# Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection, Article 1: Subject matter

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. This Regulation implements enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection, authorised by Decision 2011/167/EU.
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 ‘EPC’).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1257/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1257/article-1
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