The UPC is an international organisation with the following governing bodies: the Administrative Committee, the Budget Committee and the Advisory Committee. The Administrative Committee, amongst other things, adopts the secondary legislation of the Court;amends inter alia the Rules of Procedure of the Court, the Financial Regulations, and the court fees;appoints the judges.The Administrative Committee comprises as members representatives from each state in which the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) is in force as well as observers, including the European Commission. A list of all the representatives can be found below.Each state that is a member of the Committee has one vote. The Administrative Committee generally adopts its decisions by a majority of three quarters of the states represented and voting.A chairperson is elected from amongst the members for a renewable term of three years. The Chairperson of the Administrative Committee is currently Mr Johannes Karcher (DE) and the Deputy Chairperson is Mr Paul van Beukering (NL).The Administrative Committee has its own Rules of Procedure. COMPOSITION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE Chairperson/ Deputy Chairperson Chairperson:Mr Johannes Karcher (DE)Deputy Chairperson:Mr Paul van Beukering (NL) Administrative Committee Representatives AT: Austria Member: Ms Raphaela Tiefenbacher Alternate member: Sofie Steller BE: Belgium Member: Mr Geoffrey Bailleux Alternate member: Mr Gunther Aelbrecht BG: Bulgaria Member: Ms Vladia Borissova Alternate member: Ms Iveta Istiliyanova DK: Denmark Member: Ms Laila Lindemark Alternate member: Mr Asbjørn Hæstrup Hansen EE: Estonia Member: Mr Margus Viher FI: Finland Member: Ms Anne Hallavainio Alternate member: Ms Maija Lönnqvist FR: France Member: Mr Max Brunner Alternate member: Ms Indira Lemont-Spire DE: Germany Member: Mr Christian Wichard Alternate member: Mr Johannes Karcher IT: Italy Member: Mr Sem Fabrizi Alternate member: Simona De Martino LV: Latvia Member: Olga Zeile LT: Lithuania Member: Algis Balezentis Alternate member: Asta Godiené LU: Luxembourg Member: Mr Jean Olinger Alternate member: Nathalie Grignard MT: Malta Member: Vanessa Grech Alternate member: Eunice-Maria Fiorini NL: Netherlands Member: Mr Paul van Beukering Alternate member: Mr Thijs van den Heuvel PT: Portugal Member: Joao M.Amaral Alternate member: Carla Albuquerque SI: Slovenia Member: Ms Daša Vidmar Mikšić Alternate member: Ms Tanja Trtnik SE: Sweden Member: Ms Louise Petrelius Alternate member: Petter Söderbäck Observer Member States Czech Republic (CZ)Hungary (HU)Ireland (IE)Latvia (LV)Lithuania (LT)Poland (PL)Portugal (PT)Slovakia (SK)Spain (ES) Other participants Unified Patent Court:President of the Court of Appeal and President of the Court of First Instance, assisted by other members of the Presidium and by officials and staff of the Unified Patent Court.Chairperson of the Budget Committee:Mr Bruno Leboullenger (FR)Chairperson of the Advisory Committee:Mr Willem Hoyng Observer intergovernmental organisations European Commission;European Patent Office; Observer user organisations European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW);European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT);The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi) ;BusinessEurope.
The UPC is an international organisation with the following governing bodies: the Administrative Committee, the Budget Committee and the Advisory Committee. The Administrative Committee, amongst other things, adopts the secondary legislation of the Court;amends inter alia the Rules of Procedure of the Court, the Financial Regulations, and the court fees;appoints the judges.The Administrative Committee comprises as members representatives from each state in which the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) is in force as well as observers, including the European Commission. A list of all the representatives can be found below.Each state that is a member of the Committee has one vote. The Administrative Committee generally adopts its decisions by a majority of three quarters of the states represented and voting.A chairperson is elected from amongst the members for a renewable term of three years. The Chairperson of the Administrative Committee is currently Mr Johannes Karcher (DE) and the Deputy Chairperson is Mr Paul van Beukering (NL).The Administrative Committee has its own Rules of Procedure. COMPOSITION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE Chairperson/ Deputy Chairperson Chairperson:Mr Johannes Karcher (DE)Deputy Chairperson:Mr Paul van Beukering (NL) Administrative Committee Representatives AT: Austria Member: Ms Raphaela Tiefenbacher Alternate member: Sofie Steller BE: Belgium Member: Mr Geoffrey Bailleux Alternate member: Mr Gunther Aelbrecht BG: Bulgaria Member: Ms Vladia Borissova Alternate member: Ms Iveta Istiliyanova DK: Denmark Member: Ms Laila Lindemark Alternate member: Mr Asbjørn Hæstrup Hansen EE: Estonia Member: Mr Margus Viher FI: Finland Member: Ms Anne Hallavainio Alternate member: Ms Maija Lönnqvist FR: France Member: Mr Max Brunner Alternate member: Ms Indira Lemont-Spire DE: Germany Member: Mr Christian Wichard Alternate member: Mr Johannes Karcher IT: Italy Member: Mr Sem Fabrizi Alternate member: Simona De Martino LV: Latvia Member: Olga Zeile LT: Lithuania Member: Algis Balezentis Alternate member: Asta Godiené LU: Luxembourg Member: Mr Jean Olinger Alternate member: Nathalie Grignard MT: Malta Member: Vanessa Grech Alternate member: Eunice-Maria Fiorini NL: Netherlands Member: Mr Paul van Beukering Alternate member: Mr Thijs van den Heuvel PT: Portugal Member: Joao M.Amaral Alternate member: Carla Albuquerque SI: Slovenia Member: Ms Daša Vidmar Mikšić Alternate member: Ms Tanja Trtnik SE: Sweden Member: Ms Louise Petrelius Alternate member: Petter Söderbäck Observer Member States Czech Republic (CZ)Hungary (HU)Ireland (IE)Latvia (LV)Lithuania (LT)Poland (PL)Portugal (PT)Slovakia (SK)Spain (ES) Other participants Unified Patent Court:President of the Court of Appeal and President of the Court of First Instance, assisted by other members of the Presidium and by officials and staff of the Unified Patent Court.Chairperson of the Budget Committee:Mr Bruno Leboullenger (FR)Chairperson of the Advisory Committee:Mr Willem Hoyng Observer intergovernmental organisations European Commission;European Patent Office; Observer user organisations European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW);European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT);The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi) ;BusinessEurope.
The UPC is an international organisation with the following governing bodies: the Administrative Committee, the Budget Committee and the Advisory Committee. The Administrative Committee, amongst other things, adopts the secondary legislation of the Court;amends inter alia the Rules of Procedure of the Court, the Financial Regulations, and the court fees;appoints the judges.The Administrative Committee comprises as members representatives from each state in which the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) is in force as well as observers, including the European Commission. A list of all the representatives can be found below.Each state that is a member of the Committee has one vote. The Administrative Committee generally adopts its decisions by a majority of three quarters of the states represented and voting.A chairperson is elected from amongst the members for a renewable term of three years. The Chairperson of the Administrative Committee is currently Mr Johannes Karcher (DE) and the Deputy Chairperson is Mr Paul van Beukering (NL).The Administrative Committee has its own Rules of Procedure.