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Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (RoP)

Rule 341

Precedence

  1. With the exception of the President of the Court of Appeal and the President of the Court of First Instance, the judges shall rank in precedence according to their seniority in office.
  2. Where there is equal seniority in office, precedence shall be determined by age.
  3. Retiring judges who are reappointed shall retain their former precedence.
  4. Unless otherwise agreed by the panel the most senior judge shall be the presiding judge

Notes

Status: 15th draft of 31st May 2013