Under Article 10(1) of the European Patent Convention (EPC), the President manages the European Patent Office, and is responsible to the Administrative Council for the Office's activities. In managing the Office, the President is assisted by a body known as the Management Advisory Committee (MAC), in particular in ensuring the effectiveness of the Office's activities, the implementation of the Office's strategy and the long-term sustainability of its operations. Moreover, the President may seek the MAC's advice when contemplating strategic or other important decisions.
The President presides over the MAC and appoints its members from among the Office's senior management. The current members of the MAC are:
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President![]() António Campinos |
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Stephen Rowan |
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Nellie Simon |
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Christoph Ernst |
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Aidan Kendrick |
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Luis Berenguer Giménez |
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Gilles Requena |
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Laura Smith-Hewitt |
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Thomas Groffmann |
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Laurent Germond |
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Razik Menidjel |
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Jakob Kofoed |
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Åsa Ribbe |
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Francesco Zaccà |
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Emma Ó Donnabháin |
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Yorick Lostetter |
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Niclas Morey |
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Peter Albrecht |
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Patrick Bodart |
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Roberta Romano-Götsch |
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Richard Flammer |
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Vincent Kos |
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Mariya Koleva |
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Andreas Sattler |
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Elodie Bergot |
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Angel Aledo Lopez |
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Yvan De La Fuente |
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Diego Eguidazu Alonso |
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Florian Grundies |
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Kris De Neef |
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Mihály Zoltán Ficsor |
![]() Heli Pihlajamaa Patent Law and Procedures |
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Xavier Seuba |
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Telmo Vilela |
![]() Konstantinos Kortsaris Senior Advisor President’s Office |
![]() Tilman Quarch Senior Advisor President’s Office |
![]() Simona Barbieri Deputy Data Protection Officer |
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Yann Ménière |
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Patrice Pellegrino |
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Beatrice Marliani |
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Raffaella de Greiff |