MUNICH CENTRAL DIVISION Law and Practice Contributed by: Julia Traumann and Ulrich Blumenröder, Grünecker
Grünecker Leopoldstr 4 80802 Munich Germany
Tel: +49 8921 2350 Fax: +49 8922 0287 Email: blumenroeder@grunecker.de Web: www.grunecker.de
1. General Information 1.1 Basic Information
and usual closing days in Munich), it is recom - mended to refer to the official UPC website or to contact the administrative office directly. The information presented in the following chap - ter is publicly available and primarily based on decisions and orders issued by the CD Munich. It has been compiled by the authors to the best of their knowledge and belief. 1.2 UPC Judges Panels of the UPC Central Division are gener - ally composed of two legally qualified judges from different contracting member states and one technically qualified judge allocated from the pool of judges, in accordance with Article 18 (3) Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA), with qualifications and experience in the field of technology concerned. Only for actions under Article 32 (1)(i) UPCA (ie, actions against deci - sions of the European Patent Office (EPO) in carrying out specific administrative tasks) does the panel consist of three legally qualified judges from different contracting member states, with no technically qualified judge. The presiding judge of the CD Munich is Judge Ulrike Voß from Germany. She is notable for holding dual leadership roles, also presiding over the second panel of the Local Division Munich
The Court of First Instance has a decentralised structure. It comprises a Central Division, which has its seat in Paris and sections in Munich and Milan, as well as various local divisions and a Regional Division, located all over the contract - ing member states in the EU. This chapter will focus on and deal with the Central Division, Munich Section (referred to as the “CD Munich”). Nevertheless, it will be nec - essary at times to look at the overall UPC pic - ture by referring to decisions and orders of the other sections of the Central Division in Paris and Milan, the local divisions and the Regional Division, and the Court of Appeal. The CD Munich is located at Cincinnatistr 64, 81549 Munich, Germany (in the building of the German Federal Patent Court). The administra - tive office of the CD Munich can be contacted via email at contact_munich.ctl@unifiedpatentcourt. org, or via phone at +49 89 2620 899 60. Its reg - ular opening hours are from 9am to 12pm, and by telephone arrangement between 1pm and 4pm. For the most current information regarding opening hours and public holidays/closing days (which generally are identical to public holidays
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