This Code is the Code of Conduct referred to in R. 290 (2) RoP. It shall apply to Representatives under Art. 48 (1) of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (“Agreement”) with respect to all activities related to proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (“Court”), considering that said Representatives may at the same time be subject to other professional and commercial codes and laws, including disciplinary measures. For the avoidance of doubt, in case of any conflict between this CoC and the RoP, the latter shall prevail.

Note: The reference to national professional laws is intended to remind practitioners that they may, in addition to this CoC, be subject to national, regional (e.g. epi or CCBE) or other codes of conduct which may include disciplinary measures. Also, for legal reasons, the scope of this CoC has to be limited to the scope required by the RoP, i.e. in particular the relationship between the Court and Representatives, and cannot be in contradiction to binding national law.