National legal bases

A comprehensive list of legal bases relating to validation requirements in the EPC contracting states is available in the EPO's publication "National law relating to the EPC".

Albania

• Article 87/d of the Law No. 9947 on Industrial Property of 7 July 2008 as amended by Law No. 55/2014 of 29 May 2014

Belgium

• Art. 94, 96 of the Belgian law of 29 June 2016 on miscellaneous provisions of economic law, Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur belge, 06.07.2016 (41701)
• Law of 23 March 2019 assenting to the following international treaties on intellectual property:
  • International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of 2 December 1961, as revised at Geneva on 10 November 1972, 23 October 1978 and 19 March 1991
  • London Agreement of 17 October 2000 on the application of Article 65 EPC
  Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur belge, 21.06.2019 (63940)

Croatia 

• Article 108o of the Patents Act (OG 173/03, 87/05 and 76/07)

Denmark

• Section 77.1 of the Patents Act as amended by Act No. 451 of 10.6.2003

France

• Article 10 de la Loi sur la lutte contre la contrefaçon du 17.10.2007, modifiant l'article L. 614-7 du code de la propriété intellectuelle

Germany 

• Articles 8a, 8b and 10 of the German "Gesetz zur Verbesserung der Durchsetzung von Rechten des geistigen Eigentums" dated 7 July 2008 relate to the London Agreement on the application of Article 65 EPC; these provisions entered into force with retrospective effect from 1 May 2008. 

Hungary

• Article 84/H of Law No. XXXIII of 1995 on the protection of inventions by patents
• Article 11 of Decree No. 20/2002 (XII. 12.) IM of the Minister of Justice on the detailed formalities of patent applications, plant varieties applications, and documents filed in relation to European patent applications, European patents and international patent applications (formalities decree)
• Article 4(2) of Decree No. 19/2005 (IV. 12.) GKM of the Minister of Economy and Transport on the fees for administrative services in industrial property procedures before the Hungarian Patent Office (fee decree)

Iceland

• Section 77.1 of Patents Act No. 17/1991 as amended by Act No. 53 of 2004

Latvia

• Article 71.2 of the Patents Act of 15.2.2007

Lithuania

• Article 59⁽³⁾(2) and (3) of the Patent Law as published in “Valstybės žinios” No. 85/2005 

Slovenia

• Article 27.2 of the Industrial Property Act of 23.5.2001

Switzerland/Liechtenstein 

• Bundesbeschluss/Arrêté fédéral of 16.12.2005

United Kingdom 

• www.ipo.gov.uk