Unified Patent Court appoints new technically qualified judges 8 new technically qualified judges have been appointed to the UPC as of 17 June 2024 Following the decision of the Administrative Committee dated 6 May 2024, 8 new technically qualified judges (TQJs) in selected technical fields have been appointed to the Court as of 17 June 2024. Following the same recruitment procedure, appointments in further technical fields, depending on the needs of the Court, are to be expected in the future.You may find below the list of newly appointed TQJs with corresponding technical field(s):Mr Torsten Duhme (DE) – Electricity and PhysicsMr Christian Keller (DE) – Electricity and PhysicsMr Steven Richard Kitchen (DK) – Electricity and PhysicsMr Johannes Mesa Pascasio (AT) – Electricity and PhysicsMr Christoph Norrenbrock (DE) – Electricity and PhysicsMr Michael Quittkat (DE) – ElectricityMr Jochen Thomas (DE) – Electricity Mr Oliver Werner (DE) – Biotechnology We wish a warm welcome to all of them! Information on oath taking will be communicated separately. Additionally, the Court announces that the following TQJ: Mr. Jürgen Tischler (DE) has resigned, effective 1 June 2024.