B28 – Board of the Administrative Council

The Board of Administrative Council is set up according to CA/D 4/03 and CA/D 10/03.

Current mandate:

The Board shall assist the Chairman of the Administrative Council in preparing and ensuring the continuity of the work of the Council, and in particular in:

• preparing the Council's work programme
• general co-ordination of the work of the Council and its bodies, on the basis of the work programme
• facilitating cohesion and consensus within the European Patent Organisation.

The Chairman shall report regularly to the Council on the Board's activities.

Participants:

• Chairman of the Administrative Council
• Deputy Chairman of the Administrative Council
• Honorary Chairman of the Administrative Council
• 3 Members of the Administrative Council
• Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee
• Chairman of the Technical and Operational Support Committee
• Chairman of the Committee on Patent Law
• Chairman of the Select Committee
• President of the European Patent Office