", text) }
+func body0(b *strings.Builder, text string)                  { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Body-B0", "", text) }
+func body1(b *strings.Builder, text string)                  { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Body-B1", "", text) }
+func recitalsParty(b *strings.Builder, text string)          { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Table-Recitals-Party", "", text) }
+func recitalsPartyDetails(b *strings.Builder, text string)   { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Table-Recitals-PartyDetails", "", text) }
+func recitalsRoles(b *strings.Builder, text string)          { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Table-Recitals-PartyRoles", "", text) }
+func recitalsSequencer(b *strings.Builder, text string)      { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Table-Recitals-Sequencers", "", text) }
+func requestsIntro(b *strings.Builder, text string)          { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Requests-Intro", "", text) }
+func requestsLevel1(b *strings.Builder, text string)         { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Requests-Level1", "", text) }
+func evidenceOffering(b *strings.Builder, text string)       { styledPara(b, "HLpat-EvidenceOffering", "", text) }
+func signature(b *strings.Builder, text string)              { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Signature", "", text) }
+
+// styledPara writes one paragraph with the given pStyle (paragraph
+// style id) and optional rStyle (character style applied to every run).
+// Empty style ids drop the corresponding wrapper. Placeholders inside
+// `text` are split into their own runs so the renderer's pass-1
+// single-run replace catches each one independently.
+func styledPara(b *strings.Builder, pStyle, rStyle, text string) {
+	b.WriteString(`<w:p>`)
+	if pStyle != "" {
+		b.WriteString(`<w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val="`)
+		b.WriteString(pStyle)
+		b.WriteString(`"/></w:pPr>`)
+	}
+	for _, seg := range splitOnPlaceholders(text) {
+		b.WriteString(`<w:r>`)
+		if rStyle != "" {
+			b.WriteString(`<w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="`)
+			b.WriteString(rStyle)
+			b.WriteString(`"/></w:rPr>`)
+		}
+		b.WriteString(`<w:t xml:space="preserve">`)
+		b.WriteString(xmlEscape(seg))
+		b.WriteString(`</w:t></w:r>`)
+	}
+	b.WriteString(`</w:p>`)
+}
+
+func splitOnPlaceholders(s string) []string {
+	if s == "" {
+		return []string{""}
+	}
+	var out []string
+	for {
+		open := strings.Index(s, "{{")
+		if open < 0 {
+			out = append(out, s)
+			return out
+		}
+		close := strings.Index(s[open:], "}}")
+		if close < 0 {
+			out = append(out, s)
+			return out
+		}
+		end := open + close + 2
+		if open > 0 {
+			out = append(out, s[:open])
+		}
+		out = append(out, s[open:end])
+		s = s[end:]
+		if s == "" {
+			return out
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func xmlEscape(s string) string {
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "&", "&amp;")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "<", "&lt;")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, ">", "&gt;")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, `"`, "&quot;")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "&apos;")
+	return s
+}