STOCKHOLM REGIONAL DIVISION Law and Practice Contributed by: Peter Kenamets, Fredrik Lüning and Linnéa Hedström, Lind Edlund Kenamets Intellectual Property AB
1. General Information 1.1 Basic Information
He is a Swedish legally qualified judge. Before taking up his position at the NBRD, he served as a patent judge at the Stockholm District Court and at the Swedish Patent and Market Court since 2013. Prior to that, Stefan Johansson worked for near- ly 11 years at the Swedish Ministry of Justice (Division for Intellectual Property Rights). At the Ministry, he was primarily responsible for mat - ters relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including implementation of the Enforcement Directive (2004/48/EC). He was also involved in legislative work on substantive patent law, such as the implementation of the Biotech Directive (98/44/EC). Earlier in his career, Stefan served as an associate judge. Stefan Johansson has acted as an expert in several national inquiries on intellectual property rights and regularly lectures on IP and enforce - ment. He has participated in numerous interna - tional seminars, workshops and training ses - sions focusing on patent law and/or the UPC, including a judicial internship at the EPO Boards of Appeal. He was also a member of the Expert Group of Practitioners for the UPC. Kai Härmand Kai Härmand of Estonia is the second perma - nent judge of the NBRD. She has served as a judge at Harju County Court since 2020. Prior to that, she held roles as Deputy Secretary General at the Estonian Ministry of Justice and as a legal adviser at the Estonian Patent Office. Between 2006 and 2014, Kai Härmand served as a legally qualified member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO).
The Nordic-Baltic Regional Division (NBRD) is the only regional division within the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The division encompasses Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The seat of the NBRD is located in Stockholm, Sweden. Its operations are conducted in the same premises as the Stockholm District Court. The postal address is: Box 8307, 104 20 Stock - holm, Sweden. The visiting address is: Scheelegatan 7, 112 28 Stockholm, Sweden. Contact is made via email: contact_stockholm. reg@unifiedpatentcourt.org The court’s opening hours are Tuesday to Thurs - day from 09:00 to 11:30 AM (local time). Informa - tion on public holidays and official opening hours is available on the Court’s website. If hearings are held at any of the division’s other premises – located in Riga, Tallinn, and Vilnius – these premises are open only when a case is being heard at that location. The email contact remains the same as for the The panel of the NBRD consists of two perma - nent judges: Stefan Johansson and Kai Här - mand. Stefan Johansson Stefan Johansson has been the Presiding Judge of the NBRD of the UPC since June 2023. centre in Stockholm. 1.2 UPC Judges
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