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
Representative:
Ms Maria SOLIS, Acting Director General
General Directorate of Industrial PropertyAlternate Representative:
Ms Rudina BOLLANO, Examination Director
General Directorate of Industrial Property- AT: Austria
Representative:
Herr Stefan HARASEK, Präsident
Österreichisches PatentamtAlternate Representative:
Frau Raphaela TIEFENBACHER, Strategieleiterin
Österreichisches Patentamt- BE: Belgium
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 EnergieSuppléant:
M. Geoffrey BAILLEUX, Conseiller
Direction générale de la réglementation économique, Office de la propriété intellectuelle - Service Affaires juridiques et internationales - Propriété Industrielle- BG: Bulgaria
Representative:
Ms Olya DIMITROVA, President
Patent Office of the Republic of BulgariaAlternate Representative:
Ms Maya FILIPOVA-DEMIREVA, Vice-President
Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria- CH: Switzerland
Representative:
Mme Catherine CHAMMARTIN, Directrice
Institut Fédéral de la Propriété IntellectuelleAlternate Representative:
Herr Marcus EHNLE, Vizedirektor und Leiter der Patentabteilung
Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum- CY: Cyprus
Representative:
Ms Irene MYLONA-CHRYSOSTOMOU, Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Ministry of Energy, Commerce and IndustryAlternate 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
Representative:
Mr Josef KRATOCHVÍL, President
Industrial Property Office of the Czech RepublicAlternate Representative:
Ms Eva SCHNEIDEROVÁ, Director of Patent Department
Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic- DE: Germany
Representative:
Herr Christian WICHARD, Ministerialdirigent
Bundesministerium der JustizAlternate Representative:
Frau Eva SCHEWIOR, Präsidentin
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt- DK: Denmark
Representative:
Mr Sune STAMPE SØRENSEN, Director General
Danish Patent and Trademark OfficeAlternate Representative:
Mr Flemming KØNIG MEJL, Director, Center for Policy, Legal and International Relations
Danish Patent and Trademark Office- EE: Estonia
Representative:
Mr Margus VIHER, Director General
Estonian Patent OfficeAlternate Representative:
Ms Elle MARDO, Head of the Patent Department
Estonian Patent Office- ES: Spain
Representative:
Ms Elisa RODRIGUEZ ORTIZ, Director
Spanish Patent and Trademark OfficeAlternate Representative:
Ms Ana URRECHA ESPLUGA, Director of International Relations and Legal Coordination Department
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office- FI: Finland
Representative:
Mr Antti RIIVARI, Director General
Finnish Patent and Registration OfficeAlternate Representative:
Mr Jorma HANSKI, Director, Patents and Trademarks
Finnish Patent and Registration Office- FR: France
Representative:
M. Pascal FAURE, Directeur général
Institut National de la Propriété IndustrielleAlternate Representative:
M. Jérémie FÉNICHEL, Directeur, Direction de la Propriété Industrielle et des Enterprises
Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI)- GB: United Kingdom
Representative:
Mr Adam WILLIAMS, Chief Executive and Comptroller General
Intellectual Property OfficeAlternate Representative:
Mr Andrew BARTLETT, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Services
Intellectual Property Office- GR: Greece
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
Representative:
Ms Ljiljana KUTEROVAC, Director General
State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of CroatiaAlternate Representative:
Ms Irena TUŠEK, Acting Deputy Director General
State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia- HU: Hungary
Representative:
Mr Szabolcs FARKAS, President
Hungarian Intellectual Property OfficeAlternate Representative:
Ms Dóra GYETVAINÉ VIRÁG, Vice-President, Industrial Property Administration
Hungarian Intellectual Property Office- IE: Ireland
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 OfficeAlternate Representative:
Ms Elfa Íshólm ÓLAFSDÓTTIR, Head of Finance and Operations
Icelandic Intellectual Property Office- IT: Italy
Representative:
Mr Amedeo TETI, Head of the Market and Consumers Protection Department
Ministry of Enterprises and Made in ItalyAlternate 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
Representative:
Frau Ute HAMMERMANN, Abteilungsleiterin, Immaterialgüterrecht
Amt für VolkswirtschaftAlternate Representative:
Herr Panagiotis POTOLIDIS-BECK, Leiter, Abteilung Wirtschaft und Entwicklung
Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten- LT: Lithuania
Representative:
Ms Vita KASCĖNĖ, Director
State Patent Bureau of the Republic of LithuaniaAlternate Representative:
Ms Dovilė TEBELŠKYTĖ, Head, Legal and International Affairs Division
State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania- LU: Luxembourg
Representative:
Mme Iris DEPOULAIN, Chargée de la direction
Office de la propriété intellectuelle
Ministère de l’EconomieAlternate Representative:
M. Claude SAHL, Chef du secteur "Législation"
Office de la propriété intellectuelle
Ministère de l’Economie- LV: Latvia
Representative:
Mr Agris BATALAUSKIS, Director
Patent Office of the Republic of LatviaAlternate 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 ÉconomiqueAlternate 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
Representative:
Ms Jasna Vujović, General Director
Directorate for Internal Market and Competition, Ministry of Economic Development of MontenegroAlternate 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
Representative:
Mr Eljesa NEZI, Director
State Office of Industrial PropertyAlternate Representative:
Ms Luljeta RAMADANI, Head of IT
State Office of Industrial Property- MT: Malta
Representative:
Mr Godwin WARR, Director General Commerce Department, Comptroller of Industrial Property
Ministry for the Economy, European Funds and LandsAlternate Representative:
Mr Matthew PISANI, Director Industrial Property Registrations, Commerce Department
Ministry for the Economy, European Funds and Lands- NL: Netherlands
Representative:
Mr Thijs SPIGT, Director
Netherlands Patent OfficeAlternate Representative:
Mr Paul VAN BEUKERING, Unit Manager
Ministry of Economic Affairs- NO: Norge
Representative:
Ms Kathrine MYHRE, Director General
Norwegian Industrial Property OfficeAlternate Representative:
Mr Jostein SANDVIK, Director, Legal and International Affairs
Norwegian Industrial Property Office- PL: Poland
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
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
Representative:
Mr Marian-Octavian ŞERBǍNESCU, Director General
State Office for Inventions and TrademarksAlternate Representative:
Ms Simona GEORGESCU, Director of Economic Department
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks- RS: Serbia
Representative
Mr Vladimir MARIĆ, Director
Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of SerbiaAlternate Representative:
Ms Aleksandra MIHAILOVIĆ, Acting Assistant Director of the Patent Sector
Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia- SE: Sweden
Representative:
Ms Anna JARDFELT, Director General
Swedish Intellectual Property OfficeAlternate Representative:
Ms Marie ERIKSSON, Head of Legal Affairs, Patent Department
Swedish Intellectual Property Office- SI: Slovenia
Representative:
Ms Karin ŽVOKELJ, Director
Slovenian Intellectual Property OfficeAlternate Representative:
Ms Helena ZALAZNIK, Head of Patent Department
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office- SK: Slovakia
Representative:
Mr Martin KRÁL', Vice-President
Industrial Property Office of the Slovak RepublicAlternate Representative:
Mr Emil ŽATKULIAK, Head, International Affairs Department
Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic- SM: San Marino
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
Representative:
Mr Muhammed Zeki DURAK, President
Turkish Patent and Trademark OfficeAlternate Representative:
Mr Fatih KARAHAN, Head of Patent Department
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office