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Glossary
Term/Abbreviation
Definition
Brussels I Regulation (recast)
Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of 12 December 2012 on
jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in
civil and commercial matters (recast) as amended by Regulation
(EU) No 0542/2014 of 15 May 2014
CJEU
Court of Justice of the European Union
Contracting Member State
An EU Member State party to the Agreement on a Unified
Patent Court
CPC
Convention for the European Patent for the Common Market
(Community Patent Convention) (76/76/EEC) (not in force)
the Court
The Unified Patent Court created by the UPCA
DNI
Declaration of non-infringement
EBA
Enlarged Board of Appeal at the EPO
ECHR
European Convention on Human Rights
EEA
European Economic Area
EEO
European Enforcement Order
EFTA
European Free Trade Association
Enforcement Directive
Directive 2004/48/EC of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of
intellectual property rights
EPA
European Patent Attorney
EPC/European Patent Convention
Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973
as amended from time to time
EPC Implementing Regulations
Implementing Regulations to the Convention on the Grant
of European Patents of 5 October 1973 as amended from
time to time
EPLA
European Patent Litigation Agreement
EPLC
European Patent Litigation Certificate
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