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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 2001 working year

The distribution of 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 Board:

(1) Internal members (Art. 11(3) EPC):

Chairman:

P. Messerli — (CH)

Legally qualified members:

J.-C. Saisset — (FR)

R. Teschemacher — (DE)

G. Davies — (GB)

W. Moser — (CH)

Technically qualified members:

P. van den Berg (until 28.02.01) — (NL)

C. Andries — (BE)

P. Lançon (as from 01.03.01) — (FR)

Alternate legally qualified members:

J.-C. De Preter — (BE)

J.-P. Seitz — (FR)

M. Aúz Castro — (DE)

C. Holtz — (SE)

Alternate technically qualified members:

P. Lançon (until 28.02.01) — (FR)

C. Wilson — (GB)

F. Gumbel — (DE)

E. Turrini — (IT)

U. Kinkeldey — (DE)

C. Gérardin (until 28.02.01) — (FR)

A. Nuss — (LU)

W. Wheeler — (GB)

R. Spangenberg — (DE)

W. Weiß — (DE)

R. Shukla — (GB)

P. Krasa — (AT)

P. Alting van Geusau — (NL)

R. Young (as from 01.03.01) — (GB)

S. Steinbrener (as from 01.03.01) — (DE)

(2) Legally qualified external members (Art. 160(2) EPC):

E. Jakadofsky — (AT)

H. Walter — (CH)

B. Jestaedt — (DE)

H. C. Thomsen — (DK)

B. Boval — (FR)

Sir N. Pumfrey — (GB)

H. Geoghegan — (IR)

M. Scuffi — (IT)

J.-F. Landwerlin — (MC)

J. Fasseur-van Santen — (NL)

(b) Legal Board of Appeal

Chairman:

J.-C. Saisset — (FR)

Members:

M. Aúz Castro — (DE)

S. Perryman — (GB)

A. Lindqvist — (SE)

V. Di Cerbo — (IT)

B. Günzel — (DE)

J. Willems — (NL)

M. Vogel — (DE)

C. Rennie-Smith — (GB)

R. Menapace — (AT)

P. Mühlens — (DE)

M.-B. Tardo-Dino — (FR)

S. Hoffmann — (DE)

H. Preglau — (AT)

G. Weiss — (FR)

Alternate members:

J.-P. Seitz — (FR)

C. Holtz — (SE)

J. H. Van Moer — (BE)

B. Schachenmann — (CH)

J.-C. De Preter — (BE)

(c) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 (Mechanics)

Chairman:

F. Gumbel — (DE)

Technically qualified members:

F. Pröls — (DE)

M. Ceyte — (FR)

S. Crane — (GB)

J. Osborne — (GB)

Legally qualified members:

J.H. Van Moer — (BE)

G. Weiss — (FR)

(d) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.2 (Mechanics)

Chairman:

W. D. Weiß — (DE)

Technically qualified members:

M. Noël — (FR)

D. Valle — (IT)

R. Ries — DE)

S. Chowdhury — (GB)

Legally qualified members:

J.-C. De Preter — (BE)

R. Menapace — (AT)

(e) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.3 (Mechanics)

Chairman:

C. Wilson — (GB)

Technically qualified members:

F. Brösamle — (DE)

J. Du Pouget de Nadaillac — (FR)

J. Kollar — (SE)

U. Krause — (DE)

Legally qualified members:

M. Aúz Castro — (DE)

J.-P. Seitz — (FR)

(f) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.4 (Mechanics)

Chairman:

C. Andries — (BE)

Technically qualified members:

R. Gryc — (FR)

M. Hatherly — (GB)

P. Petti — (IT)

T. Kriner — (DE)

Legally qualified members:

C. Holtz — (SE)

H. Preglau — (AT)

(g) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.5 (Mechanics)

Chairman and legally qualified member:

W. Moser — (CH)

Technically qualified members:

C. Biggio — (IT)

A. Burkhart — (DE)

P. Michel — (GB)

W. Zellhuber — (DE)

(h) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.6 (Mechanics):

Chairman:

P. Alting van Geusau — (NL)

Technically qualified members:

M. Bidet — (FR)

H. Meinders — (NL)

G. Kadner — (DE)

G. Pricolo (as from 01.02.01) — (IT)

Legally qualified members:

M. Vogel — (DE)

M.-B. Tardo-Dino — (FR)

(i) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 (Chemistry)

Chairman:

A. Nuss — (LU)

Technically qualified members:

J. Jonk — (NL)

P.-P. Bracke — (BE)

R. Freimuth — (DE)

P. Ranguis — (FR)

Legally qualified members:

J.-P. Seitz — (FR)

S. Perryman — (GB)

R. Menapace — (AT)

(j) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 (Chemistry)

Chairman:

P. Lançon — (FR)

Technically qualified members:

U. Oswald — (DE)

C. Germinario — (IT)

G. Rampold — (AT)

J. Riolo — (FR)

Legally qualified members:

C. Rennie-Smith — (GB)

S. Hoffmann — (DE)

(k) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.3 (Chemistry)

Chairman:

C. Gérardin (until 28.02.01) — (FR)

R. Young (as from 01.03.01) — (GB)

Technically qualified members:

P. Kitzmantel — (AT)

B. ter Laan (until 28.02.01) — (NL)

A. Däweritz — (DE)

C. Idez — (FR)

Legally qualified members:

Ch. De Preter — (BE)

A. Lindqvist — (SE)

(l) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 (Chemistry)

Chairman:

U. Kinkeldey — (DE)

Technically qualified members:

L. Galligani — (IT)

R. Gramaglia — (IT)

F. Davison-Brunel — (FR)

A. Marie — (FR)

Legally qualified members:

S. Perryman — (GB)

V. Di Cerbo — (IT)

S. Hoffmann — (DE)

(m) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.5 (Chemistry)

Chairman:

R. Spangenberg — (DE)

Technically qualified members:

M. Eberhard — (FR)

G. Wassenaar — (NL)

A.-T. Liu — (DE)

B. Czech — (AT)

Legally qualified members:

J. H. Van Moer — (BE)

B. Günzel — (DE)

(n) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.6 (Chemistry)

Chairman:

P. Krasa — (AT)

Technically qualified members:

H. Fessel (until 31.08.01) — (DE)

G. Dischinger-Höppler — (DE)

G. Raths — (LU)

L. Li Voti — (IT)

Legally qualified members:

C. Holtz — (SE)

M.-B. Tardo-Dino — (FR)

C. Rennie-Smith — (GB)

(o) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.7 (Chemistry)

Chairman and legally qualified member:

R. Teschemacher — (DE)

Technically qualified members:

R. Young (until 28.02.01) — (GB)

B. ter Laan (as from 01.03.01) — (NL)

B. Struif — (DE)

G. Santavicca — (IT)

(p) Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 (Physics)

Chairman and legally qualified member:

G. Davies — (GB)

Technically qualified members:

U. Himmler — (DE)

G. Assi — (IT)

H. Wolfrum — (DE)

M. Rognoni — (IT)

(q) Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.2 (Physics)

Chairman:

E. Turrini — (IT)

Technically qualified members:

S. Steinbrener (until 28.02.01) — (DE)

A. Klein — (FR)

M. Rayner — (GB)

Legally qualified members:

B. Schachenmann — (CH)

V. Di Cerbo — (IT)

G. Weiss — (FR)

(r) Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.3 (Physics)

Chairman:

R. Shukla — (GB)

Technically qualified members:

M. Chomentowski — (FR)

G. Eliasson — (SE)

E. Wolff — (AT)

V. Frank (as from 01.02.01) — (DE)

Legally qualified members:

A. Lindqvist — (SE)

M. Vogel — (DE)

B. Günzel — (DE)

(s) Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 (Electricity)

Chairman:

P. van den Berg (until 28.02.01) — (NL)

S. Steinbrener (as from 01.03.01) — (DE)

Technically qualified members:

R. Randes — (SE)

A. Clelland — (GB)

R. Zimmermann — (AT)

S. Wibergh — (SE)

Legally qualified members:

S. Perryman — (GB)

P. Mühlens — (DE)

H. Preglau — (AT)

(t) Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.2 (Electricity)

Chairman:

W. Wheeler — (GB)

Technically qualified members:

M. Villemin (until 31.01.01) — (FR)

R. O'Connell — (IE)

F. Edlinger — (AT)

J.-M. Cannard — (FR)

M. Ruggiu — (IT)

Legally qualified members:

B. Schachenmann — (CH)

P. Mühlens — (DE)

Each legally qualified member is also entitled to sit for particular cases on technical boards of 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.

(u) Disciplinary Board of Appeal1

Chairman:

P. Messerli — (CH)

Members from the European Patent Office:

C. Holtz — (SE)

J.-C. De Preter — (BE)

J.-P. Seitz — (FR)

B. Schachenmann — (CH)

V. Di Cerbo — (IT)

B. Günzel — (DE)

C. Rennie-Smith — (GB)

R. Menapace — (AT)

Alternate legally qualified member:

J.-C. Saisset — (FR)

Members from among the professional representatives:

A. Armengaud Aîné — (FR)

C. Bertschinger — (CH)

C. Kalonarou — (GR)

E. Klausner — (IT)

H. Lichti — (DE)

E. Lyndon-Stanford — (GB)

C. Onn — (SE)