ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Composition of the Administrative Council
Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation - (as at May 2005)
Präsident - Chairman - Président
Roland GROSSENBACHER, Directeur, Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CH)
Vizepräsident - Deputy Chairman - Vice-Président
Ms Alison BRIMELOW, UK Patent Office (GB)
AT: Österreich - Austria - Autriche
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Richard FLAMMER, Vizepräsident, Österreichisches Patentamt
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Karl WOLF, Vizepräsident, Österreichisches Patentamt
BE: Belgien - Belgium - Belgique
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Robert GEURTS, Directeur général, Service public fédéral Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie, Direction générale de la Régulation et de l'Organisation du Marché, Office de la Propriété intellectuelle
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Geoffrey BAILLEUX, Conseiller adjoint, Service public fédéral Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie, Direction générale de la Régulation et de l'Organisation du Marché, Office de la Propriété intellectuelle
BG: Bulgarien - Bulgaria - Bulgarie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Tsonka TAUSHANOVA, President of the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Evgeniya TABOVA, Head of Appeal Department, Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
CH: Schweiz - Switzerland - Suisse
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Roland GROSSENBACHER, Direktor, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Christian BOCK, Mitglied der Direktion, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum
CY: Zypern - Cyprus - Chypre
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Stalo PAPAIOANNOU-PARASCHOU, Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Eleni ELEFTHERIOU, Senior Examiner, Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism
CZ: Tschechische Republik - Czech Republic - République tchèque
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Karel ČADA, President of the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Josef KRATOCHVÍL, Deputy President of the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
DE: Deutschland - Germany - Allemagne
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Raimund LUTZ, Ministerialdirigent, Bundesministerium der Justiz
Jürgen SCHADE, Präsident, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA)
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Wolfgang SCHMITT-WELLBROCK, Ministerialdirektor, Bundesministerium der Justiz
DK: Dänemark - Denmark - Danemark
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Jesper KONGSTAD, Director General, Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Niels RAVN, Senior Policy Adviser, Danish Patent and Trademark Office
EE: Estland - Estonia - Estonie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Matti PÄTS, Director General of the Estonian Patent Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Toomas LUMI, Deputy Director General of the Estonian Patent Office
ES: Spanien - Spain - Espagne
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Maria Teresa MOGIN BARQUÍN, Director General, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Miguel Ángel GUTIÉRREZ CARBAJAL, Director of Patents and Technological Information Department, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
FI: Finnland - Finland - Finlande
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Martti ENÄJÄRVI, President, National Board of Patents and Registration
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Pekka LAUNIS, Vice-President, National Board of Patents and Registration
FR: Frankreich - France
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Benoît BATTISTELLI, Directeur général, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mme Martine HIANCE, Directrice générale adjointe de l'Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle
GB: Vereinigtes Königreich - United Kingdom - Royaume-Uni
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ron MARCHANT, Chief Executive and Comptroller General, The Patent Office, Department of Trade
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Alison BRIMELOW, UK Patent Office
GR: Ellas
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Athanassios KAISSIS, President of the Administrative Council, Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Serafim STASINOS, Director General, Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)
HU: Ungarn - Hungary - Hongrie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Miklós BENDZSEL, President, Hungarian Patent Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mihály FICSOR, Vice-President for Legal Affairs, Hungarian Patent Office
IE: Irland - Ireland - Irlande
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Sean FITZPATRICK, Controller of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Patents Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Helen CURLEY, Assistant Principal, Patent Section, Intellectual Property Unit, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
IS: Island - Iceland - Islande
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Asta VALDIMARSDÓTTIR, Director General of the Icelandic Patent Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Elin R. JÓNSDÓTTIR, Head of Patent Division, Icelandic Patent Office
IT: Italien - Italy - Italie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Fabrizio PIAGGESI, Minister Plenipotentiary, Ministero degli Affari Esteri
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mme Maria Ludovica AGRÒ, Directeur de l'Office des brevets et des marques, Ministère de l'Industrie
LI: Liechtenstein
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Frau Christine STEHRENBERGER, Stellvertretende Leiterin des Amtes für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Frau Esther SCHINDLER, Diplomatische Mitarbeiterin, Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten
LT: Litauen - Lithuania - Lituanie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Rimvydas NAUJOKAS, Director of the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Žilvinas DANYS, Deputy Head of Legal and International Affairs Division, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania
LU: Luxemburg - Luxembourg
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Lex KAUFHOLD, Attaché de Gouvernement 1er en rang, Chargé de la Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Economie et du Commerce extérieur
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Claude SAHL, Chef de secteur « Législation », Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Economie et du Commerce extérieur
MC: Monaco
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Guy-Michel CROZET, Adjoint à la Direction de l'Expansion Economique, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Yann STRIDDE, Chef de section, Direction de l'Expansion Economique, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle
NL: Niederlande - Netherlands - Pays-Bas
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Harry GEIJZERS, President, Netherlands Industrial Property Office (NIPO)
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Derk Jan DE GROOT, Head of Industrial Property Unit, Ministry of Economic Affairs
PL: Polen - Poland - Pologne
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Alicja ADAMCZAK, President of the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Ewa NIZINSKA MATYSIAK, Acting Director of the Cabinet of the President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
PT: Portugal
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Jaime ANDREZ, President of the Administrative Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
José Paulo SERRÃO, Member of the Administrative Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
RO: Rumänien - Romania - Roumanie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Gabor VARGA, Director General, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM)
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Alexandru Cristian ŞTRENC, Deputy Director General, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM)
SE: Schweden - Sweden - Suède
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Gun HELLSVIK, Director General, Swedish Patent and Registration Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Lars BJÖRKLUND, Deputy Director General, Swedish Patent and Registration Office
SI: Slowenien - Slovenia - Slovénie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Biserka STREL, Director, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Andrej PIANO, Legal Council, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
SK: Slowakei - Slovakia - Slovaquie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Darina KYLIÁNOVÁ, President of the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ľuboš KNOTH, Director, Secretariat of the President of the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
TR: Türkei - Turkey - Turquie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Yusuf BALCI, President, Turkish Patent Institute
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Yüksel BIRINCI, Vice-President, Turkish Patent Institute