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Unified Patent Court

Germans dominate list of newly appointed technical judges

The Unified Patent Court has appointed a further 21 technically qualified judges. The court published the names on its website on Wednesday. This brin ...

11 August 2023 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
UPC special

Klaus Grabinski, the man without bias

Klaus Grabinski was the patent community's preferred candidate for the presidency of the UPC's Court of Appeal. In this role, he is also its most prom ...

5 June 2023 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
UPC special

UPC Administrative Committee names final three judges

The list of legally qualified judges is now complete for the official start of the Unified Patent Court. JUVE Patent has learned that the Administrati ...

1 June 2023 by Mathieu Klos
Legal Commentary
Unified Patent Court

UPC Presidium confirms presiding judge selection for all divisions

Yesterday, the UPC announced the final list of presiding judges for the new court's chambers and corresponding judicial panels. While there are no sur ...

26 April 2023 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
The Netherlands

The Hague cements reputation for complex patent disputes as case numbers rise

For the first time since 2019, the District Court of The Hague recorded growing numbers of newly filed patent cases in 2022. Compared to the previous ...

12 April 2023 by Konstanze Richter
Legal Commentary
Germany

Mannheim Regional Court establishes third patent chamber

In addition to the 2nd and 7th Civil Chambers, Mannheim Regional Court now has a third chamber for patent litigation. The 14th Civil Chamber will also ...

16 February 2023 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
UK

Patent judge David Kitchin announces retirement from Supreme Court

David Kitchin has announced his retirement from the Supreme Court and thus the UK judiciary, where he had presided over a variety of cases at differen ...

3 February 2023 by Amy Sandys
People & Business
Unified Patent Court

UPC appoints former chairman Alexander Ramsay as first registrar

Today the Unified Patent Court has announced that its former chairman Alexander Ramsay will immediately assume the role of registrar, with former Germ ...

19 January 2023 by Amy Sandys
People & Business
Germany

Munich Regional Court appoints successor for judge Zigann

Oliver Schön is the new presiding judge of the 7th Civil Chamber at the Regional Court Munich. He succeeds the highly regarded Matthias Zigann. At the ...

9 January 2023 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
Unified Patent Court

Alexander Ramsay steps down as UPC Administrative Committee chair

The long-time chairman of the Preparatory and Administrative Committees, Alexander Ramsay, has resigned from his position at the Unified Patent Court. ...

8 November 2022 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
Unified Patent Court

Austrian judge Walter Schober could oversee in German UPC cases

The Unified Patent Court's Administrative Committee has appointed Walter Schober as a judge for its Vienna local division. Schober is currently a judg ...

3 November 2022 by Mathieu Klos
Legal Commentary
Opinion

"The UPC will succeed if its part-time judges have space to grow"

Although the final list of 85 UPC judges has largely gone down well in the patent community, some individuals are questioning the independence of the ...

31 October 2022 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
Unified Patent Court

Patent attorney dominance among UPC technical judges leads to conflict debate

Of the 51 technically qualified UPC judges, 43 are patent attorneys from patent firms and in-house companies. Only a small number of previously qualif ...

27 October 2022 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
Unified Patent Court

UPC divisions demonstrate clout with choice of experienced legal judges

The UPC Administrative Committee has finally published the complete list of legal and technical judges that will preside over the impending court. Obs ...

20 October 2022 by Amy Sandys
People & Business
Germany

Higher Regional Court Munich appoints Matthias Zigann as new IP senate judge

Matthias Zigann will move to the Higher Regional Court Munich as presiding judge at the beginning of November. There, the well-known Munich patent jud ...

19 October 2022 by Mathieu Klos
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