The Market Court

About us

The Market Court started its operations on 1 March 2002.

The Market Court is headed by the Chief Judge. The members of the Market Court are the chief judge, the market court judges and the technically qualified judges. In addition to the general qualification requirements for judges, the chief judge of the Market Court and the market court judges shall also have expertise in competition or oversight matters, procurement matters, intellectual property rights matters, or market law matters. The technically qualified judges of the Market Court must hold a suitable master’s degree in the field of technology and have expertise in patent matters.

In addition, the Market Court employs Market Court legal officers and office staff.

The Market Court also has part-time expert members, who are appointed by the Government for a term of four years at a time. The expert members must hold a suitable master’s degree. In addition, an expert member who participates in the consideration of competition and oversight matters and procurement matters shall be familiar with competition law, procurement, the energy market, economics, marketing, the securities market, business and industry, or economic issues. An expert member who participates in the consideration of intellectual property rights matters shall be familiar with issues related to the technical field in question or in patent issues, or in marketing, economics, business and industry, economic issues or the arts. An expert member who participates in the consideration of market law matters shall be familiar with consumer protection, marketing, business and industry, or economic issues.

The Market Court has, as a rule, a quorum with three legally trained members present. When certain matters concerning intellectual property rights are being considered, the composition includes a technically qualified judge. In addition, expert members may participate in the consideration of matters.