LJUBLJANA LOCAL DIVISION Law and Practice Contributed by: Aleksandra Jemc Merc, Eva Gostiša and Eva Milošič, Jadek & Pensa Law Firm
Jadek & Pensa Law Firm Tavčarjeva ulica 6 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
Tel: +386 (0)12 342 520 Fax: +386 (0)12 342 532 Email: office@jadek-pensa.si Web: www.jadek-pensa.si/en/
• Day of Remembrance for the Dead ‒ Novem - ber 1st; • Christmas Day ‒ December 25th; and • Independence and Unity Day ‒ December 26th. On these dates, the UPC Ljubljana Local Division will be closed, and case-related proceedings may be rescheduled accordingly. More informa - tion can be found on the official UPC website . In addition to hosting a local division of the UPC, Slovenia also shares hosting responsibilities for the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the UPC, which is likewise seated in Ljubljana. In July 2024, Slovenian Aleš Zalar was appointed as the director of the PMAC of the UPC, with his responsibilities being divided between the PMAC offices in Ljubljana and Lis - bon. The first meeting of the PMAC Expert Commit - tee members took place on 19 December 2024, setting the stage for discussions on the PMAC’s priorities and structure. At this time, no contact information for PMAC in Ljubljana is available. It can be presumed that its headquarters will be situated in the centre of Ljubljana and that the PMAC in Ljubljana will observe the same nation - al public holidays of Slovenia as listed earlier for the Ljubljana Local Division.
1. General Information 1.1 Basic Information
Slovenia, as a participating EU member state in the Unified Patent Court (UPC), hosts a local division of the UPC’s Court of First Instance. It is situated in Ljubljana. The administrative office is located at Fajfarjeva ulica 33, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia and can be contacted via email at lju - bljana.loc@unifiedpatentcourt.org or in person during opening hours (upon prior appointment). Opening hours are between 10am and 12:30pm (local time – CET/CEST) on Tuesday and Thurs - day. As the UPC observes public holidays as deter - mined by each host country, in Slovenia, the fol - lowing national public holidays apply: • New Year ‒ January 1st and January 2nd; • Prešeren Day (Slovenian cultural holiday) ‒ February 8th; • Easter Monday ‒ varies annually (it is currently set for 6 April 2026); • Day of Uprising Against Occupation ‒ April 27th; • Labour Day ‒ May 1st and May 2nd; • Statehood Day ‒ June 25th; • Feast of the Assumption ‒ August 15th; • Reformation Day ‒ October 31st;
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