1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
2. It shall apply from 1 January 2014 or the date of entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, whichever is the later.
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CitationArticle 7 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)