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Citation: OJ EPO 2020, A23
Online publication date: 28.2.2020
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Representation

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office1

Contracting state

AT

Austria

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Bachinger-Fuchs, Eva-Maria (AT)

Kliment & Henhapel Patentanwälte OG

Gonzagagasse 15

1010 WIEN

 

 

 

BE

Belgium

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Ameye, Dirk Cyriel André (BE)

Wilgenlaan 22

8210 ZEDELGEM

Biron, Yannick (FR)

Dawn Consulting

Rue de Glaïeuls 50

1180 UCCLE

Deckers, Jan Maria C. (BE)

ASM Belgium N.V.

Kapeldreef 75

3001 HEVERLEE (LEUVEN)

 

BG

Bulgaria

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Fetvadjiev, Jeko Kirilov (BG)

R. 154(1)

21, "Dragovitza" Str., entr.D, fl.5

1505 SOFIA

 

 

 

CH

Switzerland

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Choi, Theodore (CH)

Schaad Balass Menzl & Partner AG

Patent- und Markenanwälte VSP

Dufourstrasse 101

Postfach

8034 ZÜRICH

Fraefel, Christoph (CH)

Schaad Balass Menzl & Partner AG

Patent- und Markenanwälte VSP

Dufourstrasse 101

Postfach

8034 ZÜRICH

Henry, Neil (GB)

Lonza AG

Patentabteilung

Münchensteinerstrasse 38

4052 BASEL

 

Hoffmann, Cornelia (CH)

Schaad Balass Menzl & Partner AG

Patent- und Markenanwälte VSP

Dufourstrasse 101

Postfach

8034 ZÜRICH

Pessina, Lea Maja (CH)

Schaad Balass Menzl & Partner AG

Patent- und Markenanwälte VSP

Dufourstrasse 101

Postfach

8034 ZÜRICH

Schwarz, Jochen (DE)

Latscha Schöllhorn Partner AG

Grellingerstrasse 60

4052 BASEL

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Kurz, Peter (DE)

cf. DE

Tyco Fire & Security GmbH

Law Department

Victor-von-Bruns-Strasse 21

8221 NEUHAUSEN AM RHEINFALL

Moodie, Simon James (GB)

cf. GB

HGF Limited

OBC Suisse AG

Basel City

Aeschenvorstadt 71

4051 BASEL

 

 

DE

Germany

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Kurz, Peter (DE)

cf. CH

Grünlingweg 3

70599 STUTTGART

Lockey, Robert Alexander (GB)

cf. GB

Leica Microsystems GmbH

Ernst-Leitz-Straße 17-37

35578 WETZLAR

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Birnbach, Sebastian Michael (DE)

Zweibrücken IP

Frauenstraße 26

80469 MÜNCHEN

Bungartz, Klaus Peter (DE)

btb IP

Bungartz Baltzer Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte

Im Mediapark 6A

50670 KÖLN

Dörr, Klaus (DE)

Dörr IP

Nordring 29

65719 HOFHEIM AM TAUNUS

 

Endler, Gabriele (DE)

Am Wieschesgraben18

63674 ALTENSTADT

Erb, Henning (DE)

Boult Wade Tennant LLP

Kurfürstendamm 52

10707 BERLIN

Fröhling, Werner Otto (DE)

Baur & Weber Patentanwälte PartG mbB

Rosengasse 13

89073 ULM

 

Goretzki, Manfred (DE)

Nokia Solutions and Networks

GmbH & Co. KG

Werinherstraße 91

81541 MÜNCHEN

Illing, Rolf (DE)

Am Entenpfuhl 81

50765 KÖLN

Jaekel, Robert Sebastian (DE)

Witthoff Jaekel Steinecke

Patentanwälte PartG mbB

Römerstraße 16 b

52428 JÜLICH

 

Kregelin, Thomas (DE)

Schafshagenberg 30

21077 HAMBURG

Kren, Florian (DE)

Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB

Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

Grillparzerstraße 14

81675 MÜNCHEN

Lederer, Thomas L. (DE)

Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler

Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB

Patentanwälte

Radlkoferstraße 2

81373 MÜNCHEN

 

Lee, Sun Jin (DE)

Maiwald Patentanwalts- und

Rechtsanwaltsgesell-
schaft mbH

Elisenhof

Elisenstraße 3

80335 MÜNCHEN

Möltgen, Franz (DE)

Morellstraße 24

86159 AUGSBURG

Otten, Hajo (DE)

Wörthstraße 3

72127 KUSTERDINGEN

 

Pott, Thomas (DE)

Oberasselborn 15

51429 BERGISCH GLADBACH

Sommer, Peter (DE)

R 7, 6

68161 MANNHEIM

Steinecke, Peter (DE)

Witthoff Jaekel Steinecke

Patentanwälte PartG mbB

Römerstraße 16 b

52428 JÜLICH

 

Straus, Alexander (DE)

2K Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Dr. Alexander Straus

Keltenring 9

82041 MÜNCHEN / OBERHACHING

Wirth, Volker Franz (DE)

DTS Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

Schnekenbühl und Partner mbB

Marstallstraße 8

80539 MÜNCHEN

Wübken, Ludger (DE)

Kirchweg 22

53859 NIEDERKASSEL

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Buttgereit, Reiner (DE)

R. 154(1)

Robert Bosch GmbH

Zentralabteilung Patente

Postfach 30 02 20

70442 STUTTGART

 

 

 

DK

Denmark

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Hammer, Velaja Bisgaard (DK)

Havrebakken 8

8200 AARHUS N

Kjerrumgaard, Lars Bo (DK)

Nex & Phister ApS

Cobis Ole Maaløes Vej 3

2200 KØBENHAVN N

 

 

EE

Estonia

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Mutt, Andres (EE)

AAA Patendibüroo OÜ

Tartu mnt 16

10117 TALLINN

Ostrat, Jaak (EE)

AAA Patendibüroo OÜ

Tartu mnt 16

10117 TALLINN

Toome, Jürgen (EE)

AAA Patendibüroo OÜ

Tartu mnt 16

10117 TALLINN

 

FR

France

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Aivazian, Denis (FR)

Aivazian Moreau - Novaimo

Europa 1

362, avenue Marie Curie

Archamps Technopole

74166 SAINT-JULIEN-EN-GENEVOIS CEDEX

Cémeli, Eric Philippe Laurent (FR)

Renault Trucks

99, route de Lyon

69806 SAINT-PRIEST CEDEX

Galan, Gérald (FR)

17 bis, Grande Rue

92420 VAUCRESSON

 

Grannec, Stéphanie (FR)

6, avenue Cauchy

49300 CHOLET

Kassem, Guillaume (FR)

Renault Trucks

99, route de Lyon

69806 SAINT-PRIEST CEDEX

Lawrence, James (FR/GB)

Cabinet James Lawrence

276, Vern Vras

29260 LESNEVEN

 

Moreau, Stéphane Michel (FR)

Aivazian Moreau - Novaimo

Europa 1

362, avenue Marie Curie

Archamps Technopole

74166 SAINT-JULIEN-EN-GENEVOIS CEDEX

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Leconte, Thomas Serge Valentin (FR)

R. 154(1)

32, avenue du Maréchal Foch

77370 NANGIS

Michelet, Alain (FR)

R. 154(1)

Michelet Conseil

3, rue Jules Simon

75015 PARIS

Torno, Nicolas Roger Marc (FR)

R. 154(1)

Institut Pasteur

Service des Brevets et Inventions

25-28, rue du Docteur Roux

75724 PARIS CEDEX 15

 

GB

United Kingdom

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Moodie, Simon James (GB)

cf. CH

Nerudia Limited

Wellington House

Physics Road

Speke

LIVERPOOL L24 9HP

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Beacham, Annabel Rose (GB)

Dehns

Brinell Building

30 Station Road

BRIGHTON BN1 4RB

Couri, Ariadni (GR)

British American Tobacco

Globe House

4 Temple Place

LONDON WC2R 2PG

Crizzle, Emily (GB)

cf. Thao, Emily (GB)

 

Hale, Peter (GB)

Haley Guiliano International LLP

26-28 Bedford Row

LONDON WC1R 4HE

Hanson, Kevin (GB)

Haley Guiliano International LLP

26-28 Bedford Row

LONDON WC1R 4HE

Hilton, Andrew Steven (GB)

Haley Guiliano International LLP

26-28 Bedford Row

LONDON WC1R 4HE

 

Lincoln, Matthew (GB)

Lincoln IP

4 Rubislaw Place

ABERDEEN AB10 1XN

O'Hagan, Paul (IE)

Lincoln IP

4 Rubislaw Place

ABERDEEN AB10 1XN

Pisani, Diana Jean (GB)

Haley Guiliano International LLP

26-28 Bedford Row

LONDON WC1R 4HE

 

Porter, Jonathan Philip (GB)

Adaptimmune Limited

60 Jubilee Avenue

Milton Park

ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE OX14 4RX

Ruiz Antoli, Soledad Cecilia (ES)

49 Haywards Road

HAYWARDS HEATH

WEST SUSSEX RH16 4HX

Stevens, Ian Edward (GB)

35 Elm Avenue

Beeston

NOTTINGHAM NG9 1BU

 

Thao, Emily (GB)

HGF Limited

140 London Wall

LONDON EC2Y 5DN

Tilbury, Charlotte (GB)

LKGlobal UK Ltd.

Cambridge House

Henry Street

BATH BA1 1BT

Vega Rocha, Susana (ES)

Haley Guiliano International LLP

26-28 Bedford Row

LONDON WC1R 4HE

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Lockey, Robert Alexander (GB)

cf. DE

Jaguar Land Rover

Patents W/1/073

Abbey Road

Whitley

COVENTRY CV3 4LF

 

 

 

HR

Croatia

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Mihić, Kazimir (HR)

R. 154(1)

Teh-nova d.o.o. Rijeka

Verdieva 11/II

51000 RIJEKA

 

 

 

HU

Hungary

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Varga, Tamas Péter (HU)

R. 154(2)(a)

Bertalan Lajos u. 20. fsz. 3/a.

1111 BUDAPEST

 

 

 

IE

Ireland

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Scannell, Michael (IE)

ResMed

Block 9/10 Nexus UCD

Belfield Office Park

Beech Hill Road

DUBLIN D04 V2N9

 

 

 

NL

Netherlands

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Lewis, Stefanie Janneke (NL)

DeltaPatents B.V.

Fellenoord 370

5611 ZL EINDHOVEN

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Dokter, Hendrik Daniël (NL)

R. 154(1)

Octrooibureau Dokter

Loolaan 2 D

P.O. Box 657

7300 AR APELDOORN

Kupecz, Arpad (NL)

R. 154(1)

Horstlaan 25

3971 LA DRIEBERGEN

 

 

PL

Poland

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Ślifirczyk, Magdalena (PL)

Kancelaria Rzecznika Patentowego

ul. Ogrodowa 8/88

00-896 WARSZAWA

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Jankowski, Piotr (PL)

R. 154(1)

Kancelaria Patentowa Piotr Jankowski

Żurawinowa 24

85-361 BYDGOSZCZ

Kruszewski, Adam Aleksander (PL)

R. 154(1)

ul. Leśna 8A

02-840 WARSZAWA

Popławski, Czesław (PL)

R. 154(1)

Biuro Patentowe

ul. Piecewska 18A/30

80-288 GDANSK

 

PT

Portugal

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Oliveira Lourenço, Nuno Miguel (PT)

Lusoworld II A25

Rua Pé de Mouro

2710-144 SINTRA

 

 

 

SE

Sweden

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Abyzova, Anna (SE)

Alströmergatan 32 A, 4 tr

112 47 STOCKHOLM

Henricson Briggs, David James (SE)

Pine IPR AB

Stena Center 1A-D

412 92 GÖTEBORG

Kronsell, Oskar (SE)

Kransell & Wennborg KB

P.O. Box 2096

403 12 GÖTEBORG

 

Mattsson, Malin Pernilla (SE)

Utsiktsvägen 9

183 52 TÄBY

Ramberg, Charles Eric (SE)

Bresbo AB

Finnbackagatan 17

654 69 KARLSTAD

 

 

SK

Slovakia

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Knopp, Juraj (SK)

R. 154(1)

Pohronská 7

831 03 BRATISLAVA

 

 

 

 

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