Changes to proprietor or representative entries are recorded in the Register for unitary patent protection UP Register by the UPP Division if unitary effect has been registered (see also 8.2.5). The registration of a transfer is also entered in the UP Register (see 7.2). For changes of inventor data, see 6.7.
If the publication of the European patent is corrected, the change is visible in both the European Patent Register and the Register for unitary patent protection UP Register.
If the period to file an opposition (Art. 99 EPC) has expired, any the change to the proprietor or, subject to the next paragraph, to the representative is recorded in the Register for unitary patent protection UP Register only but not in the European Patent Register. If the period to file an opposition has not expired, or if opposition proceedings are pending, the change is recorded in both the European Patent Register and the Register for unitary patent protection UP Register.
Changes to the representative are recorded in the UP Register and, if the same representative is appointed for EP proceedings and the change affects those proceedings, in the European Patent Register.