Editing Unitary patent (section)

=== Role of the European Patent Office ===
Some administrative tasks relating to the European patents with unitary effect are performed by the European Patent Office,<ref name="1257/2012-9.1"> Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012, Art. 9.1.</ref> as authorized by {{EPC Article|143|1}}. These tasks include the collection of [[renewal fees]] and registration of unitary effect upon grant, recording licenses and statements that licenses are available to any person.<ref name="1257/2012-9.1"/> Decisions of the European Patent Office regarding the unitary patent are open to appeal to the Unified Patent Court, rather than to the [[EPO Boards of Appeal]].{{refn|[[s:Agreement on a Unified Patent Court#Article 32 .E2.80.93 Competence of the Court|Article 32(1)i, Agreement on a Unified Patent Court]], implementing Article 9.3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012.<ref name="32012R1257"/>}}