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Clicking on the icon links directly to the “UP About this file” view, where you can view the list of participating member states covered by Unitary Patent protection at the date of registration.</p> </div> <a name="anc4"/> <div id="q4"> <hr/> <div class="clearfix"> <ul class="floatRight"> <li><a class="top" href="#toplink">Top Link</a></li> </ul> </div> <h3>What does UPC mean? </h3> <p>UPC stands for Unitary Patent Court.  </p> </div> <a name="anc5"/> <div id="q5"> <hr/> <div class="clearfix"> <ul class="floatRight"> <li><a class="top" href="#toplink">Top Link</a></li> </ul> </div> <h3>Why do I see the "Opt-out from the exclusive competence of the UPC" section, even if an opt-out has not been sent or received?</h3> <p>For European patent and Euro-PCT applications, the opt-out section is displayed even if there has been no opt-out. However, for WO (PCT) applications designating the EPO and without a European patent publication number, the opt-out section is not displayed.</p> </div> <a name="anc6"/> <div id="q6"> <hr/> <div class="clearfix"> <ul class="floatRight"> <li><a class="top" href="#toplink">Top Link</a></li> </ul> </div> <h3>What happens if I click the ST36 button?</h3> <p>Clicking the ST36 button downloads the information on screen in WIPO ST.36 format.</p> </div> <a name="anc7"/> <div id="q7"> <hr/> <div class="clearfix"> <ul class="floatRight"> <li><a class="top" href="#toplink">Top Link</a></li> </ul> </div> <h3>What kind of information can be found if I click on the "Show history" button?</h3> <p>This button is only displayed if changes occured to bibliographic data published in the EP Bulletin during the application's lifetime, from the date of first publication by the EPO onwards.</p> </div> <a name="anc8"/> <div id="q8"> <hr/> <div class="clearfix"> <ul class="floatRight"> <li><a class="top" href="#toplink">Top Link</a></li> </ul> </div> <h3>What kind of information can be found under "Status"?</h3> <p>The list of legal events can be found under more...</p> <ul><li><a class="int" href="help?topic=legalevents&lng=en">More...</a></li></ul> </div> <a name="anc9"/> <div id="q9"> <hr/> <div class="clearfix"> <ul class="floatRight"> <li><a class="top" href="#toplink">Top Link</a></li> </ul> </div> <h3>What do the digits in square brackets refer to?</h3> <p>The digits in square brackets refer to the issue of the European Patent Bulletin (e.g. week 35 of year 1988) in which the relevant information was published. The European Patent Bulletin publications from 01.2002 onwards are hyperlinked so that by clicking on the link you can go straight to the relevant issue of the European Patent Bulletin.</p> </div> <a name="anc10"/> <div id="q10"> <hr/> <div class="clearfix"> <ul class="floatRight"> <li><a class="top" href="#toplink">Top Link</a></li> </ul> </div> <h3>What does N/P stand for?</h3> <p>The letters N/P between square brackets stand for "not published".</p> </div> <a name="anc11"/> <div id="q11"> <hr/> <div class="clearfix"> <ul class="floatRight"> <li><a class="top" href="#toplink">Top Link</a></li> </ul> </div> <h3>What does the letter in square brackets stand for in the "Documents cited" part?</h3> <p>The letter in square brackets stands for the category of document. 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