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    Article 118

    Citation: OJ EPO 2014, A118

    Online publication date: 19.12.2014

    ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at December 2014)

     

    Chairman

    Deputy Chairman

     

     

    Mr Jesper Kongstad, Director General, Danish Patent and Trademark Office

    Mr Miklós Bendzsel, President, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

     

     

     

    Member state

    Representative

    Alternate representative

    AL

    Albania

    Mr Elvin Lako, General Director, General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks

    Ms Elvanda Mece, Director of Examination Coordination and Training, General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks

    AT

    Austria

    Herr Friedrich Rödler, Präsident, Österreichisches Patentamt

    Frau Andrea Scheichl, Vizepräsidentin, Österreichisches Patentamt

    BE

    Belgium

    M. Jérôme Debrulle, Conseiller général, Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Service Public Fédéral Économie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Énergie

    M. Geoffrey Bailleux, Conseiller, Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Service Public Fédéral Économie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Énergie

    BG

    Bulgaria

    Ms Tanya Naydenova, President, Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria

    Ms Valya Babaleva, Acting Director, Directorate "Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs", Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria

    CH

    Switzerland

    Herr Roland Grossenbacher, Direktor, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum

    Herr Christian Bock, Direktor, Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie (METAS)

    CY

    Cyprus

    Mr Spyros Kokkinos, Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism

    Ms Eleni Eleftheriou, Officer A' of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism

    CZ

    Czech Republic

    Mr Josef Kratochvíl, President, Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic

    Ms Svĕtlana Kopecká, Director of the International Department, Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic

    DE

    Germany

    Herr Christoph Ernst, Ministerialdirigent, Bundesministerium der Justiz

    Frau Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer, Präsidentin, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt

    DK

    Denmark

    Mr Jesper Kongstad, Director General, Danish Patent and Trademark Office

    Ms Anne Rejnhold Jørgensen, Director, Policy & Legal Affairs, Danish Patent and Trademark Office

    EE

    Estonia

    Mr Matti Päts, Director General, Estonian Patent Office

    Mr Margus Viher, Deputy Director General, Estonian Patent Office

    ES

    Spain

    Ms Patricia García-Escudero Márquez, Director General, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

    Mr Pedro Cartagena Abella, Senior Adviser, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

    FI

    Finland

    Ms Rauni Hagman, Director General, Finnish Patent and Registration Office

    Mr Jorma Hanski, Director, Patents and Innovations Line, Finnish Patent and Registration Office

    FR

    France

    M. Yves Lapierre, Directeur général, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle

    M. Fabrice Claireau, Directeur des Affaires Juridiques et Internationales, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle

    GB

    United Kingdom

    Mr John Alty, Chief Executive and Comptroller General, Intellectual Property Office

    Mr Sean Dennehey, Deputy Chief Executive, Intellectual Property Office

    GR

    Ellas

    Mr Serafeim Stasinos, Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee

    Ms Catherine Margellou, Director of Legal Support, Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)

    HR

    Croatia

    Ms Ljiljana Kuterovac, Director General, State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia

    Ms Ana Rački Marinković, Deputy Director General, State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia

    HU

    Hungary

    Mr Miklós Bendzsel, President, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

    Mr Mihály Ficsor, Vice-President, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

    IE

    Ireland

    Mr Gerard Barrett, Controller, Irish Patents Office

    N.N.

    IS

    Iceland

    Ms Borghildur Erlingsdóttir, Director General, Icelandic Patent Office

    Ms Elfa Íshólm Ólafsdóttir, Head of Finance and Operation Division, Icelandic Patent Office

    IT

    Italy

    Mr Mauro Masi, Delegate for Intellectual Property, Directorate General for Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Mme Loredana Gulino, Director General, General Directorate for the fight against counterfeiting - Italian Patent and Trademark Office, Ministry for Economic Development

    LI

    Liechtenstein

    Frau Sabine Monauni, Botschaftsrätin, Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten

    Frau Esther Schindler, Diplomatische Mitarbeiterin, Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten

    LT

    Lithuania

    Mr Rimvydas Naujokas, Chief Adviser, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

    Mr Žilvinas Danys, Deputy Director, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

    LU

    Luxembourg

    M. Lex Kaufhold, Conseiller de direction 1ère classe, Chargé de direction, Office de la propriété intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Économie et du Commerce extérieur

    M. Claude Sahl, Chef du secteur "Législation", Office de la propriété intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Économie et du Commerce extérieur

     

    LV

    Latvia

    Mr Sandris Laganovskis, Director, Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia

    Mr Guntis Ramāns, Director of the Department of Examination of Inventions, Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia

    MC

    Monaco

    M. Thomas Lantheaume, Directeur Adjoint, Direction de l'Expansion Économique

    M. Jean-Pierre Santos, Chef de Division, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Direction de l'Expansion Économique

    MK

    former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

    Mr Safet Emruli, Director, State Office of Industrial Property

    Ms Irena Jakimovska, Head of Patent, Technology Watch and Promotional Department, State Office of Industrial Property

    MT

    Malta

    Mr Godwin Warr, Director General Commerce Department, Comptroller of Industrial Property, Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business

    Ms Michelle Bonello, Director Industrial Property Registrations, Commerce Department, Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business

    NL

    Netherlands

    Mr Derk-Jan De Groot, Director, Netherlands Patent Office

    Mr Paul Van Beukering, Unit Manager, Ministry of Economic Affairs

    NO

    Norway

    Mr Per A. Foss, Director General, Norwegian Industrial Property Office

    Mr Jostein Sandvik, Director, Legal and International Affairs, Norwegian Industrial Property Office

    PL

    Poland

    Ms Alicja Adamczak, President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland

    Ms Ewa Nizińska Matysiak, Director of the Cabinet of the President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland

    PT

    Portugal

    Ms Maria Leonor Mendes da Trindade, President of INPI Directive Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

    Mr Marco Dinis, Member of the Directive Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

    RO

    Romania

    Mr Alexandru Ioan Andrei, Director General, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

    Mr Cezar Rares Anghel, Director, Legal, Appeals, International Cooperation and European Affairs Directorate, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

    RS

    Serbia

    Ms Branka Totić, Director, Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

    Ms Branka Bilen Katić, Assistant Director,
    Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

    SE

    Sweden

    Ms Susanne Ås Sivborg, Director General, Swedish Patent and Registration Office

    Mr Per Holmstrand, Chief Legal Counsel, Swedish Patent and Registration Office

    SI

    Slovenia

    Ms Vesna Stanković Juričić, Director, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

    Ms Helena Zalaznik, Head of Patent Department, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

    SK

    Slovakia

    Mr Ľuboš Knoth, President, Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic

    Ms Lukrécia Marčoková, Directress, Patent Department, Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic

    SM

    San Marino

    Ms Silvia Rossi, Director, State Office for Patents and Trademarks

    M. Bruno Cinquantini, Advisor, Secretariat of State for Industry, Handcraft and Commerce, State Office for Patents and Trademarks

    TR

    Turkey

    Mr Habip Asan, President, Turkish Patent Institute

    Mr Ahmet Koçer, Vice-President, Turkish Patent Institute

     

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