1.
This Convention shall be open to accession by:
What is EPC 166?
This is Article 166 from the EPC (Europäisches Patentübereinkommen), which is part of the legal framework governing the Unified Patent Court in Europe.
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(a)
the States referred to in Article 165, paragraph 1;
(b)
any other European State at the invitation of the Administrative Council.
2.
Any State which has been a party to the Convention and has ceased to be so as a result of the application of Article 172, paragraph 4, may again become a party to the Convention by acceding to it.
3.
Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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This legal text is from the official EPC framework governing the Unified Patent Court.
Reference: EPC 166 (Article 166)