Article 101
Jurisdiction and procedure in legal actions relating to civil law claims 1. The Lugano Convention as well as the complementary provisions of this Article and of Articles 102 to 106 of this Regulation shall apply to proceedings relating to actions in respect of the claims referred to in Articles 94 to 100. 2. Proceedings of the type referred to in paragraph 1 shall be brought in the courts: (a) of the Member State or another Contracting Party to the Lugano Convention in which the defendant is domiciled or has his seat or, in the absence of such, has an establishment; or (b) if this condition is not met in any of the Member States or Contracting Parties, of the Member State in which the plaintiff is domiciled or has his seat or, in the absence of such, has an establishment; or (c) if this condition is also not met in any of the Member States, of the Member States in which the seat of the Office is located. The competent courts shall have jurisdiction in respect of infringements alleged to have been committed in any of the Member States. 3. Proceedings relating to actions in respect of claims for infringement may also be brought in the courts for the place where the harmful event occured. In such cases, the court shall have jurisdiction only in respect of infringements alleged to have been committed in the territory of the Member State to which it belongs. 4. The legal processes and the competent courts shall be those that operate under the laws of the State determined pursuant to paragraphs 2 or 3.