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.
What is UPCRoP 341?
This is Rule 341 from the UPCRoP (Verfahrensordnung des Einheitlichen Patentgerichts), which is part of the legal framework governing the Unified Patent Court in Europe.
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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.
The Presidium may determine the presiding judge of a panel. In the absence of such a determination by the Presidium and unless otherwise agreed by the panel the most senior judge shall be the presiding judge.
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This legal text is from the official UPCRoP framework governing the Unified Patent Court.
Reference: UPCRoP 341 (Rule 341)