Treaty

Protocol on provisional application of the Unified Patent Court Agreement

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Austria 29-01-2019 18-01-2022 (R) 19-01-2022
Bulgaria 11-09-2017 24-07-2018 (R) 19-01-2022
Denmark 01-10-2015 03-01-2022 (R) 19-01-2022
France 01-10-2015 23-05-2017 (R) 19-01-2022
Germany 01-10-2015 27-09-2021 (R) 19-01-2022
Greece 23-03-2017
Hungary 07-10-2015
Italy 20-02-2017
Luxembourg 01-10-2015 18-07-2016 (R) 19-01-2022
Romania 14-09-2016
Slovenia 01-10-2015 15-10-2021 (R) 19-01-2022
Sweden 01-10-2015
United Kingdom 01-10-2015 20-07-2020

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party Reservations / Declarations Objections
Denmark Yes No
Italy Yes No
Sweden Yes No
United Kingdom Yes No

Denmark

03-01-2022

Until further notice the Protocol shall not apply to Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Italy

20-02-2017

In accordance with Article 3(1)(b) of the Protocol, the Italian Republic considers itself bound by the provisional application of the articles of the Unified Patent Court Agreement mentioned under Article 1 of the Protocol.

Sweden

01-10-2015

In accordance with Article 3 (1) (b) of the Protocol, Sweden considers itself bound by the provisional application of the articles of the Unified Patent Court Agreement mentioned under Article 1 of the Protocol.

United Kingdom

01-10-2015

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall not provisionally apply Article 4 of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court.


20-07-2020

Depositary communication
Withdrawal of consent to be bound received on, and effective as from, 20/07/2020.

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