
Article 1 

1. The participation of Italy in enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection authorised by Decision 2011/167/EU is confirmed.
2. Regulations (EU) No 1257/2012 and (EU) No 1260/2012 shall apply to Italy in accordance with this Decision.
Article 2 

1. Italy shall notify the Commission of the measures adopted in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 by the date of application of that Regulation.
2. Italy shall notify the Commission of the measures adopted in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 by the date of application of that Regulation or in the case where the Unified Patent Court does not have exclusive jurisdiction in Italy with regard to European patents with unitary effect on the date of application of that Regulation, by the date from which the Unified Patent Court has such exclusive jurisdiction in Italy.
Article 3 

1. Regulations (EU) No 1257/2012 and (EU) No 1260/2012 shall enter into force in Italy on the day following that of the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. Regulations (EU) No 1257/2012 and (EU) No 1260/2012 shall apply to Italy on the date of the entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 30 September 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER