Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
16th Preparatory Committee meeting May, 26th 2016
Dr. Thomas Linke
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
Location
2 picture & 3D buildings: Google Earth
o Local Division courtroom, registry and offices will be located in the prestigious
Civil Justice building, home of Hamburg’s Local Court and Regional Court
o Right at the so-called “Justizforum” where some of the most important courts of
Hamburg are located (Higher Regional Court, civil & criminal courts)
o Easily accessible:
o By subway – 5 minutes from Hamburg Central Station
o By taxi – 20 minutes from Hamburg Airport
o By car – car park right beside the building
o 10 minute walk to famous Jungfernstieg & Mönckebergstrasse – shopping
o 5 minute walk to Reeperbahn – entertainment
o 10 minute walk to river Elbe, “Landungsbrücken” and Hamburg port
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
Central location
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o Ensemble of three grand court buildings
o Civil Justice building
o Higher Regional Court building
o Criminal Justice building
o Dating back to the turn of the 19th century
o Workplace for about 400 judges
o Deciding about 70,000 civil law cases
and 16,000 criminal law cases per year
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
“Justizforum”
4 picture & 3D buildings: Google Earth
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
Civil Justice building, floor plan
5 drawing / picture: Garcia Hansonis architektur
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
Civil Justice building, floor plan
6 sketch: Garcia Hansonis architektur
Floor plan of courtroom and consulting room
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
7 drawings: Garcia Hansonis architektur
Courtroom (before renovation)
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
8 picture: Michaela Opfer
Floor plan of offices and registry
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
9 drawing: Garcia Hansonis architektur
Registry and office
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
10 sketches: Garcia Hansonis architektur
o Renovation and construction work started in 2015 - on schedule
o Restauration of the courtroom is expected to be finished within the next few
days
o Preliminary workings for the registry and the offices are on schedule
o Final workings are expected to be finished in September 2016
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
Timeline
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More news:
project lead: Michaela Opfer
Tel.: +49 40 42843 – 3381
E-Mail: [email protected]
Please visit the website of the local division:
www.hamburg.de/justizbehoerde/lokalkammer-hamburg/
Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
Thank you for your attention
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