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Introduction
Introduction
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art 1 to 35
- PART I – GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
art 1 to 5
- CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1
- Unified Patent Court
ARTICLE 2
- Definitions
ARTICLE 3
- Scope of application
Article 3
- Commentary
ARTICLE 4
- Legal status
ARTICLE 5
- Liability
art 6 to 14
- 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 8
- Commentary
ARTICLE 9
- The Court of Appeal
Article 9
- Commentary
ARTICLE 10
- The Registry
ARTICLE 11
- Committees
ARTICLE 12
- The Administrative Committee
ARTICLE 13
- The Budget Committee
ARTICLE 14
- The Advisory Committee
art 15 to 19
- 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
art 20 to 23
- 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
art 24 to 30
- 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 25
- Commentary
ARTICLE 26
- Right to prevent the indirect use of the invention
Article 26
- Commentary
ARTICLE 27
- Limitations of the effects of a patent
ARTICLE 28
- Right based on prior use of the invention
Article 28
- Commentary
ARTICLE 29
- Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a European patent
Article 29
- Commentary
ARTICLE 30
- Effects of supplementary protection certificates
art 31 to 34
- CHAPTER VI – INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTION AND COMPETENCE
ARTICLE 31
- International jurisdiction
Article 31
- Commentary
ARTICLE 32
- Competence of the Court
Article 32
- Commentary
ARTICLE 33
- Competence of the divisions of the Court of First Instance
Article 33
- Commentary
ARTICLE 34
- Territorial scope of decisions
Article 34
- Commentary
art 35
- CHAPTER VII – PATENT MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION
ARTICLE 35
- Patent mediation and arbitration centre
art 36 to 39
- 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
art 40 to 82
- PART III – ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS
art 40 to 48
- CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 40
- Statute
ARTICLE 41
- Rules of Procedure
Article 41
- Commentary
ARTICLE 42
- Proportionality and fairness
Article 42
- Commentary
ARTICLE 43
- Case management
ARTICLE 44
- Electronic procedures
ARTICLE 45
- Public proceedings
Article 45
- Commentary
ARTICLE 46
- Legal capacity
ARTICLE 47
- Parties
ARTICLE 48
- Representation
art 49 to 51
- CHAPTER II – LANGUAGE OF PROCEEDINGS
ARTICLE 49
- Language of proceedings at the Court of First Instance
Article 49
- Commentary
ARTICLE 50
- Language of proceedings at the Court of Appeal
ARTICLE 51
- Other language arrangements
art 52 to 55
- 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
art 56 to 72
- 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 58
- Commentary
ARTICLE 59
- Order to produce evidence
ARTICLE 60
- Order to preserve evidence and to inspect premises
Article 60
- Commentary
ARTICLE 61
- Freezing orders
ARTICLE 62
- Provisional and protective measures
Article 62
- Commentary
ARTICLE 63
- Permanent injunctions
Article 63
- Commentary
ARTICLE 64
- Corrective measures in infringement proceedings
Article 64
- Commentary
ARTICLE 65
- Decision on the validity of a patent
Article 65
- Commentary
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
art 73 to 75
- CHAPITRE V – APPEALS
ARTICLE 73
- Appeal
ARTICLE 74
- Effects of an appeal
Article 74
- Commentary
ARTICLE 75
- Decision on appeal and referral back
art 76 to 82
- 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
Article 82
- Commentary
art 83
- PART IV – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 83
- Transitional regime
Article 83
- Commentary
art 84 to 89
- PART V – FINAL PROVISION
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
ANNEX
Annex
- Distribution of cases within the Central Division
Annex
- Commentary
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Introduction
-
ARTICLE 1
- Unified Patent Court
ARTICLE 2
- Definitions
ARTICLE 3
- Scope of application
Article 3
- Commentary
ARTICLE 4
- Legal status
ARTICLE 5
- Liability
ARTICLE 6
- The Court
ARTICLE 7
- The Court of First Instance
ARTICLE 8
- Composition of the panels of the Court of First Instance
Article 8
- Commentary
ARTICLE 9
- The Court of Appeal
Article 9
- Commentary
ARTICLE 10
- The Registry
ARTICLE 11
- Committees
ARTICLE 12
- The Administrative Committee
ARTICLE 13
- The Budget Committee
ARTICLE 14
- The Advisory Committee
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
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
ARTICLE 24
- Sources of law
ARTICLE 25
- Right to prevent the direct use of the invention
Article 25
- Commentary
ARTICLE 26
- Right to prevent the indirect use of the invention
Article 26
- Commentary
ARTICLE 27
- Limitations of the effects of a patent
ARTICLE 28
- Right based on prior use of the invention
Article 28
- Commentary
ARTICLE 29
- Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a European patent
Article 29
- Commentary
ARTICLE 30
- Effects of supplementary protection certificates
ARTICLE 31
- International jurisdiction
Article 31
- Commentary
ARTICLE 32
- Competence of the Court
Article 32
- Commentary
ARTICLE 33
- Competence of the divisions of the Court of First Instance
Article 33
- Commentary
ARTICLE 34
- Territorial scope of decisions
Article 34
- Commentary
ARTICLE 35
- Patent mediation and arbitration centre
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
ARTICLE 40
- Statute
ARTICLE 41
- Rules of Procedure
Article 41
- Commentary
ARTICLE 42
- Proportionality and fairness
Article 42
- Commentary
ARTICLE 43
- Case management
ARTICLE 44
- Electronic procedures
ARTICLE 45
- Public proceedings
Article 45
- Commentary
ARTICLE 46
- Legal capacity
ARTICLE 47
- Parties
ARTICLE 48
- Representation
ARTICLE 49
- Language of proceedings at the Court of First Instance
Article 49
- Commentary
ARTICLE 50
- Language of proceedings at the Court of Appeal
ARTICLE 51
- Other language arrangements
ARTICLE 52
- Written, interim and oral procedures
ARTICLE 53
- Means of evidence
ARTICLE 54
- Burden of proof
ARTICLE 55
- Reversal of burden of proof
ARTICLE 56
- The general powers of the Court
ARTICLE 57
- Court experts
ARTICLE 58
- Protection of confidential information
Article 58
- Commentary
ARTICLE 59
- Order to produce evidence
ARTICLE 60
- Order to preserve evidence and to inspect premises
Article 60
- Commentary
ARTICLE 61
- Freezing orders
ARTICLE 62
- Provisional and protective measures
Article 62
- Commentary
ARTICLE 63
- Permanent injunctions
Article 63
- Commentary
ARTICLE 64
- Corrective measures in infringement proceedings
Article 64
- Commentary
ARTICLE 65
- Decision on the validity of a patent
Article 65
- Commentary
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
ARTICLE 73
- Appeal
ARTICLE 74
- Effects of an appeal
Article 74
- Commentary
ARTICLE 75
- Decision on appeal and referral back
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
Article 82
- Commentary
ARTICLE 83
- Transitional regime
Article 83
- Commentary
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
Annex
- Distribution of cases within the Central Division
Annex
- Commentary
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