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.

Germany X 4
Netherlands
Portugal
Austria
France
Denmark
Finland
Italy
Belgium
Slovenia

Regional division

(First instance division)

Predominantly but not exclusively concerned with infringement matters.

Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia

Central division

(First instance division)

Predominantly but not exclusively concerned with validity matters.

Paris
Munich
Milan
Luxembourg, Malta, Bulgaria and Romania
Court of Appeal Luxembourg

Technically qualified judges

Biotechnology
Chemistry & pharmaceuticals
Electricity
Mechanical engineering
Physics
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