The Unified Patent Court appoints new technically qualified judge One new technically qualified judge has been appointed to the UPC as of 01 May 2025 Following the decision of the Administrative Committee dated 14 February 2025, Mr Kristian Jauregui Urbahn (FR) has been appointed to the Court as of 01 May 2025. His technical expertise is in physics. Before taking up his duties, Mr Urbahn shall take an oath in open court, in accordance with Article 6 of the Statute of the Unified Patent Court.For this purpose, open court session will take place on Wednesday, 14 May 2025 at 15:00. The address of the event is 5, Rue Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, 75001 Paris, France.Following the same recruitment procedure, appointments in further technical fields, depending on the needs of the Court, are currently taking place. More information will be communicated in due time.We wish Mr Urbahn a warm welcome!