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Citation: OJ EPO 2005, 589
Online publication date: 30.11.2005
REPRESENTATION

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office

BE — Belgien / Belgium / Belgique

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

De Niel, Marc Alfons Jozef (BE)

Agfa-Gevaert N.V.

BGGS/IPS/IJ Equipment

R&D & QA 6333

Septestraat 27

B-2640 Mortsel

Destryker, Elise Martine (BE)

Cytec Surface Specialties, S.A.

Patent Department

Anderlechtstraat 33

B-1620 Drogenbos

Kirk, Martin John (GB)

Cytec Surface Specialties, S.A.

Patent Department

Anderlechtstraat 33

B-1620 Drogenbos

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Lacasse, Lucien (BE) - R. 102(1)

TRAD-ALL sprl

Rue du Stade, 63

B-4000 Liège (Rocourt)

CH — Schweiz / Switzerland / Suisse

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Althoff, Gerhard (DE)

Spierenburg & Partner AG

Patent- und Markenanwälte

Mellingerstrasse 12

CH-5443 Niederrohrdorf

Bielefeldt, Florian (DE)

Novartis AG

Geistiges Eigentum Konzern

Patent- und Markenabteilung

Postfach

CH-4002 Basel

Dittmann, Rolf (DE)

Zimmer GmbH

Sulzer-Allee 8

P.O. Box

CH-8404 Winterthur

Grosfillier, Philippe (CH)

André Roland S.A.

Intellectual Property Services

Avenue Tissot 15

P.O. Box 1255

CH-1001 Lausanne

CZ — Tschechische Republik / Czech Republic / Republique Tchèque

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Kouřil, Jiří (CZ) - R. 102(2)a)

Kořenského 31

CZ-703 00 Ostrava 3

DE — Deutschland / Germany / Allemagne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bankmann, Michael (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Industriepark Höchst

Gebäude K 801

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Bergen-Babinecz, Katja (DE)

Bundesdruckerei GmbH

Oranienstraße 91

D-10958 Berlin

Braunger, Dieter (DE)

Heuwangweg 8/1

D-73457 Essingen

Bucher, Ralf Christian (DE)

Arth, Bucher & Kollegen

Patentanwälte

Alte Landstraße 23

D-85521 Ottobrunn

Cullinane, Marietta Bettina (DE)

Innere Wiener Straße 13

D-81667 München

Eckner, Klaus-Jürgen (DE)

Eckner Roloff Nitschke & Kollegen

Rechts- und Patentanwälte

Pestalozzistraße 12

D-13187 Berlin

Fechner, Benjamin (DE)

Wendelsteinstraße 29A

D-82031 Grünwald b. München

Fischer, Hans-Jürgen (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Industriepark Höchst

Gebäude K 801

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Fritz, Edmund Lothar (DE)

Follerstraße 82-84

D-50676 Köln

Glaeser, Joachim (DE)

Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner

Zippelhaus 5

D-20457 Hamburg

Gruber, Daniel (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Industriepark Höchst

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Kocher, Klaus-Peter (DE)

DaimlerChrysler AG

C106 - IPM

D-70546 Stuttgart

Kujath, Eckard (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Industriepark Höchst

Gebäude K 801

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Linsmeier, Josef (DE)

Agfa-Gevaert HealthCare GmbH

Tegernseer Landstraße 161

D-81539 München

Löschner, Thomas (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Industriepark Höchst

Gebäude K 801, Raum 5041

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Löwrick, Oliver (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Industriepark Höchst

Gebäude K 801

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Meinken, Claudia (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Industriepark Höchst

Gebäude K 801

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Meyer, Thomas Hans E.C. (DE)

Basell Polyolefine GmbH

Industriepark Hoechst

Building B 852, 5th floor

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Moritz, Norbert Wilhelm (DE)

Siemens AG

CT IP I&S

San-Carlos-Straße 7

D-91058 Erlangen

Müller, Thomas (DE)

Müller & Schubert

Innere Wiener Straße 13

D-81667 München

Schneider, Rudolf (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Site Frankfurt Devices

Industriepark Höchst

Gebäude K 607

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Schubert, Helmut (DE)

Fraunhofer- Gesellschaft

Patente und Lizenzen

Hansastraße 27c

D-80686 München

Sobisch, Peter (DE)

Sobisch & Callies

Patentanwälte

Bergparte 1

D-44269 Dortmund

Then, Johann (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Industriepark Höchst

Gebäude K 801

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Wein, Elmar Michael (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Industriepark Höchst

Gebäude K 801

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Wingefeld, Renate (DE)

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Industriepark Höchst

Gebäude K 801

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Eikenberg, Kurt-Rudolf (DE) - R. 102(2)a)

Einsel & Kollegen

Jasperallee 1a

D-38102 Braunschweig

Linser, Heinz (DE) - R. 102(2)a)

Fichtestraße 8

D-16548 Glienicke/Nordbahn

Schneider, Egon (DE) - R. 102(2)a)

Continental AG

Postfach 169

D-30001 Hannover

DK — Dänemark / Denmark / Danemark

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Dylmer, Henrik (DK)

GN Netcom

Metalbuen 66

DK-2750 Ballerup

Sigh, Erik (DK)

Plougmann & Vingtoft a/s

Sundkrogsgade 9

P.O. Box 831

DK-2100 Copenhagen

FR — Frankreich / France

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Augarde, Eric (FR)

Brevalex

Central Parc, Bat. D

54, Bd de l'Embouchure

F-31200 Toulouse

Peru, Laurence (FR)

Brevalex

22, Avenue du Doyen Louis Weil

BP 1506

F-38025 Grenoble Cedex 01

Rodhain, Claude (FR)

Cabinet Claude Rodhain

94, Avenue Kléber

F-75116 Paris

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Brochard, Pascale (FR)

Varioptic SA

8, rue Hermann Frenkel

F-69007 Lyon

Davies, Owen Robert Treharne (GB)

Renault Technocentre

Dépt. Propriété Intellectuelle

Sce 00267 TCR GRA 2 36

1, Avenue du Golf

F-78288 Guyancourt Cedex

de Lambilly Delorme, Marie Pierre (FR)

L'ORÉAL

D.I.P.I.

River Plaza

25-29, Quai Aulagnier

F-92600 Asniéres-sur-Seine

Granet, Pierre (FR)

Bostik S.A.

Département Propriété Intellectuelle

La Défense 2

12, place de l'Iris

F-92062 Paris La Défense Cedex

Pöpping, Barbara (DE)

Cabinet Plasseraud

65/67, rue de la Victoire

F-75440 Paris Cedex 09

Rougemont, Bernard (FR)

Renault Technocentre

Dépt. Propriété Intellectuelle

Sce 00267 TCR GRA 2 36

1, Avenue du Golf

F-78288 Guyancourt Cedex

Srour, Elie (FR)

Renault Technocentre

Dept. Propriété Intellectuelle

Sce 00267 TCR GRA 2 36

1, Avenue du Golf

F-78288 Guyancourt

GB — Vereinigtes Königreich / United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Brand, Thomas Louis (GB)

W.P. Thompson & Co.

55 Drury Lane

GB-London WC2B 5SQ

Canning, Lewis R. (GB)

GE Healthcare Limited

Amersham Place

GB-Little Chalfont, Bucks. HP7 9NA

Clegg, Richard Ian (GB)

Mewburn Ellis LLP

York House

23 Kingsway

GB-London WC2B 6HP

Crooks, Elizabeth Caroline (GB)

Kilburn & Strode

20 Red Lion Street

GB-London WC1R 4PJ

Ede, Eric (GB)

Kennedys Patent

185 St Vincent Street

GB-Glasgow G2 5QD

Franks, Barry Gerard (GB)

GE Healthcare Limited

Amersham Place

GB-Little Chalfont, Bucks. HP7 9NA

Free, Rachel Alder (GB)

Olswang

90 High Holborn

GB-London WC1V 6XX

Gilholm, Stephen Philip (GB)

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited

Intellectual Property Dept.

20 Balderton Street

GB-London W1K 6TL

Hammett, Audrey Grace Campbell (GB)

GE Healthcare Limited

Amersham Place

GB-Little Chalfont, Bucks. HP7 9NA

King, Elizabeth Caroline (GB)

cf. Crooks, Elizabeth Caroline (GB)

Stuart, Peter Graham (GB)

Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited

Patents and Trademarks

Wimblehurst Road

GB-Horsham, West Sussex RH12 5AB

Teuten, Andrew John (GB)

Sagittarius

Intellectual Property Consultants Ltd

Taylor House

39 High Street

GB-Marlow, Bucks. SL7 2AF

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Bullows, Michael (GB) - R. 102(1)

The Old Stables

Main Street

Tugby

GB-Leicester LE7 9WD

Hally, Anna-Louise (IE) - cf. IE

Lloyd Wise

Commonwealth House

1-19 New Oxford Street

GB-London WC1A 1LW

Leeuwangh, Martin Peter (GB) - R. 102(2)c)

22 Higher Road

Hunts Cross

GB-Liverpool L25 0QQ

GR — Griechenland/ Greece / Grèce

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Chiotellis, Aristides (GR)

Kallimopoulos, Loukopoulos

& Chiotellis Law Firm

2 Ypsilantou Street

GR-106 75 Athens

HU — Ungarn / Hungary / Hongrie

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Gazda, István (HU) - R. 102(1)

Somfai és Társai Iparjogi Kft.

Pozsonyi út 38.

H-1137 Budapest

IE — Irland / Ireland / Irlande

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Hally, Anna-Louise (IE) - cf. GB

Cruickshank & Co.

8a Sandyford Business Centre

Sandyford

IE-Dublin 18

IS — Island / Iceland / Islande

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Reynaldsson, Guðmundur (IS)

Lækjarás 6

IS-210 Garðabær

Stefánsson, Stefán Einar (IS)

Actavis Group

Reykjavíkurvegur 76

IS-220 Hafnarfjordur

IT — Italien / Italy / Italie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Fuochi, Riccardo (IT)

Luppi & Associati S.R.L.

Via Arienti, 15/2 A

I-40124 Bologna

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Maggioni, Claudio (IT) - R. 102(1)

Viale degli Amiragli 119/D

I-00136 Roma

LV — Letland / Latvia / Lettonie

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Rozenblate, Mara (LV)

Latvian Patent Office

Citadeles iela 7(70)

LV-1010 Rīga

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Rozenblate, Mara (LV) - R. 102

Latvian Patent Office

Citadeles iela 7(70)

LV-1010 Rīga

NL — Niederlande / Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Gordon, Dean-Daniel (RO) - cf. RO

ASML Netherlands BV

De Run 6501

NL-5504 DR Veldhoven

PL — Polen / Poland / Pologne

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Ornat, Łucja (PL) - R. 102(1)

Enea SA Oddział

w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim

ul. Sikorskiego 37

PL-66-400 Gorzów Wlkp.

RO — Rumänien / Romania / Romanie

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Gordon, Dean-Daniel (RO) - cf. NL

"Gordon Office"

Spataru Preda 20

Bl. 97A, Sc. 1, App. 4

Sector 5

RO-7000 Bucharest

SE — Schweden / Sweden / Suède

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Johansson, Lars E. (SE) - R. 102(1)

Dr. Ludwig Brann Patentbyrå AB

P.O. Box 171 92

S-104 62 Stockholm

Wiklund, Erik (SE) - R. 102(1)

Awapatent AB

Box 5117

S-200 71 Malmö

SK — Slowakische Republik / Slovak Republic / Republique Slovaque

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bezák, Marián (SK)

Repašského 20

SK-841 02 Bratislava

Hörmann, Tomáš (SK)

Repašského 20

SK-841 02 Bratislava

Hörmannová, Zuzana (SK)

Repašského 20

SK-841 02 Bratislava

Tomeš, Pavol (SK)

Repašského 20

SK-841 02 Bratislava

Tomešová, Ingrid (SK)

Repašského 20

SK-841 02 Bratislava

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Obertáš, Július (SK) - R. 102(1)

Miletičova 23

SK-821 08 Bratislava

TR — Türkei / Turkey / Turquie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Ekdial, İbrahim (TR)

İstanbul Patent & Trademark

Consultancy Ltd.

Plaza 33, Buyukdere Cad. No: 33/16

Sisli

TR-34381 İstanbul

Sevinç, Erkan (TR)

İstanbul Patent & Trademark

Consultancy Ltd.

Plaza 33, Buyukdere Cad. No: 33/16

Sisli

TR-34381 İstanbul

Üstün, Dilek (TR)

İstanbul Patent & Trademark

Consultancy Ltd.

Plaza 33, Buyukdere Cad. No: 33/16

Sisli

TR-34381 İstanbul

 

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