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REGULATION (EU) No 1257/2012 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL | 欧å·è°äŒããã³æ¬§å·çäºäŒèŠå (EU) 第1257/2012å· |
of 17 December 2012 | 2012幎12æ17æ¥ |
implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection | çµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®åµèšã®åéã«ãããåå匷åã®å®æœ |
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, | 欧å·è°äŒåã³æ¬§å·é£åçäºäŒ |
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular the first paragraph of Article 118 thereof, | 欧å·é£åã®æ©èœã«é¢ããæ¡çŽãç¹ã«å第118æ¡ç¬¬1é ãèæ ®ã |
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/167/EU of 10 March 2011 authorising enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (1), | çµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®åµèšã®åéã«ãããåå匷åãèªãã 2011 幎 3 æ 10 æ¥ã®çäºäŒæ±ºå® 2011/167/EU ãèæ ®ã(1)ã |
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, | 欧å·å§å¡äŒããã®ææ¡ãèæ ®ããã |
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, | ç«æ³èæ¡ãååœè°äŒã«éä»ãããåŸã |
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2), | éåžžã®ç«æ³æç¶ãã«åŸã£ãŠè¡åããããšïŒ2ïŒã |
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(1) The creation of the legal conditions enabling undertakings to adapt their activities in manufacturing and distributing products across national borders and providing them with greater choice and more opportunities contributes to the attainment of the objectives of the Union set out in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union. | (1) äºæ¥è ãåœå¢ãè¶ããŠè£œåã補é ã»æµéããã掻åãé©å¿ãããããå€ãã®éžæè¢ãšæ©äŒãæäŸããããšãå¯èœã«ããæ³çæ¡ä»¶ã®æŽåã¯ã欧å·é£åæ¡çŽç¬¬3æ¡ïŒ3ïŒã«å®ããé£åã®ç®çã®éæã«å¯äžããã |
Uniform patent protection within the internal market, or at least a significant part thereof, should feature amongst the legal instruments which undertakings have at their disposal. | åå åžå Žã«ãããçµ±äžãããç¹èš±ä¿è·ããããã¯å°ãªããšããã®éèŠãªéšåã¯ãäºæ¥è ãèªç±ã«å©çšã§ããæ³çæ段ã®äžã«å«ãŸããã¹ããã®ã§ããã |
(2) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 118 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), measures to be taken in the context of the establishment and functioning of the internal market include the creation of uniform patent protection throughout the Union and the establishment of centralised Union-wide authorisation, coordination and supervision arrangements. | (2) 欧å·é£åã®æ©èœã«é¢ããæ¡çŽïŒTFEUïŒç¬¬118æ¡ç¬¬1é ã«åŸããåå åžå Žã®ç¢ºç«ãšæ©èœãšã®é¢é£ã§ãšãããã¹ãæªçœ®ã«ã¯ãé£åå šäœã§çµ±äžãããç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®æ§ç¯ãšãé£åå šäœã«éäžããèªå¯ã調æŽåã³ç£ç£ã®åã決ãã®ç¢ºç«ãå«ãŸããã |
(3) On 10 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/167/EU authorising enhanced cooperation between Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, France, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom (hereinafter âparticipating Member Statesâ) in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection. | (3) 2011幎3æ10æ¥ãçäºäŒã¯ããã«ã®ãŒããã«ã¬ãªã¢ããã§ã³ããã³ããŒã¯ããã€ãããšã¹ããã¢ãã¢ã€ã«ã©ã³ããã®ãªã·ã£ããã©ã³ã¹ããããã¹ãã©ããã¢ããªãã¢ãã¢ãã«ã¯ã»ã³ãã«ã¯ããã³ã¬ãªãŒããã«ã¿ããªã©ã³ãããªãŒã¹ããªã¢ãããŒã©ã³ãããã«ãã¬ã«ãã«ãŒããã¢ãã¹ãããã¢ãã¹ãããã¢ããã£ã³ã©ã³ããã¹ãŠã§ãŒãã³ãè±åœïŒä»¥äžãåå ã¡ã³ããŒåœãïŒãçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®æ§ç¯åéã§åå匷åãèªããæ±ºå® 2011/167/EUãæ¡æããŸããã |
(4) Unitary patent protection will foster scientific and technological advances and the functioning of the internal market by making access to the patent system easier, less costly and legally secure. | (4) çµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã¯ãç¹èš±å¶åºŠãžã®ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããã容æã«ãããäœã³ã¹ãã§ãæ³çã«å®å šã«ããããšã«ãããç§åŠæè¡ã®é²æ©ãšåå åžå Žã®æ©èœãä¿é²ããã |
It will also improve the level of patent protection by making it possible to obtain uniform patent protection in the participating Member States and eliminate costs and complexity for undertakings throughout the Union. | ãŸããåå å çåœã«ãããŠçµ±äžãããç¹èš±ä¿è·ãåããããšãå¯èœã«ããé£ååœäžã®äºæ¥ã«ãšã£ãŠã®ã³ã¹ããšè€éãã解æ¶ããããšã«ãã£ãŠãç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®æ°Žæºãåäžãããã |
It should be available to proprietors of a European patent from both the participating Member States and from other States, regardless of their nationality, residence or place of establishment. | 欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ãåå å çåœããã³ä»åœã®ç¹èš±æš©è ããåœç±ãå± äœå°ãäºæ¥æã®æåšå°ã«é¢ä¿ãªãå©çšã§ããããã«ããå¿ èŠããããŸãã |
(5) The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, as revised on 17 December 1991 and on 29 November 2000 (hereinafter âEPCâ), established the European Patent Organisation and entrusted it with the task of granting European patents. | (5) 1973幎10æ5æ¥ã®æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã®ä»äžã«é¢ããæ¡çŽïŒ1991幎12æ17æ¥åã³2000幎11æ29æ¥ã«æ¹æ£ïŒã¯ã欧å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ãèšç«ãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ä»äžãå§èšããã |
This task is carried out by the European Patent Office (hereinafter âEPOâ). | ãã®ä»»åã¯ïŒæ¬§å·ç¹èš±åºïŒä»¥äžïŒãEPOããšããïŒã«ãã£ãŠéè¡ãããã |
A European patent granted by the EPO should, at the request of the patent proprietor, benefit from unitary effect by virtue of this Regulation in the participating Member States. | EPOã«ãã£ãŠä»äžããã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ãç¹èš±æš©è ã®èŠæ±ã«å¿ããŠãåå å çåœã«ãããŠãã®èŠåã«ããçµ±äžå¹æã享åããããšãã§ããã¯ãã§ãã |
Such a patent is hereinafter referred to as a âEuropean patent with unitary effectâ. | ãã®ãããªç¹èš±ã¯ïŒä»¥äžãçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ããšããã |
(6) In accordance with Part IX of the EPC a group of Contracting States to the EPC may provide that European patents granted for those States have a unitary character. | (6) EPCã®ç¬¬9éšã«åºã¥ããEPCç· çŽåœã®ã°ã«ãŒãã¯ããããã®åœã®ããã«ä»äžããã欧å·ç¹èš±ãåäžæ§ãæããããšãèŠå®ããããšãã§ããŸãã |
This Regulation constitutes a special agreement within the meaning of Article 142 of the EPC, a regional patent treaty within the meaning of Article 45(1) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty of 19 June 1970 as last modified on 3 February 2001 and a special agreement within the meaning of Article 19 of the Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in Paris on 20 March 1883 and last amended on 28 September 1979. | ãã®èŠåã¯ãEPC第142æ¡ã®æå³ã«ãããç¹å¥åå®ã2001幎2æ3æ¥ã«æçµæ¹æ£ããã1970幎6æ19æ¥ã®ç¹èš±ååæ¡çŽç¬¬45æ¡ïŒ1ïŒã®æå³ã«ãããå°åç¹èš±æ¡çŽåã³1883幎3æ20æ¥ã«ããªã§çœ²åãã1979幎9æ28æ¥ã«æçµæ¹æ£ãããå·¥æ¥æææš©ã®ä¿è·ã«é¢ããæ¡çŽç¬¬19æ¡ã®æå³ã«ãããç¹å¥åå®ã«è©²åœãããã®ã§ãã |
(7) Unitary patent protection should be achieved by attributing unitary effect to European patents in the post-grant phase by virtue of this Regulation and in respect of all the participating Member States. | (7) ç¹èš±ã®åäžæ§ä¿è·ã¯ããã®èŠåã«ãããä»äžåŸã®æ®µéã«ãããŠããã¹ãŠã®åå å çåœã«é¢ããŠæ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã«åäžçãªå¹æãããããããšã«ãã£ãŠéæãããã¹ãã§ãã |
The main feature of a European patent with unitary effect should be its unitary character, i.e. providing uniform protection and having equal effect in all the participating Member States. | çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®äž»ãªç¹åŸŽã¯ããã®çµ±äžæ§ãããªãã¡ããã¹ãŠã®åå å çåœã«ãããŠåäžãªä¿è·ãæäŸããåçã®å¹æãæããããšã§ããã¹ãã§ãã |
Consequently, a European patent with unitary effect should only be limited, transferred or revoked, or lapse, in respect of all the participating Member States. | ãããã£ãŠãçµ±äžå¹æããã€æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã¯ãåå ãããã¹ãŠã®å çåœã«é¢ããŠã®ã¿ãå¶éãè²æž¡ãåãæ¶ãããŸãã¯å€±å¹ãããããšãã§ããã¯ãã§ãã |
It should be possible for a European patent with unitary effect to be licensed in respect of the whole or part of the territories of the participating Member States. | çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ãåå å çåœã®é åã®å šéšãŸãã¯äžéšã«ã€ããŠå®æœèš±è«Ÿãåããããšãå¯èœã§ããã¹ãã§ãã |
To ensure the uniform substantive scope of protection conferred by unitary patent protection, only European patents that have been granted for all the participating Member States with the same set of claims should benefit from unitary effect. | çµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã«ãã£ãŠäžããããåäžãªå®äœçä¿è·ç¯å²ãä¿èšŒããããã«ããã¹ãŠã®åå å çåœã«å¯ŸããŠåäžã®ã¯ã¬ãŒã ã§ä»äžããã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ã¿ãçµ±äžå¹æã®æ©æµãåããããã«ããŸãã |
Finally, the unitary effect attributed to a European patent should have an accessory nature and should be deemed not to have arisen to the extent that the basic European patent has been revoked or limited. | æåŸã«ã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«åž°å±ããåäžå¹æã¯ä»å±çãªãã®ã§ãããåºæ¬çãªæ¬§å·ç¹èš±ãåãæ¶ããããå¶éããããããå Žåã«ã¯ãçºçããªãã£ããšã¿ãªãããã¹ãã§ãã |
(8) In accordance with the general principles of patent law and Article 64(1) of the EPC, unitary patent protection should take effect retroactively in the participating Member States as from the date of publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent in the European Patent Bulletin. | (8) ç¹èš±æ³ã®äžè¬ååãšEPC第64æ¡1é ã«åŸã£ãŠãçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã¯ã欧å·ç¹èš±å ¬å ±ã«æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ä»äžã®èšèŒãå ¬è¡šãããæ¥ãããåå å çåœã§é¡åçã«å¹åãçºæ®ããã¯ãã§ãã |
Where unitary patent protection takes effect, the participating Member States should ensure that the European patent is deemed not to have taken effect on their territory as a national patent, so as to avoid any duplication of patent protection. | ç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®éè€ãé¿ããããã«ãåå å çåœã¯ã欧å·ç¹èš±ãèªåœã®é åã§åœå ç¹èš±ãšããŠå¹åãçºæ®ããªãããšãä¿èšŒããªããã°ãªããŸããã |
(9) The European patent with unitary effect should confer on its proprietor the right to prevent any third party from committing acts against which the patent provides protection. | (9) çµ±äžå¹æãæã€æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã¯ãç¹èš±æš©è ã«ãç¹èš±ãä¿è·ãäžããè¡çºã第äžè ãè¡ãããšãé²æ¢ããæš©å©ãäžããã¹ãã§ãã |
This should be ensured through the establishment of a Unified Patent Court. | ããã¯ãçµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æã®èšç«ã«ãã£ãŠç¢ºä¿ãããã¹ãã§ãã |
In matters not covered by this Regulation or by Council Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012 of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of unitary patent protection with regard to the applicable translation arrangements (3), the provisions of the EPC, the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, including its provisions defining the scope of that right and its limitations, and national law, including rules of private international law, should apply. | æ¬èŠååã¯é©çšããã翻蚳å決ã(3)ã«é¢ããçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®åéã«ãããååã®åŒ·åãå®æœãã2012幎12æ17æ¥ã®çäºäŒèŠåïŒEUïŒNo 1260/2012ã«ãã£ãŠã«ããŒãããŠããªãäºé ã«ã€ããŠã¯ãEPCãåœè©²æš©å©ã®ç¯å²åã³ãã®å¶éãå®ããèŠå®ãå«ãçµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æã«é¢ããåå®ã䞊ã³ã«åœéç§æ³ã®èŠåãå«ãåœå æ³ã®èŠå®ãé©çšãã¹ãã§ãã |
(10) Compulsory licences for European patents with unitary effect should be governed by the laws of the participating Member States as regards their respective territories. | (10) çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®åŒ·å¶å®æœæš©ã¯ãããããã®é åã«é¢ããŠãåå å çåœã®æ³åŸã«æºæ ãã¹ãã§ãã |
(11) In its report on the operation of this Regulation, the Commission should evaluate the functioning of the applicable limitations and, where necessary, make appropriate proposals, taking account of the contribution of the patent system to innovation and technological progress, the legitimate interests of third parties and overriding interests of society. | (11) 欧å·å§å¡äŒã¯ããã®èŠåã®éçšã«é¢ããå ±åæžã«ãããŠãæè¡é©æ°ãšæè¡é²æ©ã«å¯Ÿããç¹èš±å¶åºŠã®è²¢ç®ã第äžè ã®æ£åœãªå©çã瀟äŒã®åªå çå©çãèæ ®ããé©çšãããå¶éã®æ©èœãè©äŸ¡ããå¿ èŠãªå Žåã«ã¯ãé©åãªææ¡ãè¡ãã¹ãã§ããã |
The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court does not preclude the European Union from exercising its powers in this field. | çµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æã«é¢ããåå®ã¯ã欧å·é£åããã®åéã§æš©éãè¡äœ¿ããããšã劚ãããã®ã§ã¯ãªãã |
(12) In accordance with the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the principle of the exhaustion of rights should also be applied to European patents with unitary effect. | (12) 欧å·é£ååžæ³è£å€æã®å€äŸã«ããã°ãæš©å©ã®æ¶å°œã®ååã¯ãçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ãé©çšãããã¹ãã§ãã |
Therefore, rights conferred by a European patent with unitary effect should not extend to acts concerning the product covered by that patent which are carried out within the participating Member States after that product has been placed on the market in the Union by the patent proprietor. | ãããã£ãŠãçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ãã£ãŠäžããããæš©å©ã¯ãåœè©²ç¹èš±ã®å¯Ÿè±¡ãšãªã補åãç¹èš±æš©è ã«ãã£ãŠæ¬§å·é£åå ã§äžåžãããåŸã«åå å çåœå ã§è¡ãããåœè©²è£œåã«é¢ããè¡çºã«ã¯åã°ãªããã®ãšããã |
(13) The regime applicable to damages should be governed by the laws of the participating Member States, in particular the provisions implementing Article 13 of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (4). | (13) æå®³è³ åã«é©çšãããå¶åºŠã¯ãåå å çåœã®æ³åŸãç¹ã«ç¥ç財ç£æš©ã®å·è¡ã«é¢ãã 2004 幎 4 æ 29 æ¥ã®æ¬§å·è°äŒåã³çäºäŒã®æ什 2004/48/EC ã®ç¬¬ 13 æ¡ãå®æœããèŠå®ã«ãã£ãŠèŠå®ãããã¹ãã§ã(4). |
(14) As an object of property, a European patent with unitary effect should be dealt with in its entirety, and in all the participating Member States, as a national patent of the participating Member State determined in accordance with specific criteria such as the applicantâs residence, principal place of business or place of business. | (14) 財ç£ã®å¯Ÿè±¡ãšããŠãçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ããã®å šäœãããã¹ãŠã®åå å çåœã«ãããŠãåºé¡äººã®å± äœå°ãäž»ããå¶æ¥æãäºæ¥æãªã©ã®ç¹å®ã®åºæºã«åŸã£ãŠæ±ºå®ãããåå å çåœã®åœå ç¹èš±ãšããŠæ±ãããã¹ãã§ããã |
(15) In order to promote and facilitate the economic exploitation of an invention protected by a European patent with unitary effect, the proprietor of that patent should be able to offer it to be licensed in return for appropriate consideration. | (15) çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã§ä¿è·ãããçºæã®çµæžçå©çšãä¿é²ããããã«ããã®ç¹èš±ã®ææè ã¯ãé©åãªå¯ŸäŸ¡ãšåŒãæãã«ããã®ç¹èš±ãã©ã€ã»ã³ã¹ããããæäŸã§ããããã«ããå¿ èŠããããŸãã |
To that end, the patent proprietor should be able to file a statement with the EPO that he is prepared to grant a license in return for appropriate consideration. | ãã®ããã«ã¯ãç¹èš±æš©è ã¯ãé©åãªå¯ŸäŸ¡ãšåŒãæãã«å®æœèš±è«ŸãäžããçšæãããããšãEPOã«æåºããããšãã§ããããã«ãã¹ãã§ãã |
In that case, the patent proprietor should benefit from a reduction of the renewal fees as from the EPOâs receipt of such statement. | ãã®å Žåãç¹èš±æš©è ã¯ãEPOããã®ãããªå£°æãåãåã£ãŠãããæŽæ°æã®æžé¡ãšããæ©æµãåããã¹ãã§ãã |
(16) The group of Member States making use of the provisions of Part IX of the EPC may give tasks to the EPO and set up a select committee of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (hereinafter âSelect Committeeâ). | (16) EPC第IXéšã®èŠå®ãå©çšããå çåœã°ã«ãŒãã¯ãEPOã«ä»»åãäžãã欧å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã®éå¶è©è°äŒã®ç¹å¥å§å¡äŒïŒä»¥äžãç¹å¥å§å¡äŒããšããïŒãèšçœ®ããããšãã§ããã |
(17) The participating Member States should give certain administrative tasks relating to European patents with unitary effect to the EPO, in particular as regards the administration of requests for unitary effect, the registration of unitary effect and of any limitation, licence, transfer, revocation or lapse of European patents with unitary effect, the collection and distribution of renewal fees, the publication of translations for information purposes during a transitional period and the administration of a compensation scheme for the reimbursement of translation costs incurred by applicants filing European patent applications in a language other than one of the official languages of the EPO. | (17) åå å çåœã¯ãçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«é¢ããäžå®ã®ç®¡çæ¥åãEPOã«å§ããã¹ãã§ããç¹ã«ãçµ±äžå¹æã®èŠæ±ãçµ±äžå¹æããã³çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®å¶éãã©ã€ã»ã³ã¹ã移転ãåãæ¶ãã倱å¹ã®ç»é²ãæŽæ°æã®åŸŽåãšåé ã移è¡æéäžã®æ å ±ç®çã®ç¿»èš³ã®å ¬è¡šã欧å·ç¹èš±åºé¡ãEPOã®å ¬çšèªä»¥å€ã®èšèªã§è¡ã£ãåºé¡äººã®ç¿»èš³è²»çšã®åŒæžã®ããã®è£åå¶åºŠã®ç®¡çã«é¢ããŠããã®ç®¡çãè¡ãã¹ãã§ãã |
(18) In the framework of the Select Committee, the participating Member States should ensure the governance and supervision of the activities related to the tasks entrusted to the EPO by the participating Member States, ensure that requests for unitary effect are filed with the EPO within one month of the date of publication of the mention of the grant in the European Patent Bulletin and ensure that such requests are submitted in the language of the proceedings before the EPO together with the translation prescribed, during a transitional period, by Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012. | (18) ç¹å¥å§å¡äŒã®æ çµã¿ã«ãããŠãåå å çåœã¯ãåå å çåœãEPOã«å§èšããæ¥åã«é¢é£ãã掻åã®çµ±æ²»ãšç£ç£ã確ä¿ããçµ±äžå¹æãæ±ããè«æ±ã欧å·ç¹èš±å ¬å ±ã«ä»äžã«é¢ããèšèŒãå ¬è¡šãããæ¥ãã1ã¶æ以å ã«EPOã«æåºãããåœè©²è«æ±ãèŠåïŒEUïŒNo 1260/2012ã§çµéæªçœ®æéã«èŠå®ããã翻蚳ãšãšãã«EPOã§ã®æç¶ãã®èšèªã§æåºãããããã«ããå¿ èŠããããŸãã |
The participating Member States should also ensure the setting, in accordance with the voting rules laid down in Article 35(2) of the EPC, of the level of the renewal fees and the share of the distribution of the renewal fees in accordance with the criteria set out in this Regulation. | ãŸããåå å çåœã¯ãEPC第35æ¡2é ã«å®ããæ祚èŠåã«åŸã£ãŠãæŽæ°æã®æ°ŽæºãšæŽæ°æã®åé ã®å²åãããã®èŠåã«å®ããåºæºã«åŸã£ãŠèšå®ããããšãä¿èšŒããªããã°ãªããªãã |
(19) Patent proprietors should pay a single annual renewal fee for a European patent with unitary effect. | (19) ç¹èš±æš©è ã¯ãçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ã€ããŠãåäžã®å¹ŽéæŽæ°æãæ¯æãã¹ãã§ããã |
Renewal fees should be progressive throughout the term of the patent protection and, together with the fees to be paid to the European Patent Organisation during the pre-grant stage, should cover all costs associated with the grant of the European patent and the administration of the unitary patent protection. | æŽæ°æã¯ç¹èš±ã®ä¿è·æéãéããŠæ®µéçã§ããã¹ãã§ãä»äžåã®æ®µéã§æ¬§å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã«æ¯æãææ°æãšåãããŠã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ä»äžãšçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®ç®¡çã«é¢é£ãããã¹ãŠã®è²»çšãã«ããŒããå¿ èŠããããŸãã |
The level of the renewal fees should be set with the aim of facilitating innovation and fostering the competitiveness of European businesses, taking into account the situation of specific entities such as small and medium-sized enterprises, for example in the form of lower fees. | æŽæ°æã®æ°Žæºã¯ãæè¡é©æ°ãä¿é²ãã欧å·äŒæ¥ã®ç«¶äºåãè²æããããšãç®çãšããŠãäžå°äŒæ¥ãªã©ã®ç¹å®ã®äºæ¥äœã®ç¶æ³ãèæ ®ããäŸãã°ãããäœãææ°æãšãã圢ã§èšå®ãããã¹ãã§ããã |
It should also reflect the size of the market covered by the patent and be similar to the level of the national renewal fees for an average European patent taking effect in the participating Member States at the time when the level of the renewal fees is first set. | ãŸããç¹èš±ãã«ããŒããåžå Žã®èŠæš¡ãåæ ããæŽæ°æã®æ°Žæºãæåã«èšå®ãããæç¹ã§åå å çåœã§æå¹ãªå¹³åçãªæ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã®åœå æŽæ°æã®æ°Žæºã«è¿ããã®ã§ããã¹ãã§ãã |
(20) The appropriate level and distribution of renewal fees should be determined in order to ensure that, in relation to the unitary patent protection, all costs of the tasks entrusted to the EPO are fully covered by the resources generated by the European patents with unitary effect and that, together with the fees to be paid to the European Patent Organisation during the pre-grant stage, the revenues from the renewal fees ensure a balanced budget of the European Patent Organisation. | (20) æŽæ°æã®é©åãªæ°Žæºãšé åã¯ãçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã«é¢ããŠã欧å·ç¹èš±åºã«å§èšãããæ¥åã®ãã¹ãŠã®è²»çšããçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ãã£ãŠçããè³æºã«ãã£ãŠå®å šã«ã«ããŒãããä»äžåã®æ®µéã§æ¬§å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã«æ¯æãããææ°æãšåãããŠãæŽæ°æããã®åå ¥ã欧å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã®ãã©ã³ã¹ã®ãšããäºç®ã確ä¿ããããã«æ±ºå®ããå¿ èŠããããŸãã |
(21) Renewal fees should be paid to the European Patent Organisation. | (21) æŽæ°æã¯æ¬§å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã«æ¯æãã¹ãã§ããã |
The EPO should retain an amount to cover the expenses generated at the EPO in carrying out tasks in relation to the unitary patent protection in accordance with Article 146 of the EPC. | EPOã¯ãEPC第146æ¡ã«åºã¥ãçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã«é¢é£ããæ¥åãéè¡ããããã«EPOã§çºçããçµè²»ãè³ãããã®éé¡ãä¿æãã¹ãã§ãã |
The remaining amount should be distributed among the participating Member States and should be used for patent-related purposes. | æ®ãã®éé¡ã¯åå å çåœéã§åé ãããç¹èš±é¢é£ã®ç®çã«äœ¿çšãããã¹ãã§ããã |
The share of distribution should be set on the basis of fair, equitable and relevant criteria, namely the level of patent activity and the size of the market, and should guarantee a minimum amount to be distributed to each participating Member State in order to maintain a balanced and sustainable functioning of the system. | åé ã®å²åã¯ãå ¬æ£ãè¡¡å¹³ããã€é¢é£ããåºæºãããªãã¡ç¹èš±æŽ»åã®æ°Žæºãšåžå Žã®èŠæš¡ã«åºã¥ããŠèšå®ãããã¹ãã§ãããå¶åºŠã®åè¡¡ããæç¶å¯èœãªæ©èœãç¶æããããã«ãååå å çåœã«åé ãããæäœé¡ãä¿èšŒããå¿ èŠããããŸãã |
The distribution should provide compensation for having an official language other than one of the official languages of the EPO, having a disproportionately low level of patenting activity established on the basis of the European Innovation Scoreboard, and/or having acquired membership of the European Patent Organisation relatively recently. | åé ã¯ã欧å·ç¹èš±åºã®å ¬çšèªä»¥å€ã®å ¬çšèªãæã€ããšã欧å·é©æ°ã¹ã³ã¢ããŒãã«åºã¥ãç¹èš±æŽ»åã®ã¬ãã«ãäžåœã«äœãããšãããã³ïŒãŸãã¯ã欧å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã®å çæš©ãæ¯èŒçæè¿ååŸããããšã«å¯Ÿããè£åãæäŸãããã®ã§ããã¹ãã§ãã |
(22) An enhanced partnership between the EPO and central industrial property offices of the Member States should enable the EPO to make regular use, where appropriate, of the result of any search carried out by central industrial property offices on a national patent application the priority of which is claimed in a subsequent European patent application. | (22) EPOãšå çåœã®äžå€®å·¥æ¥æææš©åºãšã®éã®ããŒãããŒã·ããã®åŒ·åã«ãããEPOã¯ãåŸç¶ã®æ¬§å·ç¹èš±åºé¡ã§åªå æš©ã䞻匵ãããŠããåœå ç¹èš±åºé¡ã«ã€ããŠäžå€®å·¥æ¥æææš©åºãå®æœãã調æ»ã®çµæãå¿ èŠã«å¿ããŠå®æçã«å©çšããããšãã§ããããã«ãªãã¯ãã§ãã |
All central industrial property offices, including those which do not perform searches in the course of a national patent-granting procedure, can play an essential role under the enhanced partnership, inter alia, by giving advice and support to potential patent applicants, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, by receiving applications, by forwarding applications to the EPO and by disseminating patent information. | åœå ç¹èš±ä»äžæç¶ãã«ãããŠèª¿æ»ãè¡ããªãæ©é¢ãå«ãããã¹ãŠã®äžå€®å·¥æ¥æææš©å±ã¯ãç¹ã«ãæœåšçãªç¹èš±åºé¡äººãç¹ã«äžå°äŒæ¥ãžã®å©èšãšæ¯æŽãåºé¡ã®åä»ãEPOãžã®åºé¡ã®è»¢éãç¹èš±æ å ±ã®æ®åã«ãã£ãŠã匷åãããããŒãããŒã·ããã®äžã§äžå¯æ¬ ãªåœ¹å²ãæããããšãã§ããŸãã |
(23) This Regulation is complemented by Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012, adopted by the Council in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 118 of the TFEU. | (23) æ¬èŠåã¯ãTFEU第118æ¡ç¬¬2é ã«åŸã£ãŠçäºäŒãæ¡æããèŠåïŒEUïŒNo 1260/2012ã«ãã£ãŠè£å®ãããã |
(24) Jurisdiction in respect of European patents with unitary effect should be established and governed by an instrument setting up a unified patent litigation system for European patents and European patents with unitary effect. | (24) çµ±äžå¹æãæã€æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã«é¢ããè£å€æš©ã¯ã欧å·ç¹èš±ãšçµ±äžå¹æãæã€æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã®ããã®çµ±äžç¹èš±èšŽèšã·ã¹ãã ãèšå®ããææžã«ãã£ãŠç¢ºç«ããã管çãããã¹ãã§ããã |
(25) Establishing a Unified Patent Court to hear cases concerning the European patent with unitary effect is essential in order to ensure the proper functioning of that patent, consistency of case-law and hence legal certainty, and cost-effectiveness for patent proprietors. | (25) çµ±äžå¹åãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«é¢ãã蚎èšãæ±ãçµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æãèšç«ããããšã¯ãåç¹èš±ã®é©åãªæ©èœãå€äŸã®äžè²«æ§ãããã«ããæ³ç確å®æ§ãç¹èš±ææè ã®è²»çšå¯Ÿå¹æã確ä¿ããããã«äžå¯æ¬ ã§ããã |
It is therefore of paramount importance that the participating Member States ratify the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court in accordance with their national constitutional and parliamentary procedures and take the necessary steps for that Court to become operational as soon as possible. | ãããã£ãŠãåå å çåœãèªåœã®æ²æ³ããã³è°äŒã®æç¶ãã«åŸã£ãŠçµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æã«é¢ããåå®ãæ¹åããåè£å€æãã§ããã ãæ©ãéçšãéå§ããããã«å¿ èŠãªæªçœ®ããšãããšãæãéèŠã§ããã |
(26) This Regulation should be without prejudice to the right of the participating Member States to grant national patents and should not replace the participating Member Statesâ laws on patents. | (26) ãã®èŠåã¯ãåå å çåœãåœå ç¹èš±ãä»äžããæš©å©ãæãªãããšãªãããŸãåå å çåœã®ç¹èš±ã«é¢ããæ³åŸã«åã£ãŠä»£ãããã®ã§ãã£ãŠã¯ãªããªãã |
Patent applicants should remain free to obtain either a national patent, a European patent with unitary effect, a European patent taking effect in one or more of the Contracting States to the EPC or a European patent with unitary effect validated in addition in one or more other Contracting States to the EPC which are not among the participating Member States. | ç¹èš±åºé¡äººã¯ãåœå ç¹èš±ãçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ãEPCã®1ã€ä»¥äžã®ç· çŽåœã§å¹åãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ããŸãã¯åå å çåœã§ã¯ãªãEPCã®1ã€ä»¥äžã®ç· çŽåœã§è¿œå çã«æå¹ãªçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ãããããååŸããèªç±ãç¶æããå¿ èŠããããŸãã |
(27) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the creation of unitary patent protection, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of this Regulation, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, where appropriate by means of enhanced cooperation, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. | (27) ãã®èŠåã®ç®çãããªãã¡ãçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®åµåºã¯ãå çåœã«ãã£ãŠååã«éæããããšãã§ããããããã£ãŠããã®èŠåã®èŠæš¡åã³å¹æã«ãããé£åã¬ãã«ã«ãããŠããããéæããããšãã§ããã®ã§ãé£åã¯ã欧å·é£åæ¡çŽç¬¬5æ¡ã«èŠå®ããè£å®æ§ã®ååã«åŸããé©åãªå Žåã«ã¯ã匷åããååã«ãã£ãŠæªçœ®ãæ¡çšããããšãã§ããã |
In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective, | åæ¡ã«å®ããæ¯äŸã®ååã«åŸããæ¬èŠåã¯ããã®ç®çãéæããããã«å¿ èŠãªç¯å²ãè¶ ããªãã |
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: | ã¯ãæ¬èŠåãæ¡æããã |
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS | 第äžç« ç·å |
Article 1 Subject matter | 第1æ¡ å¯Ÿè±¡ç© |
1. This Regulation implements enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection, authorised by Decision 2011/167/EU. | 1. ãã®èŠåã¯ãæ±ºå® 2011/167/EU ã«ããèš±å¯ãããçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®åµèšã®åéã«ãããåå匷åãå®æœãããã®ã§ããã |
2. This Regulation constitutes a special agreement within the meaning of Article 142 of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, as revised on 17 December 1991 and on 29 November 2000 (hereinafter âEPCâ). | 2. ãã®èŠåã¯ã1973幎10æ5æ¥ã®æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã®ä»äžã«é¢ããæ¡çŽïŒ1991幎12æ17æ¥åã³2000幎11æ29æ¥ã«æ¹æ£ïŒç¬¬142æ¡ã®æå³ã«ãããç¹å¥åå®ã«è©²åœããã |
Article 2 Definitions | 第äºæ¡ å®çŸ© |
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: | æ¬èŠåã®ç®çäžã以äžã®å®çŸ©ãé©çšããããã®ãšããã |
(a) âParticipating Member Stateâ means a Member State which participates in enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection by virtue of Decision 2011/167/EU, or by virtue of a decision adopted in accordance with the second or third subparagraph of Article 331(1) of the TFEU, at the time the request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 9 is made; | (a) ãåå å çåœããšã¯ïŒç¬¬9æ¡ã«ããçµ±äžå¹æã®è«æ±ãè¡ãããæç¹ã§ïŒæ±ºå®2011/167/EUã«ããïŒåã¯TFEU第331æ¡ç¬¬1é ã®ç¬¬2å·è¥ããã¯ç¬¬3å·ã«åŸã£ãŠæ¡æããã決å®ã«ããïŒçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®åµèšã®åéã«ããã匷åååã«åå ããŠããå çåœãæå³ããã |
(b) âEuropean patentâ means a patent granted by the European Patent Office (hereinafter âEPOâ) under the rules and procedures laid down in the EPC; | (b) ã欧å·ç¹èš±ããšã¯ãEPCã«å®ããèŠååã³æç¶ãã«åºã¥ããŠæ¬§å·ç¹èš±åºïŒä»¥äžãEPOããšãããŸãïŒãä»äžããç¹èš±ããããŸãã |
(c) âEuropean patent with unitary effectâ means a European patent which benefits from unitary effect in the participating Member States by virtue of this Regulation; | (c) ãçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ããšã¯ããã®èŠåã«ããåå å çåœã«ãããŠçµ±äžå¹æã®æ©æµãåãã欧å·ç¹èš±ãããã |
(d) âEuropean Patent Registerâ means the register kept by the EPO under Article 127 of the EPC; | (d) ã欧å·ç¹èš±ç»é²ç°¿ããšã¯ãEPC第127æ¡ã«åºã¥ãEPOãä¿ç®¡ããç»é²ç°¿ãããã |
(e) âRegister for unitary patent protectionâ means the register constituting part of the European Patent Register in which the unitary effect and any limitation, licence, transfer, revocation or lapse of a European patent with unitary effect are registered; | (e) ãçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ç»é²ç°¿ããšã¯ã欧å·ç¹èš±ç»é²ç°¿ã®äžéšãæ§æããåäžå¹æåã³åäžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®å¶éãå®æœèš±è«Ÿã移転ãåæ¶ãåã¯å€±å¹ãç»é²ãããç»é²ç°¿ãæå³ããã |
(f) âEuropean Patent Bulletinâ means the periodical publication provided for in Article 129 of the EPC. | (f) ã欧å·ç¹èš±å ¬å ±ããšã¯ãEPC第129æ¡ã«èŠå®ãããå®æåè¡ç©ãæå³ããŸãã |
Article 3 European patent with unitary effect | 第3æ¡ çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš± |
1. A European patent granted with the same set of claims in respect of all the participating Member States shall benefit from unitary effect in the participating Member States provided that its unitary effect has been registered in the Register for unitary patent protection. | 1. ãã¹ãŠã®åå å çåœã«é¢ããŠåäžã®è«æ±ã®ç¯å²ã§ä»äžããã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ããã®çµ±äžå¹æãçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®ããã®ç»é²ç°¿ã«ç»é²ãããŠããå Žåã«éããåå å çåœã«ãããŠçµ±äžå¹æã®æ©æµãåãããã®ãšããŸãã |
A European patent granted with different sets of claims for different participating Member States shall not benefit from unitary effect. | ç°ãªãåå å çåœã«å¯ŸããŠç°ãªãè«æ±ã®ç¯å²ã§ä»äžããã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ãçµ±äžå¹æã®æ©æµãåããŸããã |
2. A European patent with unitary effect shall have a unitary character. | 2. çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ãçµ±äžæ§ãæããã |
It shall provide uniform protection and shall have equal effect in all the participating Member States. | ãã®ç¹èš±ã¯ããã¹ãŠã®åå å çåœã«ãããŠçµ±äžçãªä¿è·ãæäŸããåçãªå¹åãæãããã®ãšããŸãã |
It may only be limited, transferred or revoked, or lapse, in respect of all the participating Member States. | åå ãããã¹ãŠã®å çåœã«ãããŠã®ã¿ãå¶éãè²æž¡ãåãæ¶ãããŸãã¯å€±å¹ããããšãã§ããã |
It may be licensed in respect of the whole or part of the territories of the participating Member States. | åå å çåœã®é åã®å šéšãŸãã¯äžéšã«ã€ããŠå èš±ãåããããšãã§ããã |
3. The unitary effect of a European patent shall be deemed not to have arisen to the extent that the European patent has been revoked or limited. | 3. 欧å·ç¹èš±ã®åäžçå¹åã¯ã欧å·ç¹èš±ãåãæ¶ããåã¯å¶éãããç¯å²ã«ãããŠã¯ãçããªãã£ããã®ãšã¿ãªãããã |
Article 4 Date of effect | 第åæ¡ çºå¹æ¥ |
1. A European patent with unitary effect shall take effect in the participating Member States on the date of publication by the EPO of the mention of the grant of the European patent in the European Patent Bulletin. | 1. çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ã欧å·ç¹èš±å ¬å ±ã«æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã®ä»äžã«é¢ããèšèŒãEPOã«ãã£ãŠå ¬è¡šãããæ¥ã«åå å çåœã«ãããŠå¹åãçãããã®ãšããã |
2. The participating Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, where the unitary effect of a European patent has been registered and extends to their territory, that European patent is deemed not to have taken effect as a national patent in their territory on the date of publication of the mention of the grant in the European Patent Bulletin. | 2. åå å çåœã¯ã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®åäžå¹ãç»é²ããèªåœã®é åã«ãåã¶å Žåã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ä»äžã«é¢ããèšèŒã欧å·ç¹èš±å ¬å ±ã«æ²èŒãããæ¥ã«èªåœã®é åã§åœå ç¹èš±ãšããŠå¹åãçããªãã£ããšã¿ãªãããããã«å¿ èŠãªæªçœ®ãè¬ãããã®ãšããã |
CHAPTER II EFFECTS OF A EUROPEAN PATENT WITH UNITARY EFFECT | 第äºç« çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®å¹æ |
Article 5 Uniform protection | 第5æ¡ çµ±äžçãªä¿è· |
1. The European patent with unitary effect shall confer on its proprietor the right to prevent any third party from committing acts against which that patent provides protection throughout the territories of the participating Member States in which it has unitary effect, subject to applicable limitations. | 1.çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ãé©çšãããå¶éã«åŸãããšãæ¡ä»¶ãšããŠããã®ç¹èš±ãçµ±äžå¹æãæããåå å çåœã®é åå šäœã«ãããŠã第äžè ããã®ç¹èš±ãä¿è·ãæäŸããè¡çºãè¡ãããšãé²æ¢ããæš©å©ããã®ææè ã«ä»äžãããã®ãšããã |
2. The scope of that right and its limitations shall be uniform in all participating Member States in which the patent has unitary effect. | 2. åœè©²æš©å©ã®ç¯å²åã³ãã®å¶éã¯ãåœè©²ç¹èš±ãçµ±äžå¹æãæãããã¹ãŠã®åå å çåœã«ãããŠäžæ§ã§ãããã®ãšããã |
3. The acts against which the patent provides protection referred to in paragraph 1 and the applicable limitations shall be those defined by the law applied to European patents with unitary effect in the participating Member State whose national law is applicable to the European patent with unitary effect as an object of property in accordance with Article 7. | 3. ç¹èš±ã第1é ã«ããä¿è·ãäžããè¡çºåã³é©çšãããå¶éã¯ã第7æ¡ã«åŸã£ãŠè²¡ç£ã®å¯Ÿè±¡ãšããŠçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«åœå æ³ãé©çšããåå å çåœã«ãããŠçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«é©çšãããæ³åŸã«ããå®ãããããã®ã§ãªããã°ãªããªãã |
4. In its report referred to in Article 16(1), the Commission shall evaluate the functioning of the applicable limitations and shall, where necessary, make appropriate proposals. | 4. 欧å·å§å¡äŒã¯ïŒç¬¬16æ¡(1)ã«ããå ±åæžã«ãããŠïŒé©çšå¶éã®æ©èœãè©äŸ¡ãïŒå¿ èŠãªå Žåã«ã¯ïŒé©åãªææ¡ãããªããã°ãªããªãã |
Article 6 Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a European patent with unitary effect | 第6æ¡ çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ãã£ãŠä»äžãããæš©å©ã®æ¶å°œ |
The rights conferred by a European patent with unitary effect shall not extend to acts concerning a product covered by that patent which are carried out within the participating Member States in which that patent has unitary effect after that product has been placed on the market in the Union by, or with the consent of, the patent proprietor, unless there are legitimate grounds for the patent proprietor to oppose further commercialisation of the product. | çµ±äžå¹æã®ãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ãã£ãŠäžããããæš©å©ã¯ãç¹èš±æš©è ã補åã®ãããªãåæ¥åã«å察ããæ£åœãªçç±ããªãéãã補åã欧å·é£åå ã§äžåžãããåŸã«åœè©²ç¹èš±ãçµ±äžå¹æãæããåå å çåœå ã§è¡ãããåœè©²ç¹èš±ã®å¯Ÿè±¡ãšãªã補åã«é¢ããè¡çºã«ã¯åã°ãªããã®ãšããŸãã |
CHAPTER III A EUROPEAN PATENT WITH UNITARY EFFECT AS AN OBJECT OF PROPERTY | 第IIIç« è²¡ç£ã®å¯Ÿè±¡ãšããŠã®çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš± |
Article 7 Treating a European patent with unitary effect as a national patent | 第7æ¡ çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ãåœå ç¹èš±ãšããŠæ±ãããš |
1. A European patent with unitary effect as an object of property shall be treated in its entirety and in all the participating Member States as a national patent of the participating Member State in which that patent has unitary effect and in which, according to the European Patent Register: | 1. 財ç£ã®å¯Ÿè±¡ãšããŠçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ããã®å šäœãããã¹ãŠã®åå å çåœã«ãããŠããã®ç¹èš±ãçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ç»é²ç°¿ã«ããã°æ¬¡ã®ãããªåå å çåœã®åœå ç¹èš±ãšããŠæ±ããããã®ãšããã |
(a) the applicant had his residence or principal place of business on the date of filing of the application for the European patent; or | (a) 欧å·ç¹èš±ã®åºé¡æ¥ã«åºé¡äººãå± äœå°åã¯äž»ããäºæ¥æãæããŠããå Žåãå㯠|
(b) where point (a) does not apply, the applicant had a place of business on the date of filing of the application for the European patent. | (b) (a)ã«è©²åœããªãå ŽåïŒåºé¡äººã¯æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã®åºé¡æ¥ã«äºæ¥æãæããŠããã |
2. Where two or more persons are entered in the European Patent Register as joint applicants, point (a) of paragraph 1 shall apply to the joint applicant indicated first. | 2. äºäººä»¥äžã®è ãå ±ååºé¡äººãšããŠæ¬§å·ç¹èš±ç»é²ç°¿ã«èšèŒãããŠããå ŽåïŒç¬¬1é ã®(a)ã¯ïŒæåã«è¡šç€ºãããå ±ååºé¡äººã«é©çšããããã®ãšããã |
Where this is not possible, point (a) of paragraph 1 shall apply to the next joint applicant indicated in the order of entry. | ãããäžå¯èœãªå ŽåïŒç¬¬1é ã®(a)ã¯ïŒèšèŒãããé åºã§æ¬¡ã«èšèŒãããå ±ååºé¡äººã«é©çšããã |
Where point (a) of paragraph 1 does not apply to any of the joint applicants, point (b) of paragraph 1 shall apply accordingly. | 第1é 第(a)å·ãå ±ååºé¡äººã®ãããã«ãé©çšãããªãå Žåã«ã¯ã第1é 第(b)å·ã®èŠå®ãæºçšããã |
3. Where no applicant had his residence, principal place of business or place of business in a participating Member State in which that patent has unitary effect for the purposes of paragraphs 1 or 2, the European patent with unitary effect as an object of property shall be treated in its entirety and in all the participating Member States as a national patent of the State where the European Patent Organisation has its headquarters in accordance with Article 6(1) of the EPC. | 3. 第1é åã¯ç¬¬2é ã®èŠå®ã®é©çšäžãã©ã®åºé¡äººããã®ç¹èš±ãçµ±äžå¹æãæããåå å çåœã«å± æãäž»ããå¶æ¥æåã¯äºæ¥æãæããŠããªãã£ãå Žåã財ç£ç察象ãšããŠçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ãEPC第6æ¡ç¬¬1é ã«åŸãã欧å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã®æ¬éšãããåœã®åœå ç¹èš±ãšããŠãã®å šäœåã³ãã¹ãŠã®åå å çåœã«ãããŠåãæ±ãããªããã°ãªããªãã |
4. The acquisition of a right may not be dependent on any entry in a national patent register. | 4. æš©å©ã®ååŸã¯ãåœå ç¹èš±ç»é²ç°¿ãžã®èšèŒã«äŸåããããšãã§ããªãã |
Article 8 Licences of right | 第8æ¡ æš©å©ã®ã©ã€ã»ã³ã¹ |
1. The proprietor of a European patent with unitary effect may file a statement with the EPO to the effect that the proprietor is prepared to allow any person to use the invention as a licensee in return for appropriate consideration. | 1. çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ææè ã¯ïŒé©åãªå¯ŸäŸ¡ãšåŒãæãã«äœäººã«ãå®æœæš©è ãšããŠçºæã䜿çšãããçšæãããæšã®å£°æã欧å·ç¹èš±åºã«æåºããããšãã§ããã |
2. A licence obtained under this Regulation shall be treated as a contractual licence. | 2. ãã®èŠåã«åºã¥ããŠååŸãããå®æœæš©ã¯ãå¥çŽäžã®å®æœæš©ãšããŠæ±ããããã®ãšããã |
CHAPTER IV INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS | 第IVç« å¶åºŠäžã®èŠå® |
Article 9 Administrative tasks in the framework of the European Patent Organisation | 第9æ¡ æ¬§å·ç¹èš±åºã®æ çµã¿ã«ãããè¡æ¿æ¥å |
1. The participating Member States shall, within the meaning of Article 143 of the EPC, give the EPO the following tasks, to be carried out in accordance with the internal rules of the EPO: | 1. åå å çåœã¯ãEPC第143æ¡ã®æå³ã«ãããŠãEPOã®å éšèŠåã«åŸã£ãŠå®æœããã以äžã®æ¥åãEPOã«äžãããã®ãšããã |
(a) to administer requests for unitary effect by proprietors of European patents; | (a) 欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ææè ã«ããçµ±äžãšãã§ã¯ãã®èŠè«ã管çããããšã |
(b) to include the Register for unitary patent protection within the European Patent Register and to administer the Register for unitary patent protection; | (b) çµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ç»é²ç°¿ã欧å·ç¹èš±ç»é²ç°¿ã«å«ããçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ç»é²ç°¿ã管çããããšã |
(c) to receive and register statements on licensing referred to in Article 8, their withdrawal and licensing commitments undertaken by the proprietor of the European patent with unitary effect in international standardisation bodies; | (c) 第8æ¡ã«ããå®æœèš±è«Ÿã«é¢ãã声æããã®æ€ååã³åœéæšæºåå£äœã«ãããŠçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ææè ãè¡ã£ãå®æœèš±è«Ÿã®çŽæãåé ããç»é²ããããšã |
(d) to publish the translations referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012 during the transitional period referred to in that Article; | (d) èŠå(EU) No 1260/2012ã®ç¬¬6æ¡ã§èšåããã翻蚳ãåæ¡ã§èšåãããçµéæéäžã«å ¬è¡šããããšã |
(e) to collect and administer renewal fees for European patents with unitary effect, in respect of the years following the year in which the mention of the grant is published in the European Patent Bulletin; to collect and administer additional fees for late payment of renewal fees where such late payment is made within six months of the due date, as well as to distribute part of the collected renewal fees to the participating Member States; | (e) çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®æŽæ°æãïŒæ¬§å·ç¹èš±å ¬å ±ã«ç¹èš±ä»äžã®èšèŒããã幎ã®ç¿å¹Žãã城åã管çããããšïŒæŽæ°æã®é 延æ¯æããææ¥ãã6ãæ以å ã«è¡ãããå Žåã«ã¯è¿œå æéã城åã管çããããšïŒåã³ïŒåŸŽåããæŽæ°æã®äžéšãåå å çåœã«åé ããããšã |
(f) to administer the compensation scheme for the reimbursement of translation costs referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012; | (f) èŠå(EU) No 1260/2012 ã®ç¬¬ 5 æ¡ã§èšåãããŠãã翻蚳費çšã®åéã®ããã®è£åå¶åºŠã管çããããšã |
(g) to ensure that a request for unitary effect by a proprietor of a European patent is submitted in the language of the proceedings as defined in Article 14(3) of the EPC no later than one month after the mention of the grant is published in the European Patent Bulletin; and | (g) 欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ææè ã«ããçµ±äžå¹æãæ±ããè«æ±ããä»äžã«é¢ããèšèŒã欧å·ç¹èš±å ¬å ±ã«æ²èŒãããŠãã1ã¶æ以å ã«EPC第14æ¡ïŒ3ïŒã«èŠå®ãããæç¶èšèªã§æåºãããããã«ããããšãåã³ |
(h) to ensure that the unitary effect is indicated in the Register for unitary patent protection, where a request for unitary effect has been filed and, during the transitional period provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012, has been submitted together with the translations referred to in that Article, and that the EPO is informed of any limitations, licences, transfers or revocations of European patents with unitary effect. | (h) çµ±äžå¹æãæ±ããè«æ±ããªããïŒèŠåïŒEUïŒNo1260/2012第6æ¡ã«èŠå®ããçµéæéäžã«ïŒåæ¡ã«ãã翻蚳æãšãšãã«æåºãããå ŽåïŒçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ç»é²ç°¿ã«ãã®æšã衚瀺ãïŒçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®å¶éïŒå®æœèš±è«ŸïŒç§»è»¢åã¯åæ¶ã«ã€ããŠEPOã«éç¥ããããšã確ä¿ããã |
2. The participating Member States shall ensure compliance with this Regulation in fulfilling their international obligations undertaken in the EPC and shall cooperate to that end. | 2.åå å çåœã¯ãEPCã§çŽæãããåœéçãªçŸ©åãå±¥è¡ããéã«ããã®èŠåã®éµå®ã確ä¿ãããã®ããã«ååããªããã°ãªããªãã |
In their capacity as Contracting States to the EPC, the participating Member States shall ensure the governance and supervision of the activities related to the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and shall ensure the setting of the level of renewal fees in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation and the setting of the share of distribution of the renewal fees in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation. | EPCã®ç· çŽåœãšããŠã®è³æ Œã«ãããŠãåå å çåœã¯ãæ¬æ¡ç¬¬1é ã«èšåããæ¥åã«é¢é£ãã掻åã®çµ±æ²»åã³ç£ç£ã確ä¿ããæ¬èŠå第12æ¡ã«åºã¥ãæŽæ°æã®æ°Žæºã®èšå®åã³æ¬èŠå第13æ¡ã«åºã¥ãæŽæ°æã®åé ã®å²åã®èšå®ã確ä¿ããªããã°ãªããªãã |
To that end they shall set up a select committee of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (hereinafter âSelect Committeeâ) within the meaning of Article 145 of the EPC. | ãã®ããã«ïŒEPC第145æ¡ã®æå³ã«ããã欧å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã®éå¶è©è°äŒã®ç¹å¥å§å¡äŒïŒä»¥äžïŒãç¹å¥å§å¡äŒããšããïŒãèšçœ®ããªããã°ãªããªãã |
The Select Committee shall consist of the representatives of the participating Member States and a representative of the Commission as an observer, as well as alternates who will represent them in their absence. | ç¹å¥å§å¡äŒã¯ïŒåå å çåœã®ä»£è¡šãšãªãã¶ãŒããŒãšããŠã®æ¬§å·å§å¡äŒã®ä»£è¡šïŒåã³ïŒä»£è¡šãäžåšã®å Žåã«ä»£è¡šãåããè£æ¬ ã§æ§æããããã®ãšããã |
The members of the Select Committee may be assisted by advisers or experts. | ç¹å¥å§å¡äŒã®å§å¡ã¯ãã¢ããã€ã¶ãŒãå°é家ã®æ¯æŽãåããããšãã§ããã |
Decisions of the Select Committee shall be taken with due regard for the position of the Commission and in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 35(2) of the EPC. | ç¹å¥å§å¡äŒã®æ±ºå®ã¯ã欧å·å§å¡äŒã®ç«å Žãååã«èæ ®ããEPC第35æ¡2é ã«å®ããèŠåã«åŸã£ãŠè¡ããããã®ãšããã |
3. The participating Member States shall ensure effective legal protection before a competent court of one or several participating Member States against the decisions of the EPO in carrying out the tasks referred to in paragraph 1. | 3. åå å çåœã¯ã第1é ã«ããä»»åãéè¡ããéã®EPOã®æ±ºå®ã«å¯ŸããŠã1åã¯æ°åã®åå å çåœã®ç®¡èœè£å€æã«ãããŠå¹æçãªæ³çä¿è·ã確ä¿ãããã®ãšããã |
CHAPTER V FINANCIAL PROVISIONS | 第äºç« 財åèŠå® |
Article 10 Principle on expenses | 第10æ¡ çµè²»ã®åå |
The expenses incurred by the EPO in carrying out the additional tasks given to it, within the meaning of Article 143 of the EPC, by the participating Member States shall be covered by the fees generated by the European patents with unitary effect. | EPC第143æ¡ã®æå³ã«ãããŠåå å çåœããEPOã«äžããããè¿œå çãªä»»åãéè¡ããããã«EPOãè² æ ããè²»çšã¯ïŒçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ãã£ãŠçããææ°æã«ãã£ãŠè³ããããã®ãšããã |
Article 11 Renewal fees | 第11æ¡ æŽæ°æ |
1. Renewal fees for European patents with unitary effect and additional fees for their late payment shall be paid to the European Patent Organisation by the patent proprietor. | 1. äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®æŽæ°æåã³ãã®é 延æ¯æã«å¯Ÿããè¿œå æéã¯ãç¹èš±æš©è ã欧å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã«æ¯æããã®ãšããã |
Those fees shall be due in respect of the years following the year in which the mention of the grant of the European patent which benefits from unitary effect is published in the European Patent Bulletin. | ãããã®ææ°æã¯ïŒçµ±äžå¹æã®æ©æµãåãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ä»äžã®èšèŒã欧å·ç¹èš±å ¬å ±ã«æ²èŒããã幎ã®ç¿å¹Žã«ã€ããŠæ¯æããã®ãšããã |
2 | 2. çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ïŒæŽæ°ææ°æåã³è©²åœããå Žåã«ã¯è¿œå ææ°æãæéå ã«æ¯æããªãã£ãå ŽåïŒæ¶æ» ããã |
A European patent with unitary effect shall lapse if a renewal fee and, where applicable, any additional fee have not been paid in due time. | |
3. Renewal fees which fall due after receipt of the statement referred to in Article 8(1) shall be reduced. | 3. 第8æ¡(1)ã«èŠå®ãã声ææžãåé ããåŸã«æ¯æãã¹ãæŽæ°ææ°æã¯ïŒæžé¡ããããã®ãšããã |
Article 12 Level of renewal fees | 第12æ¡ æŽæ°æã®æ°Žæº |
1. Renewal fees for European patents with unitary effect shall be: | 1. çµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã®æŽæ°æã¯ã次ã®ãšãããšããã |
(a) progressive throughout the term of the unitary patent protection; | (a) çµ±äžç¹èš±ã®ä¿è·æéãéããŠæŒžé²çã§ããããšã |
(b) sufficient to cover all costs associated with the grant of the European patent and the administration of the unitary patent protection; and | (b) 欧å·ç¹èš±ã®ä»äžåã³çµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ã®ç®¡çã«é¢é£ãããã¹ãŠã®è²»çšãè³ãã«ååãªãã®ã§ããããšã |
(c) sufficient, together with the fees to be paid to the European Patent Organisation during the pre-grant stage, to ensure a balanced budget of the European Patent Organisation. | (c) ä»äžåã®æ®µéã§æ¬§å·ç¹èš±åºã«æ¯æãããææ°æãšåãããŠã欧å·ç¹èš±åºã®äºç®ã®åè¡¡ã確ä¿ããã®ã«ååãªéé¡ã§ãã |
2. The level of the renewal fees shall be set, taking into account, among others, the situation of specific entities such as small and medium-sized enterprises, with the aim of: | 2. æŽæ°ææ°æã®æ°Žæºã¯ïŒç¹ã«äžå°äŒæ¥ãªã©ã®ç¹å®ã®å£äœã®ç¶æ³ãèæ ®ããŠïŒæ¬¡ã®ããšãç®çãšããŠèšå®ããããã®ãšããã |
(a) facilitating innovation and fostering the competitiveness of European businesses; | (a) æè¡é©æ°ãä¿é²ãã欧å·äŒæ¥ã®ç«¶äºåãè²æããããšã |
(b) reflecting the size of the market covered by the patent; and | (b) ç¹èš±ã®å¯Ÿè±¡ãšãªãåžå Žã®èŠæš¡ãåæ ãããã |
(c) being similar to the level of the national renewal fees for an average European patent taking effect in the participating Member States at the time the level of the renewal fees is first set. | (c) æŽæ°æã®æ°Žæºãæåã«èšå®ãããæç¹ã§ãåå å çåœã§æå¹ãªå¹³åç欧å·ç¹èš±ã®åœå æŽæ°æã®æ°ŽæºãšåçšåºŠã§ããããšã |
3. In order to attain the objectives set out in this Chapter, the level of renewal fees shall be set at a level that: | 3. æ¬ç« ã«å®ããç®çãéæããããã«ïŒæŽæ°ææ°æã®æ°Žæºã¯ïŒä»¥äžã®æ°Žæºã«èšå®ããããã®ãšããã |
(a) is equivalent to the level of the renewal fee to be paid for the average geographical coverage of current European patents; | (a) çŸè¡ã®æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã®å¹³åçãªå°ççç¯å²ã«å¯ŸããŠæ¯æãããæŽæ°æã®æ°Žæºãšåçã§ããããšã |
(b) reflects the renewal rate of current European patents; and | (b) çŸè¡ã®æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ã®æŽæ°çãåæ ããã〠|
(c) reflects the number of requests for unitary effect. | (c) çµ±äžå¹æãæ±ããèŠæ±ã®æ°ãåæ ããŠããŸãã |
Article 13 Distribution | 第13æ¡ æµé |
1. The EPO shall retain 50 per cent of the renewal fees referred to in Article 11 paid for European patents with unitary effect. | 1. EPOã¯ãçµ±äžå¹æãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ã€ããŠæ¯æããã第11æ¡ã®æŽæ°æã®50ïŒ ãä¿æãããã®ãšããã |
The remaining amount shall be distributed to the participating Member States in accordance with the share of distribution of the renewal fees set pursuant to Article 9(2). | æ®é¡ã¯ã第9æ¡(2)ã«åŸã£ãŠèšå®ãããæŽæ°ææ°æã®åé çã«åŸã£ãŠåå å çåœã«åé ããããã®ãšããã |
2. In order to attain the objectives set out in this Chapter, the share of distribution of renewal fees among the participating Member States shall be based on the following fair, equitable and relevant criteria: | 2. æ¬ç« ã«å®ããç®çãéæããããïŒåå å çåœéã®æŽæ°ææ°æã®åé å²åã¯ïŒä»¥äžã®å ¬æ£ïŒè¡¡å¹³åã³é¢é£æ§ã®ããåºæºã«åºã¥ããã®ãšããã |
(a) the number of patent applications; | (a) ç¹èš±åºé¡ä»¶æ° |
(b) the size of the market, while ensuring a minimum amount to be distributed to each participating Member State; | (b) ååå å çåœã«åé ãããæäœé¡ã確ä¿ãã€ã€ãåžå Žã®å€§ããã |
(c) compensation to the participating Member States which have: | (c) åå å çåœãžã®è£åã |
(i) an official language other than one of the official languages of the EPO; | (i) EPOã®å ¬çšèªã®1ã€ä»¥å€ã®å ¬çšèªã |
(ii) a disproportionately low level of patenting activity; and/or | (ii) ç¹èš±æŽ»åãäžåœã«äœãæ°Žæºã«ããå Žåãããã³/ãŸã㯠|
(iii) acquired membership of the European Patent Organisation relatively recently. | (iii) æ¯èŒçæè¿ã«æ¬§å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã®äŒå¡ã«ãªã£ãã |
CHAPTER VI FINAL PROVISIONS | 第å ç« æçµèŠå® |
Article 14Cooperation between the Commission and the EPO | 第14æ¡ æ¬§å·å§å¡äŒãšEPOã®åå |
The Commission shall establish a close cooperation through a working agreement with the EPO in the fields covered by this Regulation. | 欧å·å§å¡äŒã¯ããã®èŠåã察象ãšããåéã«ãããŠãEPOãšäœæ¥åå®ãéããŠç·å¯ãªååé¢ä¿ãæ§ç¯ãããã®ãšããã |
This cooperation shall include regular exchanges of views on the functioning of the working agreement and, in particular, on the issue of renewal fees and their impact on the budget of the European Patent Organisation. | ãã®ååã«ã¯ãäœæ¥åå®ã®æ©èœãç¹ã«ãæŽæ°æã®åé¡åã³æ¬§å·ç¹èš±æ©æ§ã®äºç®ãžã®åœ±é¿ã«é¢ããå®æçãªæèŠäº€æãå«ããã®ãšããã |
Article 15 Application of competition law and the law relating to unfair competition | 第15æ¡ ç«¶äºæ³åã³äžæ£ç«¶äºã«é¢ããæ³åŸã®é©çš |
This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the application of competition law and the law relating to unfair competition. | æ¬èŠåã¯ã競äºæ³åã³äžæ£ç«¶äºã«é¢ããæ³åŸã®é©çšã劚ãããã®ã§ã¯ãããŸããã |
Article 16 Report on the operation of this Regulation | 第16æ¡ æ¬èŠåã®éçšã«é¢ããå ±å |
1. Not later than three years from the date on which the first European patent with unitary effect takes effect, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the operation of this Regulation and, where necessary, make appropriate proposals for amending it. | 1. 欧å·å§å¡äŒã¯ãçµ±äžå¹æãæããæåã®æ¬§å·ç¹èš±ãå¹åãçããæ¥ãã3幎以å ã«ããŸããã®åŸ5幎ããšã«ã欧å·è°äŒåã³çäºäŒã«ããã®èŠåã®éçšã«é¢ããå ±åæžãæåºããå¿ èŠãªå Žåã«ã¯ããããæ¹æ£ããããã®é©åãªææ¡ãè¡ããã®ãšããã |
2. The Commission shall regularly submit to the European Parliament and the Council reports on the functioning of the renewal fees referred to in Article 11, with particular emphasis on compliance with Article 12. | 2. 欧å·å§å¡äŒã¯ã第11æ¡ã«èšåããæŽæ°æã®æ©èœã«é¢ããå ±åæžããç¹ã«ç¬¬12æ¡ã®éµå®ã«éç¹ã眮ããŠãå®æçã«æ¬§å·è°äŒãšçäºäŒã«æåºããªããã°ãªããªãã |
Article 17 Notification by the participating Member States | 第17æ¡ åå å çåœã«ããéç¥ |
1. The participating Member States shall notify the Commission of the measures adopted in accordance with Article 9 by the date of application of this Regulation. | 1. åå å çåœã¯ããã®èŠåã®é©çšæ¥ãŸã§ã«ã第9æ¡ã«åŸã£ãŠæ¡çšãããæªçœ®ã欧å·å§å¡äŒã«éç¥ãããã®ãšããã |
2. Each participating Member State shall notify the Commission of the measures adopted in accordance with Article 4(2) by the date of application of this Regulation or, in the case of a participating Member State in which the Unified Patent Court does not have exclusive jurisdiction with regard to European patents with unitary effect on the date of application of this Regulation, by the date from which the Unified Patent Court has such exclusive jurisdiction in that participating Member State. | 2. ååå å çåœã¯ããã®èŠåã®é©çšæ¥ãŸã§ã«ãåã¯ããã®èŠåã®é©çšæ¥ã«ãããŠçµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æãçµ±äžå¹åãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ã€ããŠå°å±ç®¡èœæš©ãæããŠããªãåå å çåœã«ã€ããŠã¯ãåœè©²åå å çåœã«ãããŠçµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æãåœè©²å°å±ç®¡èœæš©ãæããããšãšãªãæ¥ãŸã§ã«ã第4æ¡ç¬¬2é ã«åŸã£ãŠæ¡çšãããæªçœ®ã欧å·å§å¡äŒã«éç¥ãããã®ãšããã |
Article 18 Entry into force and application | 第18æ¡ çºå¹ããã³é©çš |
1 | 1. ãã®èŠåã¯ã欧å·é£åã®å®å ±ã«å ¬åãããæ¥ã®ç¿æ¥ãã20æ¥ç®ã«çºå¹ãããã®ãšããã |
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. | |
2. It shall apply from 1 January 2014 or the date of entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (the âAgreementâ), whichever is the later. | 2. ãã®èŠåã¯ïŒ2014幎1æ1æ¥åã¯çµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æã«é¢ããåå®ïŒãåå®ãïŒã®çºå¹æ¥ã®ãã¡ããããé ãæ¥ããé©çšãããã |
By way of derogation from Articles 3(1), 3(2) and 4(1), a European patent for which unitary effect is registered in the Register for unitary patent protection shall have unitary effect only in those participating Member States in which the Unified Patent Court has exclusive jurisdiction with regard to European patents with unitary effect at the date of registration. | 3æ¡1é ã3æ¡2é åã³4æ¡1é ã®é©çšé€å€ã«ãããçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ç»é²ç°¿ã«ç»é²ãããçµ±äžå¹æã®ãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã¯ãç»é²æ¥ã«ãããŠçµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æãçµ±äžå¹æã®ãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«é¢ããŠå°å±ç®¡èœæš©ãæããåå å çåœã«ãããŠã®ã¿çµ±äžå¹æãæãããã®ãšããŸãã |
3. Each participating Member State shall notify the Commission of its ratification of the Agreement at the time of deposit of its ratification instrument. | 3. ååå å çåœã¯ãæ¹åæžãå¯èšããéã«ããã®åå®ãæ¹åããããšã欧å·å§å¡äŒã«éç¥ããªããã°ãªããªãã |
The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union the date of entry into force of the Agreement and a list of the Member States who have ratified the Agreement at the date of entry into force. | 欧å·å§å¡äŒã¯ã欧å·é£åã®å®å ±ã«ãåå®ã®çºå¹æ¥ããã³çºå¹æ¥ã«ãããŠåå®ãæ¹åããŠããå çåœã®ãªã¹ããæ²èŒãããã®ãšããã |
The Commission shall thereafter regularly update the list of the participating Member States which have ratified the Agreement and shall publish such updated list in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 欧å·å§å¡äŒã¯ããã®åŸãååå®ãæ¹åããåå å çåœã®ãªã¹ããå®æçã«æŽæ°ãããã®æŽæ°ããããªã¹ãã欧å·é£åã®å®å ±ã«æ²èŒãããã®ãšããã |
4. The participating Member States shall ensure that the measures referred to in Article 9 are in place by the date of application of this Regulation. | 4. åå å çåœã¯ããã®èŠåã®é©çšæ¥ãŸã§ã«ã第9æ¡ã«èšåãããæªçœ®ãå®æœãããããšã確ä¿ãããã®ãšããã |
5. Each participating Member State shall ensure that the measures referred to in Article 4(2) are in place by the date of application of this Regulation or, in the case of a participating Member State in which the Unified Patent Court does not have exclusive jurisdiction with regard to European patents with unitary effect on the date of application of this Regulation, by the date from which the Unified Patent Court has such exclusive jurisdiction in that participating Member State. | 5. ååå å çåœã¯ïŒãã®èŠåã®é©çšæ¥ãŸã§ã«ïŒåã¯ãã®èŠåã®é©çšæ¥ã«ãããŠçµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æãçµ±äžå¹åãæãã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ã€ããŠå°å±ç®¡èœæš©ãæããŠããªãåå å çåœã«ã€ããŠã¯ïŒåœè©²åå å çåœã«ãããŠçµ±äžç¹èš±è£å€æãåœè©²å°å±ç®¡èœæš©ãæããæ¥ãŸã§ã«ïŒç¬¬4æ¡ïŒ2ïŒã«æ²ããæªçœ®ãå®æœãããããã«ããªããã°ãªããªãã |
6. Unitary patent protection may be requested for any European patent granted on or after the date of application of this Regulation. | 6. ãã®èŠåã®é©çšæ¥ä»¥éã«ä»äžããã欧å·ç¹èš±ã«ã€ããŠã¯ãçµ±äžç¹èš±ä¿è·ãè«æ±ããããšãã§ããŸãã |
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the participating Member States in accordance with the Treaties. | ãã®èŠåã¯ãæ¡çŽã«åŸãããã®å šäœãææããåå å çåœã«ãããŠçŽæ¥é©çšããããã®ãšããã |
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2012. | 2012幎12æ17æ¥ãããªã¥ãã»ã«ã«ãŠå¶å®ã |
For the European Parliament | 欧å·è°äŒã®ããã« |
The President M. SCHULZ | äŒé· M. ã·ã¥ã«ã |
For the Council | çäºäŒã®ããã« |
The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS | 倧統é A. D.ããŽãã€ã€ãã¹ |
(1) OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 53. | (1) OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 53. |
(2) Position of the European Parliament of 11 December 2012 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 17 December 2012. | (2) 2012幎12æ11æ¥ã®æ¬§å·è°äŒã®æèŠïŒå®å ±æªæ²èŒïŒããã³2012幎12æ17æ¥ã®çäºäŒã®æ±ºå®ã |
(3) See page 89 of this Official Journal. | (3) æ¬ãªãã£ã·ã£ã«ãžã£ãŒãã«ã® 89 ããŒãžãåç §ã |
(4) OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 45. | (4) OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 45. |
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