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Seuba, Xavier --- "Scientific complexity and patent adjudication: the technical judges of the Unified Patent Court" [2018] ELECD 914; in Geiger, Christophe; Nard, A. Craig; Seuba, Xavier (eds), "Intellectual Property and the Judiciary" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 265

Book Title: Intellectual Property and the Judiciary

Editor(s): Geiger, Christophe; Nard, A. Craig; Seuba, Xavier

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781788113076

Section: Chapter 9

Section Title: Scientific complexity and patent adjudication: the technical judges of the Unified Patent Court

Author(s): Seuba, Xavier

Number of pages: 23

Abstract/Description:

This chapter analyses the advantages and challenges of having technical judges in patent litigation. The inclusion of technical judges is intended to enhance quality in patent adjudication and raises institutional and systemic questions. Technical judges of the Unified Patent Court will have equal legal standing to legal judges and will be involved in the adjudication process from beginning to end. Therefore, in addition to developing an excellent knowledge of the rules of procedure, they must acquire a sound understanding of fair trial principles and the interface between patent law and the broader legal order.