I. Notice concerning the composition of the Presidium of the boards of appeal for the years 2012/2013
With effect from 1 January 2012 the composition of the Presidium of the boards of appeal referred to in Rule 12 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention is as follows:
Chairman:
Wim van der Eijk (NL)
Members:
(a) pursuant to Rule 12, paragraph 1:
Bernhard Czech (AT)
Kevin Garnett (GB)
André Klein (FR)
Hugo Meinders (NL)
Richard Menapace (AT)
Gaston Raths (LU)
Christopher Rennie-Smith (GB)
Andrea Ritzka (DE)
Petra Schmitz (DE)
Marie-Bernadette Tardo-Dino (FR)
Pascal Weber (FR)
Manfred Wieser (AT)
(b) pursuant to Rule 12, paragraph 4, extended to:
Gianni Assi (IT)
(as from 1.2.2012)
Pieter-Paul Bracke (BE)
Michel Ceyte (FR)
(until 31.3.2012)
Alexander Clelland (GB)
Albert de Vries (NL)
(as from 1.4.2012)
Eugène Dufrasne (BE)
Franz Edlinger (AT)
Gunnar Eliasson (SE)
Pascal Gryczka (FR)
Brigitte Günzel (DE)
Michael Harrison (GB)
Ulrich Krause (DE)
Thomas Kriner (DE)
Ulrich Oswald (DE)
Michael Poock (DE)
(as from 1.3.2012)
Giovanni Pricolo (IT)
Patrick Ranguis (FR)
Dai Rees (GB)
Joseph Riolo (FR)
Marco Ruggiu (IT)
Beat Schachenmann (CH)
(until 31.1.2012)
Werner Sieber (DE)
Bianca ter Laan (NL)
Stefan Wibergh (SE)
Wolfgang Zellhuber (DE)
(until 29.2.2012).