Council of the European Union and European Parliament 17 December 2012, Regulation (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

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CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Subject matter
Article 2. Definitions
Article 3. European patent with unitary effect
Article 4. Date of 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
Article 8. Licences of right
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 11. Renewal fees
Article 12. Level of renewal fees
Article 13. Distribution
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

31.12.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

L 361/1

REGULATION (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

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

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