Rule 8
Definition and beneficiaries

(1)Proprietors of European patents with unitary effect for which the European patent application was filed in an official language of the European Union other than English, French or German shall be entitled to compensation for translation costs if their residence or principal place of business is in a member state of the European Union and they are an entity or a natural person referred to in paragraph 2. 

(2)Compensation for translation costs shall be granted, on request, to a patent proprietor falling within one of the following categories: 

(a)small and medium-sized enterprises as defined in European Commission recommendation 2003/361/EC dated 6 May 2003;

(b)natural persons; or 

(c)non-profit organisations as defined in Article 2, paragraph 1(14) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, universities and public research organisations.

(3)If the patent has multiple proprietors, compensation will be granted only if each proprietor fulfils the conditions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. 

(4)If the European patent application or the European patent was transferred before a request for unitary effect was filed, compensation will be granted only if both the initial applicant and the proprietor of the patent fulfil the conditions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. 

(5)The compensation scheme provided for in paragraph 1 shall also apply to Euro-PCT applications originally filed at a receiving office in an official language of the European Union other than English, French or German.