Unitary Patent Regulation
Print this pageRegulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection
Chapter I - General Provisions
Article 3 - European patent with unitary effect
Chapter II - Effects Of A European Patent With Unitary Effect
Article 5 - Uniform protection
Article 6 - Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a European patent with unitary effect
Chapter III - A European Patent With Unitary Effect As An Object Of Property
Article 7 - Treating a European patent with unitary effect as a national patent
Chapter IV - Institutional Provisions
Article 9 - Administrative tasks in the framework of the European Patent Organisation
Chapter V - Financial Provisions
Article 10 - Principle on expenses
Article 12 - Level of renewal fees
Chapter VI - Final Provisions
Article 14 - Cooperation between the Commission and the EPO
Article 15 - Application of competition law and the law relating to unfair competition
Article 16 - Report on the operation of this Regulation
Article 17 - Notification by the participating Member States
Article 18 - Entry into force and application
Text in force at 01-01-2020. The text can be verified at EUR-lex-europa.eu. Titles of articles have been added for convenience, but are lacking in the official text, IP-PorTal.
