The Court of First Instance seat in Paris received visit from the European Patent Office Technical Board of Appeal Yesterday, 7 November, the European Patent Office Technical Board of Appeal chaired by Mr Guy Patton visited the seat of the Court of First Instance in Paris On 7 November, Ms Florence Butin, President of the Court of First Instance, Ms Camille Lignières, Presiding Judge of the Local Division Paris, and Mr Axel Jacobi, Deputy-Registrar, together with Mr Eric Enderlin, Technically Qualified Judge, were very pleased to welcome Mr Patton, as well as the technically and legally qualified members and a clerk of this Board.The meeting provided an opportunity for an open and productive exchange, fostering mutual understanding of each other’s roles, frameworks and the functioning of these two key institutions within the European patent landscape.