On 27 September 2023, the Federal Assembly elected or re-elected 44 judges to the Federal Patent Court. It is an honour and a pleasure to announce that Christophe Saam and Giovanni Gervasio have both been re-elected for a further 6 years. Congratulations also to the 38 other re-elected judges, and to the 4 new judges Susanne Finklenburg, Lorena Piticco, Susanna Ruder and Stephan Kessler, with whom Christophe and Giovanni look forward to working.