Panelists

This Center appoints as panelists, one attorney-at-law and one patent attorney from this Center's list of panelist candidates. In addition, when any of the panelists requests so, this Center may increase the number of panelists up to three, by appointing one additional panelist from the above list. See the list and background information of panelist candidates here.

In order to verify that a panelist has no interest with the parties to the Advisory Opinion, the panelist shall be subject to an information disclosure obligation, such as, an obligation to submit a "written commitment with respect to the interests" to this Center and to the parties.

The applicant may, upon written application, and the respondent may, upon written acceptance, designate a person whom they consider to be an interested third party in connection with the case, with a written designation of particular interested persons.

When there are circumstances which give rise to justifiable doubts as to a panelist's impartiality or independence, the parties to the Advisory Opinion may request a challenge to such panelist. When there are grounds for such request, this Center shall allow the challenge and appoint another panelist.