# The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, Regulation 21


After Article 1, insert—
“Article 1A
Meaning of court
1. In this Regulation, ‘court’ is to be interpreted in accordance with this Article.
2. In a case where the basic patent is subject to the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court by virtue of Schedule A4 to the Patents Act 1977, ‘court’ means the Unified Patent Court.
3. In any other case, ‘court’ means—
(a) as respects England and Wales, the High Court;
(b) as respects Scotland, the Court of Session; and
(c) as respects Northern Ireland, the High Court in Northern Ireland.
4. In this Article, the reference in paragraph 2 to the “Unified Patent Court” is to the court created under the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court made in Brussels on 19th February 2013..”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111175347/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-patents-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018/regulation-21
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