Part IX – Special agreements
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16th edition: this version presents the text in force on 1 July 2020. |
If the group of Contracting States has fixed a common scale of renewal fees in respect of European patents, the proportion referred to in Article 39, paragraph 1, shall be calculated on the basis of the common scale; the minimum amount referred to in Article 39, paragraph 1, shall apply to the unitary patent. Article 39, paragraphs 3 and Article 39, paragraphs 4, shall apply mutatis mutandis.