The Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf has as part of the allocation for the year 2014 set up another Senate with a special jurisdiction for patent litigation. Thus, in addition to the under the direction of the presiding judge at the High Court Dr. Thomas Bold standing 2. Civil Division of the future and the 15. Be in charge of the District Court of Dusseldorf decided in the first instance patent litigation in civil court appeal.

Part of the second patent senate at the High Court, the Justice Department has provided additional posts. This corresponds to the consistent effort of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, also in the field of patent law continues to ensure a high quality of justice, same but the method maturities further shorten. For these reasons, the beginning of the year has already been 2013 set up a third of first patent chamber of the District Court of Dusseldorf. In the state capital Dusseldorf most patent litigation in Europe are negotiated.

Den Vorsitz des weiteren Patentsenates übernimmt die gestern zur Vorsitzenden Richterin am Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf ernannte Frau Ulrike Voß. Frau Voß war bisher Vorsitzende Richterin einer der erstinstanzlichen Patentkammern des Landgerichts Düsseldorf. Sie genießt – ebenso wie der Vorsitzende Richter am Oberlandesgericht Dr. Thomas Kühnen – international einen hervorragenden Ruf als Patentrechtsexpertin.

Those: Pressemitteilung des OLG Düsseldorf

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