A compromise agreement on the seat(s) of the unified court was eventually reached at the June European Council (28–29 June 2012), splitting the central division according to technology between Paris (the main seat), London and Munich. However, on 2 July 2012, the European Parliament decided to postpone the vote following a move by the European Council to modify the arrangements previously approved by MEPs in negotiations with the European Council. The modification was considered controversial and included the deletion of three key articles (6–8) of the legislation, seeking to reduce the competence of the European Union Court of Justice in unitary patent litigation. On 9 July 2012, the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament debated the patent package following the decisions adopted by the General Council on 28–29 June 2012 in camera in the presence of MEP Bernhard Rapkay. A later press release by Rapkay quoted from a legal opinion submitted by the Legal Service of the European Parliament, which affirmed the concerns of MEPs to approve the decision of a recent EU summit to delete said articles as it "nullifies central aspects of a substantive patent protection". A Europe-wide uniform protection of intellectual property would thus not exist with the consequence that the requirements of the corresponding EU treaty would not be met and that the European Court of Justice could therefore invalidate the legislation. By the end of 2012 a new compromise was reached between the European Parliament and the European Council, including a limited role for the European Court of Justice. The Unified Court will apply the Unified Patent Court Agreement, which is considered national patent law from an EU law point of view, but still is equal for each participant. [However the draft statutory instrument aimed at implementation of the Unified Court and UPC in the UK provides for different infringement laws for: European patents (unitary or not) litigated through the Unified Court; European patents (UK) litigated before UK courts; and national patents]. The legislation for the enhanced co-operation mechanism was approved by the European Parliament on 11 December 2012 and the regulations were signed by the European Council and European Parliament officials on 17 December 2012.
a compromise agreement on the seat(s) of the unified court was eventually reached at the june european council (28–29 june 2012) splitting the central division according to technology between paris (the main seat) london and munich however on 2 july 2012 the european parliament decided to postpone the vote following a move by the european council to modify the arrangements previously approved by meps in negotiations with the european council the modification was considered controversial and included the deletion of three key articles (6–8) of the legislation seeking to reduce the competence of the european union court of justice in unitary patent litigation on 9 july 2012 the committee on legal affairs of the european parliament debated the patent package following the decisions adopted by the general council on 28–29 june 2012 in camera in the presence of mep bernhard rapkay a later press release by rapkay quoted from a legal opinion submitted by the legal service of the european parliament which affirmed the concerns of meps to approve the decision of a recent eu summit to delete said articles as it "nullifies central aspects of a substantive patent protection" a europe-wide uniform protection of intellectual property would thus not exist with the consequence that the requirements of the corresponding eu treaty would not be met and that the european court of justice could therefore invalidate the legislation by the end of 2012 a new compromise was reached between the european parliament and the european council including a limited role for the european court of justice the unified court will apply the unified patent court agreement which is considered national patent law from an eu law point of view but still is equal for each participant [however the draft statutory instrument aimed at implementation of the unified court and upc in the uk provides for different infringement laws for european patents (unitary or not) litigated through the unified court; european patents (uk) litigated before uk courts; and national patents] the legislation for the enhanced co-operation mechanism was approved by the european parliament on 11 december 2012 and the regulations were signed by the european council and european parliament officials on 17 december 2012