7.4.2.  Cancellation

A registration of licences or other rights may be cancelled upon request, on production either of documents satisfying the UPP Division that the right has lapsed or been declared invalid, or of a declaration of the proprietor of the right that they consent to the cancellation (Rule 20(2)(b) UPR in conjunction with Rule 23(2) EPC, which applies mutatis mutandis pursuant to Rule 20(2)(b) UPR). The cancellation may be subject to the payment of an administrative fee. Where the request is filed via MyEPO Portfolio, no fee is due (see the decision of the President of the EPO dated 25 January 2024 (OJ EPO 2024, A5)). A fee is due for requests filed via other means, in which case, the request is deemed not to have been filed until the administrative fee has been paid (see EPC Guidelines, A‑X, 2). Cancellation of a registration is only possible if the Unitary Patent has not lapsed (see EPC Guidelines, E-XIII, 6.2).