UPC boosts ranks with two ex-EPO judges

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UPC boosts ranks with two ex-EPO judges

Rory O’Neill
August 01 2023
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Seven new UPC judges were sworn in by Judge Matthias Zigann (centre) in Munich this morning, August 1 | Image: Thomas Adam / LinkedIn

Two former EPO Boards of Appeal chairs are among 21 new technically qualified judges

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