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INFORMATION FROM THE EPO

Notice concerning the composition of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office in the 1993 working year

The distribution of the appeals among the individual Boards of Appeal and the designation of the members who may serve on each Board and their respective alternates take place in accordance with a business distribution scheme drawn up by the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal (Rule 10(1) EPC and Article 1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal or Article 1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal, as appropriate).

(a) Enlarged Board of Appeal

Composition of the Board1:

Chairman:

P. Gori — (IT)

Legally qualified members:

E. Persson — (SE)

G.D. Paterson — (GB)

C. Payraudeau — (FR)

R. Schulte — (DE)

Technically qualified members:

F. Antony — (AT)

P. van den Berg — (NL)

Alternate legally qualified members:

G. Gall — (AT)

W. Moser — (CH)

J.-C. Saisset (as from 1.3.93) — (FR)

Alternate technically qualified members:

G. Szabo — (GB)

P. Lançon — (FR)

A. Jahn — (DE)

J. van Voorthuizen (until 31.3.93) (NL)

F. Gumbel — (DE)

E. Turrini — (IT)

C. Wilson — (GB)

C. Andries — (BE)

(b) Legal Board of Appeal

Chairman:

R. Schulte — (DE)

Members2:

J.-C. Saisset — (FR)

J.-C. de Preter — (BE)

J.-P. Seitz — (FR)

G. Davies — GB)

S. Perryman — (GB)

B. Schachenmann(CH)

(c) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 (Mechanics)

Chairman:

F. Gumbel — (DE)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

F. Pröls — (DE)

P. Alting van Geusau(NL)

M. Ceyte — (FR)

S. Crane — (GB)

Legally qualified members:

J.-C. Saisset3 — (FR)

M. Schar-Schuppisser³ — (CH)

J.-C. de Preter³ (BE)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

C. Fernández Oliver (ES)

L. Hornik — (FR)

L. Lewis — (GB)

M.-A. Luberne — (FR)

D. Vila — (ES)

F. Widhalm — (AT)

V. Zeiler — (DE)

(d) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.2 (Mechanics)

Chairman:

G. Szabo — (GB)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

P. Dropmann — (DE)

M. Noël — (FR)

W.-D. Weiss — (DE)

J. Kollar — (SE)

Legally qualified members:

M. Aúz Castro³— (DE)

J.H. van Moer — (BE)

G. Davies³ — (GB)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

C. Fernández Oliver (ES)

L. Hornik — (FR)

L. Lewis — (GB)

M.-A. Luberne — (FR)

D. Vila — (ES)

F. Widhalm — (AT)

V. Zeiler — (DE)

(e) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.3 (Mechanics)

Chairman:

C. Wilson — (GB)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

F. Brösamle — (DE)

K. Stamm — (CH)

J. Du Pouget de Nadaillac (FR)

H. Andrä — (DE)

Legally qualified members:

W. Moser — (CH)

L. Mancini³ — (IT)

G. Gall — (AT)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

C. Fernández Oliver (ES)

L. Hornik — (FR)

L. Lewis — (GB)

M.-A. Luberne — (FR)

D. Vila — (ES)

F. Widhalm — (AT)

V. Zeiler — (DE)

(f) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.4 (Mechanics)

Chairman:

C. Andries — (BE)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

R. Gryc — (FR)

M. Hatherly — (GB)

H. Berger — (DE)

P. Petti — (IT)

Legally qualified members:

M. Lewenton³ — (DE)

J.-C. de Preter³ (BE)

J.-P. Seitz — (FR)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

C. Fernández Oliver (ES)

L. Hornik — (FR)

L. Lewis — (GB)

M.-A. Luberne — (FR)

D. Vila — (ES)

F. Widhalm — (AT)

V. Zeiler — (DE)

(g) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.5 (Mechanics)

Chairman and legally qualified member:

C. Payraudeau — (FR)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

H. Seidenschwarz (DE)

M. Liscourt — (FR)

R. Ostertag — (CH)

R. Burkhart — (DE)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

C. Fernández Oliver (ES)

L. Hornik — (FR)

L. Lewis — (GB)

M.-A. Luberne — (FR)

D. Vila — (ES)

F. Widhalm — (AT)

V. Zeiler — (DE)

(h) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 (Chemistry)

Chairman:

A. Jahn — (DE)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

R. Andrews — (GB)

R. Spangenberg — (DE)

P. Krasa — (AT)

J. Jonk — (NL)

Legally qualified members:

J. Stephens-Ofner³ (GB)

J.-C. Saisset³ — (FR)

M. Schar-Schuppisser³ (CH)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

H. Barton — (DE)

F. Bauriedel — (DE)

D. Holzner — (DE)

W. Kaltenegger — (AT)

A. Ktenas — (GR)

L. Lewis — (GB)

M. Netzer — (CH)

S. Pürro — (CH)

C. Velasco Nieto (ES)

R. Walles — (SE)

K. Wolf — (AT)

(i) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 (Chemistry)

Chairman:

P. Lançon — (FR)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

A. Nuss — (LU)

U. Kinkeldey — (DE)

M. Eberhard — (FR)

I. Holliday — (GB)

L. Galligani (as from 1.3.93)  (IT)

Legally qualified members:

R. Schulte — (DE)

C. Holtz³ — (SE)

S. Perryman³ — (GB)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

H. Barton — (DE)

F. Bauriedel — (DE)

D. Holzner — (DE)

W. Kaltenegger — (AT)

A. Ktenas — (GR)

L. Lewis — (GB)

M. Netzer — (CH)

S. Pürro — (CH)

C. Velasco Nieto (ES)

R. Walles — (SE)

K. Wolf — (AT)

(j) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.3 (Chemistry)

Chairman:

F. Antony — (AT)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

C. Gérardin — (FR)

R. Lunzer — (GB)

H. Fessel — (DE)

R. Young — (GB)

P. Kitzmantel (as from 1.3.93)(AT)

Legally qualified members:

F. Benussi³ — (IT)

J. Stephens-Ofner³ — (GB)

M. Aùz Castro³— (DE)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

H. Barton — (DE)

F. Bauriedel — (DE)

D. Holzner — (DE)

W. Kaltenegger — (AT)

A. Ktenas — (GR)

L. Lewis — (GB)

M. Netzer — (CH)

S. Pürro — (CH)

C. Velasco Nieto (ES)

R. Walles — (SE)

K. Wolf — (AT)

(k) Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 (Physics)

Chairman and legally qualified member:

G.D. Paterson — (GB)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

H. Reich — (DE)

Y. van Henden — (FR)

R. Shukla — (GB)

U. Himmler — (DE)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

H. Beyer — (DE)

U. Greis — (DE)

M. Janin — (FR)

W. Schedelbeck — (DE)

(l) Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.2 (Physics)

Chairman:

E. Turrini — (IT)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

C. Black — (GB)

W.W. Hofmann — (DE)

M. Chomentowski — (FR)

R. Zottmann — (DE)

Legally qualified members:

L. Mancini³ — (IT)

M. Lewenton³ — (DE)

B. Schachenmann — (CH)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

H. Beyer — (DE)

U. Greis — (DE)

M. Janin — (FR)

W. Schedelbeck — (DE)

(m) Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 (Electricity)

Chairman:

P. van den Berg — (NL)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

W. Oettinger — (DE)

C. Biggio — (IT)

R. Randes — (SE)

A. Clelland — (GB)

Legally qualified members:

F. Benussi³ — (IT)

C. Holtz³ — (CH)

G. Davies³ — (GB)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

J. Borloz — (CH)

E. Colomé — (FR)

A. Kutzelnigg — (AT)

L. Törnroth — (SE)

(n) Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.2 (Electricity)

Chairman and legally qualified member:

E. Persson — (SE)

Permanent Members:

Technically qualified members:

J. van Voorthuizen (until 31.3.93) (NL)

W. Wheeler — (GB)

A. Hagenbucher — (DE)

M. Villemin — (FR)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

J. Borloz — (CH)

E. Colomé — (FR)

A. Kutzelnigg — (AT)

L. Törnroth — (SE)

Each legally qualified member is entitled to sit for particular cases also in Technical Boards in which he is not a member.

Where necessary, a technically qualified member may also be designated as a member of the Board other than the one to which he has been appointed.

(o) Disciplinary Board of Appeal⁴

Chairman:

P. Gori — (IT),

Vice-President of the European Patent Office and head of Directorate-General 3 (Appeals) in Munich

Members from the European Patent Office5:

W. Moser — (CH)

L. Mancini — (IT)

J. Stephens-Ofner(GB)

J. Saisset — (FR)

C. Holtz — (SE)

M. Lewenton — (DE)

Members from among the professional representatives:

A. Armengaud Aîné(FR)

C. Bertschinger — (CH)

E. Bokelmann — (DE)

P. Dellicour — (BE)

L. Duran — (ES)

C. Kalonarou — (GR)

E. Klausner — (IT)

Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:

J. Brinkhof (NL) and K. Bruchhausen (DE).