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| (d) "EPC" means the Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, including any subsequent amendments. | (d) "EPC" means the [[http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2010/e/index.html|Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973]], including any subsequent amendments. |
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| (e) "European patent" means a patent granted under the provisions of the EPC, which does not benefit from unitary effect by virtue of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012. | (e) "European patent" means a patent granted under the provisions of the EPC, which does not benefit from unitary effect by virtue of [[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:361:0001:0008:en:PDF|Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012]]. |
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| (f) "European patent with unitary effect" means a patent granted under the provisions of the EPC which benefits from unitary effect by virtue of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012. | (f) "European patent with unitary effect" means a patent granted under the provisions of the EPC which benefits from unitary effect by virtue of [[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:361:0001:0008:en:PDF|Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012]]. |
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| (h) "Supplementary protection certificate" means a supplementary protection certificate granted under Regulation (EC) No 469/20091 or under Regulation (EC) No 1610/962. | (h) "Supplementary protection certificate" means a supplementary protection certificate granted under [[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:152:0001:0010:en:PDF|Regulation (EC) No 469/20091]] or under [[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31996R1610:EN:PDF|Regulation (EC) No 1610/96]]. |
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| (i) "Statute" means the Statute of the Court as set out in Annex I, which shall be an integral part of this Agreement. | (i) "Statute" means the [[UPCA_Statute|Statute of the Court]] as set out in Annex I, which shall be an integral part of this Agreement. |
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| (j) "Rules of Procedure" means the Rules of Procedure of the Court, as established in accordance with Article 41. | (j) "Rules of Procedure" means the Rules of Procedure of the Court, as established in accordance with [[UPCA_041|Article 41]]. |
Unified Patent Court Agreement
ARTICLE 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Agreement:
(a) "Court" means the Unified Patent Court created by this Agreement.
(b) "Member State" means a Member State of the European Union.
(c) "Contracting Member State" means a Member State party to this Agreement.
(d) "EPC" means the Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, including any subsequent amendments.
(e) "European patent" means a patent granted under the provisions of the EPC, which does not benefit from unitary effect by virtue of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012.
(f) "European patent with unitary effect" means a patent granted under the provisions of the EPC which benefits from unitary effect by virtue of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012.
(g) "Patent" means a European patent and/or a European patent with unitary effect.
(h) "Supplementary protection certificate" means a supplementary protection certificate granted under Regulation (EC) No 469/20091 or under Regulation (EC) No 1610/96.
(i) "Statute" means the Statute of the Court as set out in Annex I, which shall be an integral part of this Agreement.
(j) "Rules of Procedure" means the Rules of Procedure of the Court, as established in accordance with Article 41.