Article 9

Notice concerning the amendment of the composition of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal for 2026/2027

With effect from 1 January 2026 the composition of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal pursuant to Rule 12b of the Implementing Regulations of the European Patent Convention is as follows1:

Chairman:

Carl Josefsson

Members:

(a) pursuant to Rule 12b, paragraph 1:

Roland Bekkering (as from 01.05.2026)

Harald Bronold

Lukas Bühler

David Ceccarelli

William Chandler (until 30.04.2026)

Ana Medeiros Gaspar

Emmanuel Papastefanou

Guy Patton

Giovanni Pricolo

Christof Schmidt

Paul Scriven

Teresa Sommerfeld

Richard Winkelhofer

(b) pursuant to Rule 12b, paragraph 4, extended to:

Paola Acton

Marco Alvazzi Delfrate

Ingo Beckedorf

Roland Bekkering (until 30.04.2026)

Kemal Bengi-Akyuerek

Andreas Haderlein

Thomas Häusser

Christoph Herberhold

Philipp Lanz

Marcus O. Müller

Martin Müller

Andrea Pieracci

Magdalena Pregetter

Daniele Semino

Nikolay Uhlmann

Ambrogio Usuelli

Brigitte Willems

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1. 1 Editor's note: Amendments to the composition of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal over the course of 2026 and 2027 will be published only on the relevant web-section of the Boards of Appeal.