Rule 16 - Keeping of lists

1. The Registrar shall be responsible for keeping and regularly updating:

(a) a list of the legally qualified and technically qualified judges composing the pool of judges, together with an indication of each judge’s linguistic skills, experience, seniority, other place of employment and cases previously handled, and each technically qualified judge’s field of technology;

(b) a list of European patent attorneys entitled to represent parties before the Court;

(c) an indicative list of court experts;

(d) a list of the available languages of proceedings in accordance with Rule 14.3 of the Rules of Procedure;

(e) an indicative list of translators and interpreters;

(f) a list of all vacancies and forthcoming vacancies for judges, the Registrar and Deputy-Registrar and staff of the Court;

(g) a list of official holidays, and absences and leave of judges, the Registrar, Deputy-Registrar and staff of the Court. (Ref.: Art. 20(1) and 23(2)(b) of the Statute, Art. 18, 48(3), 57(2) and Art. 49(1) and 49(2) UPCA, R. 14.3, 185(9) RoP)

2. The lists indicated under paragraph 1. (a), (c), (e) - (g) are not to be made public.