1.2.1. Overview
The main body of these Guidelines comprises the following seven parts:
| Part 1: | General; deals with the legal framework, territorial scope and role of the EPO. |
| Part 2: | The request for unitary effect; addresses the filing and processing of the request for unitary effect. |
| Part 3: | Fees and compensation; focuses on the fees and the request for compensation. |
| Part 4: | Re-establishment of rights; covers the filing and processing of requests for re-establishment of rights. |
| Part 5: | Interruption and resumption of proceedings; concerns matters related to interruption and resumption of proceedings. |
| Part 6: | Registration of changes of name and address, transfers, licences and other rights; covers matters related to the Register for unitary patent protection. |
| Part 7: | Proceedings before the UPP Division; deals with general provisions relevant to the proceedings before the UPP Division. |
Each part of these Guidelines is divided into sections, which may be further divided into subsections. Cross‑references to other sections include the relevant section or subsection number. Any references to persons made in the Guidelines are to be understood as being gender‑neutral