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The group of Contracting States may give additional tasks to the European Patent Office.
What is EPC 143?
This is Article 143 from the EPC (Europäisches Patentübereinkommen), which is part of the legal framework governing the Unified Patent Court in Europe.
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Special departments common to the Contracting States in the group may be set up within the European Patent Office in order to carry out the additional tasks. The President of the European Patent Office shall direct such special departments; Article 10, paragraphs 2 and 3, shall apply mutatis mutandis.
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This legal text is from the official EPC framework governing the Unified Patent Court.
Reference: EPC 143 (Article 143)