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| = Unified Patent Court (UPC) = | = Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) = == PART I – GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS == === CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS === [[UPCA_001|ARTICLE 1]] - Unified Patent Court [[UPCA_002|ARTICLE 2]] - Definitions [[UPCA_003|ARTICLE 3]] - Scope of application [[UPCA_004|ARTICLE 4]] - Legal status [[UPCA_005|ARTICLE 5]] - Liability === CHAPTER II – INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS === [[UPCA_006|ARTICLE 6]] - The Court [[UPCA_007|ARTICLE 7]] - The Court of First Instance [[UPCA_008|ARTICLE 8]] - Composition of the panels of the Court of First Instance [[UPCA_009|ARTICLE 9]] - The Court of Appeal [[UPCA_010|ARTICLE 10]] - The Registry [[UPCA_011|ARTICLE 11]] - Committees [[UPCA_012|ARTICLE 12]] - The Administrative Committee [[UPCA_013|ARTICLE 13]] - The Budget Committee [[UPCA_014|ARTICLE 14]] - The Advisory Committee === CHAPTER III – JUDGES OF THE COURT === [[UPCA_015|ARTICLE 15]] - Eligibility criteria for the appointment of judges [[UPCA_016|ARTICLE 16]] - Appointment procedure [[UPCA_017|ARTICLE 17]] - Judicial independence and impartiality [[UPCA_018|ARTICLE 18]] - Pool of Judges [[UPCA_019|ARTICLE 19]] - Training framework === CHAPTER IV – THE PRIMACY OF UNION LAW, LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTING MEMBER STATES === [[UPCA_020|ARTICLE 20]] - Primacy of and respect for Union law [[UPCA_021|ARTICLE 21]] - Requests for preliminary rulings [[UPCA_022|ARTICLE 22]] - Liability for damage caused by infringements of Union law [[UPCA_023|ARTICLE 23]] - Responsibility of the Contracting Member States === CHAPTER V – SOURCES OF LAW AND SUBSTANTIVE LAW === [[UPCA_024|ARTICLE 24]] - Sources of law [[UPCA_025|ARTICLE 25]] - Right to prevent the direct use of the invention [[UPCA_026|ARTICLE 26]] - Right to prevent the indirect use of the invention [[UPCA_027|ARTICLE 27]] - Limitations of the effects of a patent [[UPCA_028|ARTICLE 28]] - Right based on prior use of the invention [[UPCA_029|ARTICLE 29]] - Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a European patent [[UPCA_030|ARTICLE 30]] - Effects of supplementary protection certificates === CHAPTER VI – INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTION AND COMPETENCE === [[UPCA_031|ARTICLE 31]] - International jurisdiction [[UPCA_032|ARTICLE 32]] - Competence of the Court [[UPCA_033|ARTICLE 33]] - Competence of the divisions of the Court of First Instance [[UPCA_034|ARTICLE 34]] - Territorial scope of decisions === CHAPTER VII – PATENT MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION === [[UPCA_035|ARTICLE 35]] - Patent mediation and arbitration centre == PART II – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS == [[UPCA_036|ARTICLE 36]] - Budget of the Court [[UPCA_037|ARTICLE 37]] - Financing of the Court [[UPCA_038|ARTICLE 38]] - Financing of the training framework for judges [[UPCA_039|ARTICLE 39]] - Financing of the Centre == PART III – ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS == === CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS === [[UPCA_040|ARTICLE 40]] - Statute [[UPCA_041|ARTICLE 41]] - Rules of Procedure [[UPCA_042|ARTICLE 42]] - Proportionality and fairness [[UPCA_043|ARTICLE 43]] - Case management [[UPCA_044|ARTICLE 44]] - Electronic procedures [[UPCA_045|ARTICLE 45]] - Public proceedings [[UPCA_046|ARTICLE 46]] - Legal capacity [[UPCA_047|ARTICLE 47]] - Parties [[UPCA_048|ARTICLE 48]] - Representation === CHAPTER II – LANGUAGE OF PROCEEDINGS === [[UPCA_049|ARTICLE 49]] - Language of proceedings at the Court of First Instance [[UPCA_050|ARTICLE 50]] - Language of proceedings at the Court of Appeal [[UPCA_051|ARTICLE 51]] - Other language arrangements === CHAPTER III – PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT === [[UPCA_052|ARTICLE 52]] - Written, interim and oral procedures [[UPCA_053|ARTICLE 53]] - Means of evidence [[UPCA_054|ARTICLE 54]] - Burden of proof [[UPCA_055|ARTICLE 55]] - Reversal of burden of proof === CHAPTER IV – POWERS OF THE COURT === [[UPCA_056|ARTICLE 56]] - The general powers of the Court [[UPCA_057|ARTICLE 57]] - Court experts [[UPCA_058|ARTICLE 58]] - Protection of confidential information [[UPCA_059|ARTICLE 59]] - Order to produce evidence [[UPCA_060|ARTICLE 60]] - Order to preserve evidence and to inspect premises [[UPCA_061|ARTICLE 61]] - Freezing orders [[UPCA_062|ARTICLE 62]] - Provisional and protective measures [[UPCA_063|ARTICLE 63]] - Permanent injunctions [[UPCA_064|ARTICLE 64]] - Corrective measures in infringement proceedings [[UPCA_065|ARTICLE 65]] - Decision on the validity of a patent [[UPCA_066|ARTICLE 66]] - Powers of the Court concerning decisions of the European Patent Office [[UPCA_067|ARTICLE 67]] - Power to order the communication of information [[UPCA_068|ARTICLE 68]] - Award of damages [[UPCA_069|ARTICLE 69]] - Legal costs [[UPCA_070|ARTICLE 70]] - Court fees [[UPCA_071|ARTICLE 71]] - Legal aid [[UPCA_072|ARTICLE 72]] - Period of limitation === CHAPTER V – APPEALS === [[UPCA_073|ARTICLE 73]] - Appeal [[UPCA_074|ARTICLE 74]] - Effects of an appeal [[UPCA_075|ARTICLE 75]] - Decision on appeal and referral back === CHAPTER VI - DECISIONS === [[UPCA_076|ARTICLE 76]] - Basis for decisions and right to be heard [[UPCA_077|ARTICLE 77]] - Formal requirements [[UPCA_078|ARTICLE 78]] - Decisions of the Court and dissenting opinions [[UPCA_079|ARTICLE 79]] - Settlement [[UPCA_080|ARTICLE 80]] - Publication of decisions [[UPCA_081|ARTICLE 81]] - Rehearing [[UPCA_082|ARTICLE 82]] - Enforcement of decisions and orders === PART IV – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS === [[UPCA_083|ARTICLE 83]] - Transitional regime === PART V – FINAL PROVISIONS === [[UPCA_084|ARTICLE 84]] - Signature, ratification and accession [[UPCA_085|ARTICLE 85]] - Functions of the depositary [[UPCA_086|ARTICLE 86]] - Duration of the Agreement [[UPCA_087|ARTICLE 87]] - Revision [[UPCA_088|ARTICLE 88]] - Languages of the Agreement [[UPCA_089|ARTICLE 89]] - Entry into force |
Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA)
PART I – GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1 - Unified Patent Court
ARTICLE 2 - Definitions
ARTICLE 3 - Scope of application
ARTICLE 4 - Legal status
ARTICLE 5 - Liability
CHAPTER II – INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 6 - The Court
ARTICLE 7 - The Court of First Instance
ARTICLE 8 - Composition of the panels of the Court of First Instance
ARTICLE 9 - The Court of Appeal
ARTICLE 10 - The Registry
ARTICLE 11 - Committees
ARTICLE 12 - The Administrative Committee
ARTICLE 13 - The Budget Committee
ARTICLE 14 - The Advisory Committee
CHAPTER III – JUDGES OF THE COURT
ARTICLE 15 - Eligibility criteria for the appointment of judges
ARTICLE 16 - Appointment procedure
ARTICLE 17 - Judicial independence and impartiality
ARTICLE 18 - Pool of Judges
ARTICLE 19 - Training framework
CHAPTER IV – THE PRIMACY OF UNION LAW, LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTING MEMBER STATES
ARTICLE 20 - Primacy of and respect for Union law
ARTICLE 21 - Requests for preliminary rulings
ARTICLE 22 - Liability for damage caused by infringements of Union law
ARTICLE 23 - Responsibility of the Contracting Member States
CHAPTER V – SOURCES OF LAW AND SUBSTANTIVE LAW
ARTICLE 24 - Sources of law
ARTICLE 25 - Right to prevent the direct use of the invention
ARTICLE 26 - Right to prevent the indirect use of the invention
ARTICLE 27 - Limitations of the effects of a patent
ARTICLE 28 - Right based on prior use of the invention
ARTICLE 29 - Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a European patent
ARTICLE 30 - Effects of supplementary protection certificates
CHAPTER VI – INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTION AND COMPETENCE
ARTICLE 31 - International jurisdiction
ARTICLE 32 - Competence of the Court
ARTICLE 33 - Competence of the divisions of the Court of First Instance
ARTICLE 34 - Territorial scope of decisions
CHAPTER VII – PATENT MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION
ARTICLE 35 - Patent mediation and arbitration centre
PART II – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 36 - Budget of the Court
ARTICLE 37 - Financing of the Court
ARTICLE 38 - Financing of the training framework for judges
ARTICLE 39 - Financing of the Centre
PART III – ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 40 - Statute
ARTICLE 41 - Rules of Procedure
ARTICLE 42 - Proportionality and fairness
ARTICLE 43 - Case management
ARTICLE 44 - Electronic procedures
ARTICLE 45 - Public proceedings
ARTICLE 46 - Legal capacity
ARTICLE 47 - Parties
ARTICLE 48 - Representation
CHAPTER II – LANGUAGE OF PROCEEDINGS
ARTICLE 49 - Language of proceedings at the Court of First Instance
ARTICLE 50 - Language of proceedings at the Court of Appeal
ARTICLE 51 - Other language arrangements
CHAPTER III – PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT
ARTICLE 52 - Written, interim and oral procedures
ARTICLE 53 - Means of evidence
ARTICLE 54 - Burden of proof
ARTICLE 55 - Reversal of burden of proof
CHAPTER IV – POWERS OF THE COURT
ARTICLE 56 - The general powers of the Court
ARTICLE 57 - Court experts
ARTICLE 58 - Protection of confidential information
ARTICLE 59 - Order to produce evidence
ARTICLE 60 - Order to preserve evidence and to inspect premises
ARTICLE 61 - Freezing orders
ARTICLE 62 - Provisional and protective measures
ARTICLE 63 - Permanent injunctions
ARTICLE 64 - Corrective measures in infringement proceedings
ARTICLE 65 - Decision on the validity of a patent
ARTICLE 66 - Powers of the Court concerning decisions of the European Patent Office
ARTICLE 67 - Power to order the communication of information
ARTICLE 68 - Award of damages
ARTICLE 69 - Legal costs
ARTICLE 70 - Court fees
ARTICLE 71 - Legal aid
ARTICLE 72 - Period of limitation
CHAPTER V – APPEALS
ARTICLE 73 - Appeal
ARTICLE 74 - Effects of an appeal
ARTICLE 75 - Decision on appeal and referral back
CHAPTER VI - DECISIONS
ARTICLE 76 - Basis for decisions and right to be heard
ARTICLE 77 - Formal requirements
ARTICLE 78 - Decisions of the Court and dissenting opinions
ARTICLE 79 - Settlement
ARTICLE 80 - Publication of decisions
ARTICLE 81 - Rehearing
ARTICLE 82 - Enforcement of decisions and orders
PART IV – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 83 - Transitional regime
PART V – FINAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 84 - Signature, ratification and accession
ARTICLE 85 - Functions of the depositary
ARTICLE 86 - Duration of the Agreement
ARTICLE 87 - Revision
ARTICLE 88 - Languages of the Agreement
ARTICLE 89 - Entry into force