Scope
Article 2
1. This Regulation establishes Union compulsory licensing of the following intellectual property rights in force in one or more Member States: (a) patents and published patent applications; (b) utility models and published applications for utility models; or (c) supplementary protection certificates. 2. This Regulation is without prejudice to the rules laid down by other Union legal acts regulating copyright and related rights, including Directives 2001/29/EC and 2009/24/EC. This Regulation is also without prejudice to the sui generis rights granted by Directive 96/9/EC and to Directive (EU) 2016/943. 3. This Regulation does not impose any obligation to disclose trade secrets. 4. This Regulation does not apply to defence-related products as defined in Article 3, point 1, of Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 20 ) , or as defined by national law of Member States, in compliance with Union law. 5. The Union compulsory licence shall be granted in accordance with the conditions and the procedure established in this Regulation. The Union compulsory licence shall be granted only for the purpose of carrying out the specific measures related to crisis-relevant products provided for in the relevant Union crisis or emergency mechanism and in the context of a declared crisis or emergency mode.