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Representatives

Recent changes are marked in bold.

Chairperson
Josef KRATOCHVÍL, President, Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (CZ)

Deputy Chairperson
Borghildur ERLINGSDÓTTIR, Director General, Icelandic Patent Office (IS)
 

Member states

AL: Albania

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Maria SOLIS, Acting Director General
General Directorate of Industrial Property

Alternate Representative:
Ms Rudina BOLLANO, Examination Director
General Directorate of Industrial Property

AT: Austria

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Herr Stefan HARASEK, Präsident
Österreichisches Patentamt

Alternate Representative:
Frau Raphaela TIEFENBACHER, Strategieleiterin
Österreichisches Patentamt

BE: Belgium

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
M. Jérôme DEBRULLE, Directeur général
Direction générale de la réglementation économique, Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Service Public Fédéral Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie

Suppléant:
M. Geoffrey BAILLEUX, Conseiller
Direction générale de la réglementation économique, Office de la propriété intellectuelle - Service Affaires juridiques et internationales - Propriété Industrielle

BG: Bulgaria

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Olya DIMITROVA, President
Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria

Alternate Representative:
Ms Maya FILIPOVA-DEMIREVA, Vice-President
Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria

CH: Switzerland

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mme Catherine CHAMMARTIN, Directrice
Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle

Alternate Representative:
Herr Marcus EHNLE, Vizedirektor und Leiter der Patentabteilung
Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum

CY: Cyprus

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Irene MYLONA-CHRYSOSTOMOU, Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry

Alternate Representative:
Ms Soteroula TSOKOU, Officer, Intellectual Property Section, Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry

CZ: Czech Republic

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Josef KRATOCHVÍL, President
Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic

Alternate Representative:
Ms Eva SCHNEIDEROVÁ, Director of Patent Department
Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic

DE: Germany

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Herr Christian WICHARD, Ministerialdirigent
Bundesministerium der Justiz

Alternate Representative:
Frau Eva SCHEWIOR, Präsidentin
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt

DK: Denmark

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Sune STAMPE SØRENSEN, Director General
Danish Patent and Trademark Office

Alternate Representative:
Mr Flemming KØNIG MEJL, Director, Center for Policy, Legal and International Relations
Danish Patent and Trademark Office

EE: Estonia

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Margus VIHER, Director General
Estonian Patent Office

Alternate Representative:
Ms Elle MARDO, Head of the Patent Department
Estonian Patent Office

ES: Spain

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Elisa RODRIGUEZ ORTIZ, Director
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Alternate Representative:
Ms Ana URRECHA ESPLUGA, Director of International Relations and Legal Coordination Department
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

FI: Finland

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Antti RIIVARI, Director General
Finnish Patent and Registration Office

Alternate Representative:
Mr Jorma HANSKI, Director, Patents and Trademarks
Finnish Patent and Registration Office

FR: France

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
M. Pascal FAURE, Directeur général
Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle

Alternate Representative:
M. Jérémie FÉNICHEL, Directeur, Direction de la Propriété Industrielle et des Enterprises
Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI)

GB: United Kingdom

Intellectual Property Office

Representative:
Mr Adam WILLIAMS, Chief Executive and Comptroller General
Intellectual Property Office

Alternate Representative:
Mr Andrew BARTLETT, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Services
Intellectual Property Office

GR: Greece

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Panagiotis KANELLOPOULOS, Director General
Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)

Alternate Representative:
Mme Catherine MARGELLOU, Deputy Director General & Director Legal Support
Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)

HR: Republika Hrvatska

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Ljiljana KUTEROVAC, Director General
State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia

Alternate Representative:
Ms Irena TUŠEK, Acting Deputy Director General
State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia

HU: Hungary

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Szabolcs FARKAS, President
Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

Alternate Representative:
Ms Dóra GYETVAINÉ VIRÁG, Vice-President, Industrial Property Administration
Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

IE: Ireland

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr James KELLY, Controller
Intellectual Property Office of Ireland

Alternate Representative:
Ms Claire O'REILLY, Head of Information and Corporate Services
Intellectual Property Office of Ireland 

IS: Iceland

Icelandic Intellectual Property Office

Representative:
Ms Borghildur ERLINGSDÓTTIR, Director General
Icelandic Intellectual Property Office

Alternate Representative:
Ms Elfa Íshólm ÓLAFSDÓTTIR, Head of Finance and Operations
Icelandic Intellectual Property Office

IT: Italy
 

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Amedeo TETI, Head of the Market and Consumers Protection Department
Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy

Alternate Representative:
Ms Simona MARZETTI, Head of unit IV: European and International Affairs
Directorate General for Industrial Property, Italian Patent and Trademark Office, Markets and Consumers Protection Department
Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy

LI: Liechtenstein
 

Amt für Volkswirtschaft

Representative:
Frau Ute HAMMERMANN, Abteilungsleiterin, Immaterialgüterrecht
Amt für Volkswirtschaft

Alternate Representative:
Herr Panagiotis POTOLIDIS-BECK, Leiter, Abteilung Wirtschaft und Entwicklung
Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten

LT: Lithuania
 

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Vita KASCĖNĖ, Director
State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

Alternate Representative:
Ms Dovilė TEBELŠKYTĖ, Head, Legal and International Affairs Division
State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

LU: Luxembourg

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mme Iris DEPOULAIN, Chargée de la direction
Office de la propriété intellectuelle
Ministère de l’Economie

Alternate Representative:
M. Claude SAHL, Chef du secteur "Législation"
Office de la propriété intellectuelle
Ministère de l’Economie

LV: Latvia
 

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Agris BATALAUSKIS, Director
Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia

Alternate Representative:
Ms Līga LĀRMANE, Director, Patent Department
Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia

MC: Monaco

Division de la Propriété Industrielle, Direction du Développement Economique

Representative:
M. Jean-Pierre SANTOS, Chef de Division, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Division de la Propriété Industrielle, Direction du Développement Économique

Alternate Representative:
Mme Isabelle BROWARNYJ, Responsable du système d'information, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Division de la Propriété Industrielle, Direction du Développement Économique

ME: Montenegro

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Jasna Vujović, General Director
Directorate for Internal Market and Competition, Ministry of Economic Development of Montenegro

Alternate Representative:
Mr Nebojša Mugoša, Head of Department for Legislation and International Cooperation in the Area of Intellectual Property
Directorate for Internal Market and Competition, Ministry of Economic Development of Montenegro

MK: Severna Makedonija

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Eljesa NEZI, Director
State Office of Industrial Property

Alternate Representative:
Ms Luljeta RAMADANI, Head of IT
State Office of Industrial Property

MT: Malta

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Godwin WARR, Director General Commerce Department, Comptroller of Industrial Property
Ministry for the Economy, European Funds and Lands 

Alternate Representative:
Mr Matthew PISANI, Director Industrial Property Registrations, Commerce Department
Ministry for the Economy, European Funds and Lands 

NL: Netherlands

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Thijs SPIGT, Director
Netherlands Patent Office

Alternate Representative:
Mr Paul VAN BEUKERING, Unit Manager
Ministry of Economic Affairs

NO: Norge

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Kathrine MYHRE, Director General
Norwegian Industrial Property Office

Alternate Representative:
Mr Jostein SANDVIK, Director, Legal and International Affairs
Norwegian Industrial Property Office

PL: Poland

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Edyta DEMBY-SIWEK, President
Patent Office of the Republic of Poland

Alternate Representative:
Ms Beata OLESZEK, Principal Expert, International Cooperation Department
Patent Office of the Republic of Poland

PT: Portugal

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Ana Margarida BANDEIRA, President of the Directive Council
National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

Alternate Representative:
Ms Maria Inês CRISTÓVÃO DA SILVA, Head of the Patents and Utility Models Department
National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

RO: Romania

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Marian-Octavian ŞERBǍNESCU, Director General
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

Alternate Representative:
Ms Simona GEORGESCU, Director of Economic Department
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

RS: Serbia

Industrial Property Office

Representative
Mr Vladimir MARIĆ, Director
Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

Alternate Representative:
Ms Aleksandra MIHAILOVIĆ, Acting Assistant Director of the Patent Sector
Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

SE: Sweden

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Anna JARDFELT, Director General
Swedish Intellectual Property Office

Alternate Representative:
Ms Marie ERIKSSON, Head of Legal Affairs, Patent Department
Swedish Intellectual Property Office

SI: Slovenia

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Karin ŽVOKELJ, Director
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

Alternate Representative:
Ms Helena ZALAZNIK, Head of Patent Department
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

SK: Slovakia

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Martin KRÁL', Vice-President
Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic

Alternate Representative:
Mr Emil ŽATKULIAK, Head, International Affairs Department
Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic

SM: San Marino

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Ms Silvia ROSSI, Director
State Office for Patents and Trademarks
Alternate Representative:
M. Bruno CINQUANTINI, Advisor
Secretariat of State for Industry, Handcraft and Commerce
State Office for Patents and Trademarks

TR: Türkiye

Industrial Property Office

Representative:
Mr Muhammed Zeki DURAK, President
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office

Alternate Representative:
Mr Fatih KARAHAN, Head of Patent Department
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office