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There are 24 EU Member States, which have signed the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA).

Currently, the UPCA is in force in the 18 States which have ratified the UPCA.

The remaining six EU Member States, which have signed but not yet ratified the UPCA may ratify it at any time. Furthermore, those EU Member States which have not signed the UPCA may still accede to it at any time.

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* UPCA stands for "Agreement on a Unified Patent Court"

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