Oath taking of judges of the Unified Patent Court Mr Emmanuel Gougé took his oath in Luxembourg on 23 September 2024 According to Article 6 UPC Statute and Article 25 of the Service Regulations, judges shall take an oath in open court before taking up their duties. Mr Emmanuel Gougé took oath in open court before the Presiding judge of the 2nd Panel of the Court of Appeal, Ms Rian Kalden, on 23 September, in Luxembourg. At the ceremony were also present Mr Klaus Grabinski, President of the Court of Appeal, Ms Ingeborg Simonsson and Ms Patricia Rombach, judges at the Court of Appeal, Martina Katchala and Mariana Ghibirsina, clerks and Diana Cipleu, communication officer.We wish Mr Gougé a warm welcome!From left to right: Martina Katchala, Patricia Rombach, Rian Kalden, Emmanuel Gougé, Ingeborg Simonsson, Klaus Grabinski, Mariana Ghibirsina, Diana Cipleu