The Administrative Council was set up under Article 4, paragraph 2(b), EPC. Detailed provisions relating to the Council can be found in Articles 26 to 36 EPC.
Chairman
Roland GROSSENBACHER, Directeur,
Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CH)
mail : council_chairman@epo.org
Deputy Chairman
Benoît BATTISTELLI, Directeur
général, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (FR)
1. Representatives of the member states
2. President of the Office
supported by EPO staff
3. Board of Auditors (members: Michel CAMOIN (FR),
José FERRIN GUTIERREZ (ES) and Jean OLINGER (LU))
4. Staff Committee
Observer states:
- AL, BA, MK, RS
Intergovernmental
organisations:
- European
Community (EC), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Nordic Patent
Institute (NPI)
Non-governmental
organisations:
- Institute of Professional
Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi),
BUSINESSEUROPE
Yves GRANDJEAN, Director, Council Secretariat
e-mail: council_secretary@epo.org