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European patent law covers a wide range of Legislation s including Nation al Patent Law s, the Strasbourg Convention of 1963 , the European Patent Convention of 1973 , and a number of European Union Directive s and Regulation s. In Europe , a patent can currently either be obtained nationally, or through the European Patent Office (EPO), in which case the granted patent is a European patent. In both cases, the application procedure can either be direct or through the international filing procedure provided for by the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). There is currently no single European Union -wide patent enforceable before one single Court . Only national courts are competent regarding the enforcement of patents. The Community Patent is being debated since the 1970s , but in view of the difficulties in reaching an agreement on this proposed EU legislation, other legal agreements have been proposed outside the European Union legal framework to reduce the cost of Translation (of patents when granted) and Litigation , namely the London Agreement and the European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA). The European patent law is also shaped by international legislations such as the World Trade Organization 's Agreement On Trade-Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs Agreement) and the Patent Law Treaty (PLT). PATENT-RELATED EU LEGISLATIONS ''Regulations:''
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