= Statute of the Unified Patent Court =

ARTICLE 1 Scope of the Statute

CHAPTER I - JUDGES

ARTICLE 2 Eligibility of judges ARTICLE 3 Appointment of judges ARTICLE 4 Judges' term of office ARTICLE 5 Appointment of the members of the Advisory Committee ARTICLE 6 Oath ARTICLE 7 Impartiality ARTICLE 8 Immunity of judges ARTICLE 9 End of duties ARTICLE 10 Removal from office ARTICLE 11 Training ARTICLE 12 Remuneration

CHAPTER II – ORGANISATIONAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1 – COMMON PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 13 President of the Court of Appeal ARTICLE 14 President of the Court of First Instance ARTICLE 15 Presidium ARTICLE 16 Staff ARTICLE 17 Judicial vacations

SECTION 2 - THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

ARTICLE 18 Setting up and discontinuance of a local or regional division ARTICLE 19 Panels ARTICLE 20 Pool of Judges

SECTION 3 – THE COURT OF APPEAL

ARTICLE 21 Panels

SECTION 4 – THE REGISTRY

ARTICLE 22 Appointment and removal from office of the Registrar ARTICLE 23 Duties of the Registrar ARTICLE 24 Keeping of the register ARTICLE 25 Sub-registries and Deputy-Registrar

CHAPTER III – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 26 Budget

ARTICLE 27 Authorisation for expenditure ARTICLE 28 Appropriations for unforeseeable expenditure ARTICLE 29 Accounting period ARTICLE 30 Preparation of the budget ARTICLE 31 Provisional budget ARTICLE 32 Auditing of accounts ARTICLE 33 Financial Regulations

CHAPTER IV – PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 34 Secrecy of deliberations ARTICLE 35 Decisions ARTICLE 36 Dissenting opinions ARTICLE 37 Decision by default ARTICLE 38 Questions referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union