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Participating Member State	France
1Is there any measure accompanying the implementation of the Unitary Patent	Yes
2National measure	France has adopted the following three laws on the Unified Patent Court: law No. 2014-199 of 24 February 2014 authorising ratification of the UPCA https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000028652178 law No. 2017-1840 of 30 December 2017 authorising ratification of the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the UPC, published in Official Journal (OJ) No. 0305 of 31 December 2017 https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000036339433 decree No. 2021-1515 of 22 November 2021 publishing the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the UPC. In addition, existing French legislation has been amended by: order No. 2018-341 of 9 May 2018 on European patents with unitary effect and the UPC, published in the OJ of the French Republic on 10 May 2018 and ratified on 24 October 2018 implementing decree No. 2018-429 of 31 May 2018 on European patents with unitary effect and the UPC, published in the OJ of the French Republic on 2 June 2018. The order amends the Intellectual Property Code to include, in particular, provisions: on the interplay between the various types of patent (national, "classic" European and European with unitary effect) on the exclusive competence of the UPC on the duty of the French Patent Office (INPI) to provide third parties with information about European patents with unitary effect and on the extension of their effect to overseas territories. Thanks to this order and its implementing decree, French law will be fully compatible when the UPCA enters into force. Order No. 2018-341: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000036887984 OJ of May 2018 (order): https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/jo/2018/5/10/0107 Decree No. 2018-429: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000036974745 OJ of 2 June 2018 (decree): https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/jo/2018/6/2/0125

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France

Yes

France has adopted the following three laws on the Unified Patent Court:

law No. 2014-199 of 24 February 2014 authorising ratification of the UPCA
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000028652178
law No. 2017-1840 of 30 December 2017 authorising ratification of the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the UPC, published in Official Journal (OJ) No. 0305 of 31 December 2017
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000036339433
decree No. 2021-1515 of 22 November 2021 publishing the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the UPC.

In addition, existing French legislation has been amended by:

order No. 2018-341 of 9 May 2018 on European patents with unitary effect and the UPC, published in the OJ of the French Republic on 10 May 2018 and ratified on 24 October 2018
implementing decree No. 2018-429 of 31 May 2018 on European patents with unitary effect and the UPC, published in the OJ of the French Republic on 2 June 2018.

The order amends the Intellectual Property Code to include, in particular, provisions:

on the interplay between the various types of patent (national, "classic" European and European with unitary effect)
on the exclusive competence of the UPC
on the duty of the French Patent Office (INPI) to provide third parties with information about European patents with unitary effect and on the extension of their effect to overseas territories.

Thanks to this order and its implementing decree, French law will be fully compatible when the UPCA enters into force.

Order No. 2018-341:

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000036887984

OJ of May 2018 (order):

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/jo/2018/5/10/0107

Decree No. 2018-429:

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000036974745

OJ of 2 June 2018 (decree):

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/jo/2018/6/2/0125

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