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Citation: OJ EPO 1999, 315
Online publication date: 26.5.1999
REPRESENTATION

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office*

CH — Schweiz / Switzerland / Suisse

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Fouquet, Herbert (DE)

F.Hoffmann-La Roche AG

Patent Department

Grenzacherstrasse 124

CH-4070 Basel

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

de Raemy, Jacques (CH)

Rue de l'Orient 15

CH-1400 Yverdon

Wenger, Joel-Théophile (CH)

c/o Griffes Consulting S.A.

Route de Florissant 81

CH-1206 Genève

 

CY — Zypern / Cyprus / Chypre

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Chrysanthou, Nicos Chr. (CY)

Chr. Chrysanthou & Associates

12 Themistocles Dervis Avenue

Palais d'Ivoire Building, 4th Floor

P.O. Box 21762

CY-1513 Nicosia

Demetriades, Achilleas L. (CY)

Lellos P Demetriades Law Office

2, Sophoulis Street

Chanteclair Building

9th Floor

CY-1096 Nicosia

Ladas, Andreas G. (CY)

4, Diagoras Street

Kermia House, Suite 303

P.O. Box 21576

CY-1510 Nicosia

Loizidou, Ioanna (CY)

Lellos P Demetriades Law Office

2, Sophoulis Street

Chanteclair Building

9th Floor

CY-1096 Nicosia

Xenophontos, Agamemnon (CY)

14, Makarios III Avenue

Mitsis Building 2 - 22

CY-1065 Nicosia

 

DE — Deutschland / Germany / Allemagne

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Simon, Anja (DE)

Fraunhofer-Patentstelle

für die Deutsche Forschung

Leonrodstraße 68

D-80636 München

Stöckeler, Ferdinand (DE)

c/o Schoppe & Zimmermann

Patentanwälte

Postfach 71 08 67

D-81458 München

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Andres, Angelika Maria (DE)

Schubertstraße 32

D-69214 Eppelheim

Baum, Wolfgang (DE)

DaimlerChrysler AG

Intellectual Property Management

Postfach 80 04 65

D-81663 München

Beckmann, Jürgen (DE)

Dr. Jürgen Beckmann

Patentanwalt

Drüenstraße 24a

D-47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn

Brundin, Eike (DE)

Clariant GmbH

Patente, Marken, Lizenzen

Am Unisys-Park 1

D-65843 Sulzbach

 

Gassenhuber, Andreas (DE)

Lorenz - Seidler - Gossel

Widenmayerstraße 23

D-80538 München

Herrmann, Reinhard (DE)

Degussa-Hüls Aktiengesellschaft

Patente - Marken

Standort Wolfgang

Postfach 13 45

D-63403 Hanau-Wolfgang

Hoffmann, Klaus-Dieter (DE)

Kurfürstendamm 40 - 41

D-10719 Berlin

Hütter, Klaus (DE)

Clariant GmbH

Patente, Marken, Lizenzen

Am Unisys-Park 1

D-65843 Sulzbach

Jantsch, Sigrid (DE)

c/o Patentanwalt A. Binder

Neue Bahnhofstraße 16

D-89335 Ichenhausen

Kachholz, Traudel (DE)

Clariant GmbH

Patente, Marken, Lizenzen

Am Unisys-Park 1

D-65843 Sulzbach

Lertes, Kurt (DE)

Auf der Hepper Höhe 2 c

D-59505 Bad Sassendorf

 

Mäder, Winfried (DE)

Moeller Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Hein-Moeller-Straße 7-11

D-53115 Bonn

Münch, Volker (DE)

Dres. Fitzner & Münch

Lintorfer Straße 10

D-40878 Ratingen

Nöth, Heinz (DE)

Patentanwalts­kanzlei Nöth

Arnulfstraße 25

D-80335 München

Otto, Adalbert (DE)

Clariant GmbH

Patente, Marken, Lizenzen

Am Unisys-Park 1

D-65843 Sulzbach

Roth, Ronald G. (DE)

Altostraße 6

D-81245 München

Rox, Thomas (DE)

Cohausz & Florack

Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

Postfach 33 02 29

D-40435 Düsseldorf

Ruckh, Rainer Gerhard (DE)

Fabrikstraße 18

D-73277 Owen/Teck

 

Schäferjohann, Volker Willi (DE)

Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH

Licensing & Intellectual Property

Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74

D-30625 Hannover

Schreiner, Siegfried (DE)

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Patent Department Pharma

(TR-E)

Nonnenwald 2

D-82372 Penzberg

Serr, Egbert (DE)

Jägerstraße 2

D-64625 Bensheim

Specht, Volker (DE)

Potsdamer Chaussee 48

D-14129 Berlin

Thul, Kathleen (GB)

Fasanenstraße 81

D-85591 Vaterstetten

Weber, Otto-Ernst (DE)

Hohenwaldstraße 39

D-82041 Oberhaching bei München

Weinmiller, Jürgen (DE)

Spott & Weinmiller

Lennéstraße 9

D-82340 Feldafing

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Bartholomäus, Eberhard (DE) - R. 102(1)

Anton-Zickmantel-Straße 38 B

D-04249 Leipzig

 

Bertram, Bernd (DE) - R. 102(1)

Talstraße 3

D-04651 Bad Lausick

Czack, Armin (DE) - R. 102(1)

Jugenheimer Straße 26

D-60528 Frankfurt

Fouquet, Herbert (DE) - cf. CH

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Sandhofer Straße 116

D-68305 Mannheim

DK — Dänemark / Denmark / Danemark

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Raknes, Tor Vaa (NO) - R. 102(1)

Ibstrupvaenget 12, I

DK-2820 Gentofte

ES — Spanien / Spain / Espagne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Isern-Jara, Jaime (ES)

J. Isern Patentes y Marcas, S.L.

Avenida Diagonal, 463, bis 2.o

E-08036 Barcelona

FI — Finnland / Finland / Finlande

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Lind, Robert (GB) - cf. GB

Borenius & Co.

Kansakoulukuja 3

FIN-00100 Helsinki

 

FR — Frankreich / France

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Lenne, Laurence (FR)

Alstom Technology

C.I.P.D.

5, avenue Newton

F-91142 Clamart Cedex

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bentz, Jean-Paul (FR)

Cabinet Weinstein

20, avenue de Friedland

F-75008 Paris

Fernandez, Francis Lionel (FR)

Renault

Technocentre

Service 0267 - TCR AVA 0-56

1, avenue du Golf

F-78288 Guyancourt

Lang, Johannes (DE)

Cabinet Bardehle Pagenberg Dost

Altenburg Geissler Isenbruck

14, boulevard Malesherbes

F-75008 Paris

Nithardt, Roland (FR)

Cabinet Nithardt & Associés

14, boulevard Alfred Wallach

B.P. 1445

F-68071 Mulhouse

Schmit, Christian Norbert Marie (FR)

Cabinet Christian Schmit

et Associes

8, place du Ponceau

F-95000 Cergy

 

Srour, Elie (FR)

Renault

Technocentre

Service 0267 - TCR AVA 0-56

1, avenue du Golf

F-78288 Guyancourt

Uchida, Kenji (JP)

S.A. Fedit-Loriot et Autres

Conseils en Propriété Industrielle

38, avenue Hoche

F-75008 Paris

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Dalsace, Michel (FR) - R. 102(1)

28, rue Miollis

F-75015 Paris

Lagaüzeire, Didier (FR) - R. 102(1)

Rinuy, Santarelli

14, avenue de la Grande Armée

F-75017 Paris

Radmilovitch, Serge (FR) - R. 102(1)

3, place Hérold

F-92400 Courbevoie

GB — Vereinigtes Königreich / United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Lind, Robert (GB)

Marks & Clerk

4220 Nash Court

Oxford Business Park South

GB-Oxford OX4 2RU

 

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Anderson, Angela Mary (GB)

NDS Limited

Gamma House

Enterprise Road

GB-Chilworth, Hampshire SO16 7NS

Bannerman, David Gardner (GB)

Withers & Rogers

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

Blakey, Alison Jane (GB)

SmithKline Beecham plc

Corporate Intellectual Property

New Horizons Court - 2/NHC/2

GB-Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9EP

Blatchford, William Michael (GB)

Withers & Rogers

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

Dean, John Paul (GB)

Withers & Rogers

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

Hands, Horace Geoffrey (GB)

Withers & Rogers

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

 

Johnstone, Helen Margaret (GB)

27 St. Anne's Road

Headingley

GB-Leeds LS6 3NY

Jones, David Colin (GB)

Withers & Rogers

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

Jones, Keith William (GB)

Lewis & Taylor

144 New Walk

GB-Leicester LE1 7JA

Jones, Stephen Francis (GB)

Baker & McKenzie

100 New Bridge Street

GB-London EC4V 6JA

Kemp, Paul Geoffrey (GB)

Batchellor, Kirk & Co.

102-108 Clerkenwell Road

GB-London EC1M 5SA

Kerr, Sheila Agnes Fife (GB)

Cruikshank & Fairweather

10 Hope Street

GB-Edinburgh EH2 4DB

Kirk, Geoffrey Thomas (GB)

Batchellor, Kirk & Co.

102-108 Clerkenwell Road

GB-London EC1M 5SA

 

March, Gary Clifford (GB)

Batchellor, Kirk & Co.

102-108 Clerkenwell Road

GB-London EC1M 5SA

Newell, Campbell (GB)

Cruikshank & Fairweather

10 Hope Street

GB-Edinburgh EH2 4DB

Parker, Nigel Edward (GB)

Withers & Rogers

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

Pratt, David Martin (GB)

Withers & Rogers

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

Shindler, Nigel (GB)

Batchellor, Kirk & Co.

102-108 Clerkenwell Road

GB-London EC1M 5SA

Stanley, David William (GB)

David Stanley Intellectual Property

Kings Court

12 Kings Street

GB-Leeds LS1 2HL

Stoakes, Rosemarie Clare (GB)

NDS Limited

Gamma House

Enterprise Road

GB-Chilworth, Hampshire SO16 7NS

 

Turner, Peter Charles (GB)

Withers & Rogers

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

Weitzel, David Stanley (GB)

Batchellor, Kirk & Co.

102-108 Clerkenwell Road

GB-London EC1M 5SA

Wharton, Peter Robert (GB)

Urquhart-Dykes & Lord

Tower House

Merrion Way

GB-Leeds LS2 8PA

Wilson, Nicholas Martin (GB)

Withers & Rogers

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

Wright, Howard Hugh Burnby (GB)

Withers & Rogers

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Brewer, Leonard Stuart (GB) - R. 102(1)

Flat 2

Trinity Close

Church Street

GB-Henley-on-Thames, Oxon RG9 1SE

 

Heath, Peter William Murray (GB) - R. 102(1)

Attwood

53 Tormead Road

GB-Guildford, Surrey GU1 2JB

Hirsh, Ivan Yehudi (GB) - R. 102(1)

7 Woodfield Park

GB-Amersham, Bucks. HP6 5QH

Roberts, Nia (GB) - R. 102(1)

Thermo Instrument Systems

Intellectual Property Department

St. George's Court

Hannover Business Park

GB-Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 5TP

Stone, Anthony Oliver (GB) - R. 102(1)

Boult Wade Tennant

27 Furnival Street

GB-London EC4A 1PQ

IT — Italien / Italy / Italie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Ferrario, Vittorino (IT)

Via Catalani 15

I-20131 Milano

Lugo, Luigi (IT)

Via Giambellino 117 L

I-20146 Milano

Martegani, Franco (IT)

Via Carlo Alberto 41

I-20052 Monza (Milano)

 

Vannini, Torquato (IT)

Botti & Ferrari S.r.l.

Via Locatelli 5

I-20124 Milano

NL — Niederlande / Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Swinkels, Bart Willem (NL)

Pharming Intellectual Property B.V.

Niels Bohrweg 11-13

NL-2333 CA Leiden

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Broekhuijsen, Robbert (NL) - R. 102(1)

Henry Dunantlaan 15

NL-2614 GJ Delft

Evers, Johannes Hubertus Marie (NL) - R. 102(1)

De Smelen 3

NL-6026 VV Maarheeze

Noz, Franciscus Xaverius (NL) - R. 102(1)

P.O. Box 382

NL-5240 AJ Rosmalen

SE — Schweden / Sweden / Suède

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Hyltner, Jan-Olof (SE)

Göteborgs Patentbyra Dahls AB

P.O. Box 606

S-182 16 Danderyd

 

Onn, Christer (SE)

Aros Patent AB

Bangardsgatan 8

P.O. Box 1544

S-751 45 Uppsala

 

 

 

 

_______

* All persons on the list of professional representatives are members of the Institute (epi).

Address:

epi Secretariat

Erhardtstrasse 27

D-80331 Munich

Tel. (+49-89)2017080

FAX (+49-89)2021548

 

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