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Supplement to OJ 1/2013
Special editions

    Pages 335-337

    Citation: Special edition OJ EPO 2013, 335

    Online publication date: 22.5.2013

    List of participants

    I. Judges and representatives of patent offices

    a) Contracting states to the EPC

    AT Österreich Austria Autriche

    Eva Fessler

    Vorsitzende der Rechtsmittel- und Nichtigkeitsabteilung, Österreichisches Patentamt, Wien

    Susanne Lang

    Stellvertretende Leiterin, Rechtsabteilung Patent und Muster, Österreichisches Patentamt, Wien

    CH Schweiz Switzerland Suisse

    Dieter Brändle

    Präsident, Bundespatentgericht, St. Gallen

    Tobias Bremi

    Bundespatentrichter, Bundespatentgericht, St. Gallen

     

    Bernard Corboz

    Juge fédéral, Tribunal Fédéral Suisse, Lausanne

    Kathrin Klett

    Präsidentin der I. zivilrechtlichen Abteilung, Schweizerisches Bundesgericht, Lausanne

    CY Zypern Cyprus Chypre

    Myron Nicolatos

    Judge, Supreme Court of Cyprus, Nicosia

     

    CZ Tschechische Republik Czech Republic République tchèque

    Hana Pipková

    Judge, Court of Appeal in Prague

     

    DE Deutschland Germany Allemagne

    Martin Ebner

    Richter am Landgericht München

    Friedrich Feuerlein

    Vorsitzender Richter am Bundespatentgericht, München

     

    Klaus Grabinski

    Richter am Bundesgerichtshof, Karlsruhe

    Johannes Karcher

    Richter am Bundespatentgericht, München

     

    Thomas Kühnen

    Vorsitzender Richter am Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf

    Beate Schmidt

    Präsidentin des Bundespatentgerichts, München

     

    Andreas Voß

    Vorsitzender Richter am Landgericht Mannheim

     

    DK Dänemark Denmark Danemark

    Hans Christian Thomsen

    High Court Judge, Eastern High Court, Copenhagen

     

    EE Estland Estonia Estonie

    Kai Härmand

    Judge, Harju Country Court, Tallinn

     

    ES Spanien Spain Espagne

    Javier Forcada Miranda

    Judge, Spanish Ministry of Justice, Madrid

     

    FI Finnland Finland Finlande

    Reima Jussila

    Judge, Court of Appeal Helsinki

    Antti Miettinen

    Justice, Court of Appeal Helsinki

     

    Eero Takkunen

    Chief Judge, District Court of Helsinki

    Ari Wirén

    Judge, District Court of Helsinki

    FR Frankreich France France

    Marie-Christine Courboulay

    Vice-présidente, Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris

    Eugene Lachacinsky

    Juge, Cour d'appel de Paris

     

    Sylvie Mandel

    Conseiller, Cour de Cassation

    Alice Pézard

    Conseiller, Cour de Cassation, Paris

    GB Vereinigtes Königreich United Kingdom Royaume-Uni

    Richard Arnold

    Judge, Chancery Division, High Court, London

    Colin Birss

    Judge, Patents County Court, London

     

    Julyan Elbro

    Divisional Director, Patents Directorate, Intellectual Property Office, Newport

    Christopher David Floyd

    Judge, Patents Court, London

     

    Robin Jacob

    Judge, UCL - Court of Appeal of England and Wales, London

    David Kitchin

    Lord Justice, Royal Courts of Justice, London

    GR Griechenland Greece Grèce

    Christos Choutopoulos

    Judge, Administrative Court of Appeal in Larissa

     

    HR Kroatien Croatia Croatie

    Ms Kamelija Parać

    Judge, High Commercial Court of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb

    Renata Duka

    Head, Department for the commercial law and company law, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb

    IE Irland Ireland Irlande

    Richard Bruton

    Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Dublin

    Peter Charleton

    Judge, High Court of Ireland, Dublin

     

    Frank Clarke

    Judge, Supreme Court of Ireland, Dublin

    Susan Denham

    Chief Justice of Ireland, Dublin

     

    Dermot Doyle

    Controller, Irish Patents Office, Kilkenny

    Paul Gallagher

    Senior Counsel and former Attorney General of Ireland, Dublin

     

    Michael Lydon

    Head, Patent Examination, Irish Patents Office, Kilkenny

    Fidelma Macken

    Former judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland, and the European Court of Justice, Dublin

     

    Brian McGovern

    Judge, High Court of Ireland, Dublin

    Roderick Murphy

    Judge, High Court of Ireland

    IT Italien Italy Italie

    Gabriella Muscolo

    Judge, Court of Rome (IP Section)

    Massimo Scuffi

    Judge, Supreme Court, Rome

    President of the District Court of Aosta

     

    Marina Tavassi

    President of IP Section, Tribunal of Milan

     

    LI Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Liechtenstein

    Gerhard Mislik

    Fürstlicher Oberrichter, Fürstliches Obergericht, Vaduz

     

    LT Litauen Lithuania Lituanie

    Konstantinas Gurinas

    Judge, Division of Civil Cases, Court of Appeal of Lithuania, Vilnius

    Neringa Švedienė

    Judge, Civil Division, Vilnius Regional Court

     

    Asta Virbickienė

    Head of Appeals Division, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius

     

    LU Luxemburg Luxembourg Luxembourg

    Thierry Hoscheit

    Vice-président du Tribunal d'Arrondissement de Luxembourg

     

    LV Lettland Latvia Lettonie

    Dzintra Balta

    Judge, Riga Regional Court

    Zane Pētersone

    Judge at the Civil Cases Collegium, Riga Regional Court

     

    Valdis Vazdiķis

    Judge, Riga Regional Court

     

    MC Monaco Monaco Monaco

    Stéphanie Vikström Mourou

    Juge au Tribunal de première instance, Monaco

     

    MT Malta Malta Malte

    Mark Chetcuti

    Judge, Courts of Justice, Valletta

     

    NL Niederlande Netherlands Pays-Bas

    Edger Brinkman

    Senior Judge, District Court, The Hague

    Marc van der Burg

    Legal Advisor, Netherlands Patent Office, The Hague

     

    Robert van Peursem

    Judge, Court of Appeal, The Hague

    Hans van Walderveen

    Judge, District Court, The Hague

    NO Norwegen Norway Norvège

    Per Kaare Nerdrum

    Judge, Oslo District Court

    Jørgen Smith

    Member of the Norwegian Board of Appeal, Oslo

    PT Portugal Portugal Portugal

    Eurico José Marques dos Reis

    Judge, Court of Appeals of Lisbon

     

    RO Rumänien Romania Roumanie

    Petre Ohan

    Director, Appeals Department, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, Bucharest

    Mihaela Paraschiv

    Judge, Bucharest Court of Appeal

     

    Bianca Antoaneta Scrob

    Judge, Bucharest Court of Appeal

     

    SE Schweden Sweden Suède

    Kristina Boutz

    Senior Judge of Appeal, Svea Court of Appeal, Stockholm

    Tomas Norström

    Judge, City Court, Stockholm

     

    Yvonne Siösteen

    Judge, Court of Patent Appeals, Stockholm

     

     

    b) Extension states

    ME Montenegro Montenegro Monténégro

    Vesna Begovic

    Judge of the Supreme Court of Montenegro

    Sanja Kalezic
    Head, Cabinet of the President, Supreme Court of Montenegro, Podgorica

    c) Andere Staaten
    Other countries
    Autres Etats

    CN China China Chine

    Xia Luo

    Judge, Intellectual Property Division, Supreme People's Court of China, Beijing

     

    JP Japan Japan Japon

    Kazuhide Shimasue

    Judge, Yokohama District Court

     

    d) European Union

     

    Marko Ilešič

    Judge, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg

     

    e) European Patent Office

     

    Margot Fröhlinger

    Principal Director, Patent Law and Multilateral Affairs, Munich

     

    f) EPO boards of appeal

     

    Alec Clelland

    Chairman of a Technical Board of Appeal, Munich

    Kevin Garnett

    Member of the Legal Board of Appeal, Munich

     

    Brigitte Günzel

    Chairperson of the Legal Board of Appeal, Munich

    Ulrich Oswald

    Vorsitzender einer Technischen Beschwerdekammer, Munich

     

    Yvonne Podbielski

    Lawyer, Directorate Legal Research/Library, Munich

    Dai Rees

    Chairman of a technical board of appeal, Munich

     

    Wim van der Eijk

    Vice-President of Directorate General 3 - Appeals and Chairman of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, Munich

    Manfred Wieser

    Vorsitzender einer Technischen Beschwerdekammer, München

    II. Guest of honour

     

    Michael Fysh

    Former Judge, Patents County Court, London

     

    III. European Patent Academy

     

    Marielle Piana

    Administrator, European Patent Office, Munich

     

    IV. Secretariat of the symposium

     

    Siobhan Bolger

    Irish Patents Office, Kilkenny

    Elisha D'Arcy

    Judicial Support Unit, Courts Service of Ireland, Dublin

     

    Keenan Johnson

    Judge, Courts Service of Ireland, Dublin

    Patrizia Loacker

    International Legal Affairs, PCT, DG 5, European Patent Office, Munich

     

    Stefan Luginbuehl

    Juriste, Affaires juridiques internationales, PCT, DG 5, Office européen des brevets, Munich

    Linda Memery

    Judicial Support Unit, Courts Service of Ireland, Dublin

     

    Claudia Rabbetts

    International Legal Affairs, PCT, DG 5, European Patent Office, Munich

    Irene Wendl

    International Legal Affairs, PCT, DG 5, European Patent Office, Munich

     

     

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