protocol settlement litig infring valid commun patent protocol litig part gener provis articl commun patent court contract state design territori limit number nation court tribun instanc hereinaft refer commun patent court perform function assign protocol name commun patent court territori jurisdict annex protocol kingdom spain portugues republ name court territori jurisdict notifi secretari gener council european commun latest time ratif agreement relat commun patent chang number name territori jurisdict court notifi contract state concern secretari gener council european commun articl common appeal court commun patent appeal court common contract state hereinaft refer common appeal court establish present protocol common appeal court perform function assign protocol seat common appeal court determin common accord govern signatori state articl legal statu common appeal court legal person contract state common appeal court enjoi extens legal capac accord legal person nation law state acquir dispos movabl immov properti parti legal proceed presid common appeal court repres common appeal court articl privileg immun protocol privileg immun common appeal court defin condit common appeal court judg member administr committe offici servant common appeal court person protocol part work common appeal court enjoi territori contract state privileg immun perform duti articl plenum registri common appeal court constitut number judg determin administr committe act unanim consult common appeal court number equal number contract state common appeal court sit plenari session form chamber consist number judg set rule procedur common appeal court registri articl appoint judg common appeal court judg common appeal court chosen person possess qualif requir appoint judici offic respect state experi patent law appoint common accord repres govern contract state term year retir judg elig reappoint articl presid common appeal court judg elect presid common appeal court number term year elect presid absent indispos member court place order senior articl manag common appeal court manag presid administr common appeal court financi manag account presid respons administr committe articl administr committe administr committe compos repres contract state repres commiss european commun altern repres contract state commiss entitl appoint repres altern repres administr committe presid common appeal court part deliber administr committe articl commun patent convent appli mutati mutandi administr committe articl cover expenditur expenditur common appeal court cover common appeal court resourc financi contribut contract state amount determin accord scale result articl commun patent convent contract state european patent offic pai common appeal court contribut state bound make pursuant paragraph draw revenu due state pursuant articl commun patent convent provis laid paragraph includ examin system financ special depart european patent offic provid articl commun patent convent examin conclud articl amend unanim decis council european commun act propos commiss articl european patent convent appli common appeal court administr committe act place administr council european patent organ presid common appeal court act place presid european patent offic incom expenditur account balanc sheet common appeal court examin court auditor european commun audit base voucher place spot ascertain incom receiv expenditur effect law proper manner financi manag sound court auditor draw report end account period presid common appeal court annual submit administr committe account preced account period respect budget balanc sheet show asset liabil common appeal court report court auditor administr committe approv annual account report court auditor give presid common appeal court discharg respect implement budget articl remuner member common appeal court staff regul administr committe determin salari allow pension presid judg common appeal court determin payment made remuner administr committe lai staff regul offici common appeal court condit employ servant common appeal court major quarter vote contract state repres vote requir decis administr committe empow articl abstent consid vote articl rule procedur common appeal court common appeal court adopt rule procedur inter alia lai languag arrang court rule procedur subject unanim approv administr committe part ii provis intern jurisdict enforc articl applic convent jurisdict enforc protocol convent jurisdict enforc judgment civil commerci matter sign brussel septemb amend convent access convent state acced european commun convent convent access hereinaft refer convent jurisdict enforc appli proceed govern protocol articl convent jurisdict enforc appli proceed govern protocol articl convent appli subject limit articl protocol purpos appli convent jurisdict enforc proceed govern protocol provis titl ii convent applic person domicil contract state applic person domicil contract state establish articl jurisdict subject provis protocol provis convent jurisdict enforc applic virtu articl proceed govern protocol brought court contract state defend domicil domicil contract state establish defend domicil establish contract state proceed brought court contract state plaintiff domicil domicil contract state establish defend plaintiff domicil establish proceed brought court contract state common appeal court seat notwithstand provis paragraph articl convent jurisdict enforc appli parti agre commun patent court jurisdict articl convent appli defend enter appear commun patent court proceed govern protocol except action declar infring commun patent brought court contract state act infring commit threaten act mean articl commit part iii instanc articl jurisdict infring valid commun patent court instanc exclus jurisdict infring action permit nation law action respect threaten infring relat commun patent action declar infring permit nation law action respect made invent period articl commun patent convent counterclaim revoc commun patent pursuant paragraph commun patent court instanc treat commun patent valid valid put issu defend counterclaim revoc commun patent counterclaim base ground revoc mention articl commun patent convent phrase articl articl commun patent convent appli counterclaim brought legal action proprietor patent parti inform thereof join parti action accord condit set nation law valid commun patent put issu action declar infring articl inform european patent offic commun patent court instanc counterclaim revoc commun patent file inform european patent offic date counterclaim revoc file record fact regist commun patent articl territori jurisdict commun patent court instanc jurisdict base articl jurisdict respect act infring commit threaten territori contract state act mean articl commit territori contract state commun patent court instanc jurisdict base articl jurisdict respect act commit threaten territori state court situat articl stai proceed judgment action commun patent court instanc relat european patent applic result grant commun patent depend patent invent judgment european patent offic grant commun patent refus european patent applic articl judgment valid proceed commun patent court instanc valid commun patent put issu ground revoc mention articl commun patent convent found prejudic mainten commun patent court order revoc patent ground revoc mention articl commun patent convent found prejudic mainten commun patent court reject applic revoc take consider amend made proprietor patent action ground revoc mention articl commun patent convent found prejudic mainten commun patent court order patent maintain amend commun patent court instanc judgment final counterclaim revoc commun patent send copi judgment european patent offic parti request inform transmiss commun patent court instanc judgment final decid maintain commun patent amend send copi judgment european patent offic text patent amend result proceed parti request inform transmiss european patent offic publish text provid translat amend patent specif offici languag contract state offici languag languag proceed court file time limit ident refer articl commun patent convent fee print specif paid time limit ident refer articl commun patent convent translat file due time fee print specif paid due time european patent offic notwithstand decis commun patent court revok commun patent act addit fee paid period ident refer articl commun patent convent articl effect judgment valid final judgment commun patent court instanc revok amend commun patent subject articl commun patent convent contract state effect articl convent part iv instanc articl jurisdict commun patent court instanc appeal commun patent court instanc lie judgment commun patent court instanc respect proceed refer articl condit appeal lodg commun patent court instanc determin nation law contract state court locat articl jurisdict common appeal court respect issu rais appeal commun patent court instanc common appeal court exclus jurisdict determin issu rais appeal commun patent court instanc effect commun patent european patent applic provid articl inclus commun patent convent question nation law involv valid commun patent put issu pursuant articl articl referr commun patent court instanc common appeal court appeal commun patent court instanc rais issu respect common appeal court exclus jurisdict pursuant articl court instanc stai proceed requir judgment issu refer common appeal court judgment decis stai proceed refer issu mention articl common appeal court oral proceed take place commun patent court instanc continu proceed provid possibl judgment common appeal court prejudg commun patent court instanc render final judgment judgment common appeal court articl natur proceed common appeal court common appeal court examin issu seis give rule fact law articl judgment common appeal court judgment common appeal court issu refer articl find commun patent european patent applic effect issu judgment common appeal court issu refer articl articl appli mutati mutandi articl applic law common appeal court appli provis agreement relat commun patent articl effect judgment judgment common appeal court bind proceed case articl supplementari jurisdict common appeal court common appeal court decid appeal decis revoc divis patent administr divis european patent offic proceed respect commun patent pend common appeal court decid laps patent common appeal court judgment pursuant paragraph send copi judgment european patent offic parti request inform transmiss part instanc preliminari rule procedur articl appeal nation court nation rule appeal applic respect judgment commun patent court instanc matter common appeal court exclus jurisdict articl articl preliminari rule procedur common appeal court common appeal court accord articl agreement relat commun patent jurisdict give preliminari rule interpret agreement respect matter fall exclus jurisdict provid articl protocol valid interpret provis enact implement agreement extent nation provis question rais nation court court consid decis question enabl give judgment request common appeal court give rule thereon question rais case pend nation court decis judici remedi nation law court bring matter common appeal court term court includ author refer articl commun patent convent part vi common provis commun patent court instanc articl qualif judg judg commun patent court person possess experi patent law articl applic law commun patent court appli provis agreement relat commun patent matter cover agreement relat commun patent commun patent court appli nation law includ privat intern law articl procedur agreement relat commun patent commun patent court appli rule procedur govern type action relat nation patent contract state seat paragraph appli mutati mutandi case european patent applic result grant commun patent commun patent court record write essenti oral proceed includ testimoni summari examin item produc evid attach procedur act written statement articl specif rule relat action commun patent court hear action refer articl action declar infring special ground continu hear request parti hear parti stai proceed valid commun patent issu commun patent court common appeal court opposit commun patent lodg applic revoc request limit commun patent file european patent offic european patent offic hear applic revoc request limit commun patent special ground continu hear request parti hear parti stai proceed valid commun patent issu commun patent court common appeal court articl sanction commun patent court find defend infring threaten infring commun patent special reason issu order prohibit defend proceed act infring infring commun patent measur accord nation law aim ensur prohibit compli respect commun patent court appli law contract state act infring threaten infring commit articl provision includ protect measur applic made court contract state includ commun patent court provision includ protect measur respect commun patent law state respect nation patent protocol commun patent court contract state jurisdict substanc matter commun patent court jurisdict base articl jurisdict grant provision includ protect measur subject procedur recognit enforc pursuant titl iii convent jurisdict enforc applic territori contract state court jurisdict common appeal court compet order provision includ protect measur appeal made common appeal court judgment order measur part vii transit provis articl proceed protocol appli protocol appli proceed initi entri forc agreement relat commun patent articl applic convent jurisdict enforc provis convent jurisdict enforc render applic preced articl effect respect contract state convent enter forc entri forc articl appoint judg common appeal court transit period transit period expiri determin administr committe committe accord condit set articl determin number judg common appeal court smaller number contract state transit period refer paragraph repres govern contract state appoint judg common appeal court person possess qualif requir appoint judici offic respect state experi patent law judg continu activ respect state intern organ appoint term year year reappoint annex commun patent court gt tabl gt