Judges of the Unified Patent Court
Here we've mapped out the legally and technically qualified judges who sit in the various divisions of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), broken down by country and nationality and added examples of their significant judgments. Use our interactive tool to navigate through the divisions and find out details about the judges assigned to the courts most relevant to you and your UPC strategy. For more details, read our in-depth analysis of the UPC judges here.
Local divisions
(First instance division)
Predominantly but not exclusively concerned with infringement matters.
Regional division
(First instance division)
Predominantly but not exclusively concerned with infringement matters.
Central division
(First instance division)
Predominantly but not exclusively concerned with validity matters.
Technically qualified judges
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