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UNIFIED PATENT COURT : UPC Presidency and appointment of judges

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UNIFIED PATENT COURT : UPC Presidency and appointment of judges

What is the composition of the Unified Patent Court Presidium? Who are the judges appointed?

On October 19, the UPC announced the list of the 85 judges appointed and the persons called to the Presidency of the Court. The Presidency of the Court of First Instance (central division based in PARIS) will be held by Ms. Florence Butin (FR), currently Vice-President of the Paris Judicial Court.

The multinational panel of UPC judges has been also unveiled! It will be composed of several French judges, divided between the different divisions of the UPC. There will be both legally qualified judges and technically qualified judges. Indeed, this panel is made up in majority of technically specialized experts (51/85) in the fields of biotechnology, physics, mechanical engineering, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, electricity… This composition is a strong advantage in terms of quality of the decisions expected from the UPC on the future European patent litigations cases.

To know more about the UPC, contact your Hautier IP Patent attorney.