18:T403,{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Judges of the Patents Court","url":"https://courtjudiciary.co.uk/guidance/29787","inLanguage":"en-GB","datePublished":"2022-06-27T16:35:53.000Z","dateModified":"2025-11-21T15:30:49.000Z","isBasedOn":"https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/business-and-property-courts/business-list-general-chancery/intellectual-property-list/patents-court/judges/","sourceOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Courts and Tribunals Judiciary"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Court Judiciary","url":"https://courtjudiciary.co.uk","disambiguatingDescription":"Independent reference. Not affiliated with HM Courts & Tribunals Service, the Judiciary of England and Wales, or the Ministry of Justice."},"license":"https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/","disambiguatingDescription":"Independent reference. Not affiliated with HM Courts & Tribunals Service, the Judiciary of England and Wales, or the Ministry of Justice."}10:["$","article",null,{"children":[["$","script",null,{"type":"application/ld+json","dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"$18"}}],["$","div",null,{"className":"border-l-[3px] border-claret pl-4 mb-7","children":[["$","span",null,{"className":"block font-mono text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-claret mb-1.5","children":"Guidance"}],["$","h1",null,{"className":"text-[clamp(1.7rem,3.6vw,2.35rem)] leading-tight font-medium m-0","children":"Judges of the Patents Court"}],"$undefined"]}],["$","div",null,{"className":"font-mono text-[11.5px] text-muted mb-7 tnum flex flex-wrap gap-x-5 gap-y-1","children":[["$","span",null,{"children":["Published ","2022-06-27"]}],["$","span",null,{"children":["Last updated ","2025-11-21"]}]]}],false,["$","div",null,{"className":"max-w-[68ch] [&_p]:mb-4 [&_h2]:font-display [&_h2]:text-[1.4rem] [&_h2]:mt-8 [&_h2]:mb-3 [&_h3]:font-display [&_h3]:text-[1.15rem] [&_h3]:mt-6 [&_h3]:mb-2 [&_a]:text-claret [&_a]:underline [&_ul]:pl-5 [&_ul]:mb-4 [&_ol]:pl-5 [&_ol]:mb-4 [&_li]:mb-1.5 [&_table]:w-full [&_table]:text-[14px] [&_td]:border-b [&_td]:border-rule [&_td]:py-2 [&_th]:text-left [&_th]:py-2","dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"\n

The nominated judges of the Patents Court are as follows:

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The Chancellor of the High Court
Mrs Justice Bacon DBE
Mr Justice Fancourt
Sir Anthony Mann (Sitting in Retirement)
Mr Justice Meade (Judge in charge of Intellectual Property)
Mr Justice Mellor
Mrs Justice Joanna Smith
Mr Justice Marcus Smith
Mr Justice Leech
Mr Justice Jonathan Richards

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