Unified Patent Court a month away from opening!
The preparations before the UPC opens up are truly well on their way, and one important step is selecting the presiding judges for each of the divisions of the Court of first instance.
In the central divisions in Paris and Germany, Ms. Florence Butin and Ms. Ulrike Voß have been announced, respectively.
The Local division, will have as presiding judges Mr Walter Schober (Vienna), Mr Samuel Granata (Brussels), Mr Petri Rinkinen (Helsinki), Ms Camille Lignieres (Paris), Mr Ronny Thomas (Düsseldorf), Ms Sabine Klepsch (Hamburg), Mr Peter Michael Tochtermann (Mannheim), Mr Matthias Zigann (Munich), Mr Pierluigi Perrotti (Milan), Mr Edger Brinkman (The Hague), Ms Rute Lopes (Lisbon), Ms Mojca Mlakar (Ljubljana).
The presiding judge in Stockholm, at the Nordic-Baltic regional division, will be Mr Stefan Johansson, presently senior judge, head of Division 3, Stockholm City Court, Sweden.
On June 1st, 2023 the UPC will open up, but stake-holders wishing to opt out may already file their requests in the Case management system of the UPC, which has been available since the start of the sunrise period.
Welcome to contact us to find out more:
Björn Andersson
bjorn.andersson@sg.se
Magnus Berglund
magnus.berglund@sg.se
Claus Hoffmann
claus.hoffmann@sg.se