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The Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court is one of three committees that have been established by art 11 of the Agreement on a Unified Patents Court to ensure the effective implementation and operation of that Agreement. It held its first meeting on 22 Feb 2022 following Austria's deposit of its instrument of ratification (see The UPC is now on the Final Stretch but the UK won't be part of it 27 Jan 2022).
In an Announcement on the Unified Patent Court Administrative Committee’s inaugural meeting published by the Court on 23 Feb 2022, the meeting was described as "historic" as it marked the birth of the court as an international organization. The meeting took place in the building that has been earmarked for the Court of Appeal and Registry in Luxembourg. The Committee adopted rules of procedure, rules on the European Patent Litigation Certificate and other qualifications, Service, Staff and Financial Regulations. It elected Alexander Ramsay who had previous;y chaired the Preparatory Committee as its chair. Ir also chose the members of the Advisory Committee who will interview applicants for judicial appointments from the end of March.
The contracting parties also gave details of the local and regional divisions that they plan to set up. Germany plans to set up four at Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Mannheim and Munich, France one at Paris, Italy one in Milan and Sweden a regional one for itself and its Baltic neighbours in Stockholm.
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