Any dispute between Contracting States concerning the interpretation or application of the present Convention which is not settled by negotiation shall be submitted, at the request of one of the States concerned, to the Administrative Council, which shall endeavour to bring about agreement between the States concerned.
What is EPC 173?
This is Article 173 from the EPC (Europäisches Patentübereinkommen), which is part of the legal framework governing the Unified Patent Court in Europe.
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If such agreement is not reached within six months from the date when the dispute was referred to the Administrative Council, any one of the States concerned may submit the dispute to the International Court of Justice for a binding decision.
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This legal text is from the official EPC framework governing the Unified Patent Court.
Reference: EPC 173 (Article 173)