= Statute of the Unified Patent Court = [[UPCA_Statute_001|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