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Guidelines Unitary Patent

1. General

Overview

  • 1. General
  • 2. The request for unitary effect
  • 3. Fees
  • 4. Compensation scheme
  • 5. Re‑establishment of rights
  • 6. Interruption and resumption of proceedings, stay of registration proceedings
  • 7. Registration of changes of name and address, transfers, licences and other rights
  • 8. Proceedings before the UPP Division
  • 9. Alphabetical Keyword Index

    1.5.  The territorial scope of Unitary Patents

    1.5.1.  Territorial scope
    1.5.2.  Additional participating Member States ratifying/acceding to the UPCA

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