INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Notice concerning the composition of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office in the 1994 working year
The distribution of the appeals among the individual Boards of Appeal and the designation of the members who may serve on each Board and their respective alternates take place in accordance with a business distribution scheme drawn up by the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal (Rule 10(1) EPC and Article 1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal or Article 1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal, as appropriate).
(a) Enlarged Board of Appeal
Composition of the Board1:
Chairman:
P. Gori — (IT)
Legally qualified members:
C. Payraudeau — (FR)
R. Schulte — (DE)
G.D. Paterson — (GB)
G. Gall — (AT)
Technically qualified members:
P. van den Berg — (NL)
C. Andries — (BE)
Alternate legally qualified members:
E. Persson — (SE)
W. Moser — (CH)
J.-C. Saisset — (FR)
R. Teschemacher (as from 1.4.94) — (DE)
Alternate technically qualified members:
P. Lançon — (FR)
A. Jahn — (DE)
F. Gumbel — (DE)
E. Turrini — (IT)
C. Wilson — (GB)
H. Seidenschwarz — (DE)
U. Kinkeldey (as from 1.4.94) — (DE)
F. Antony (until 31.7.94) — (AT)
(b) Legal Board of Appeal
Chairman:
R. Schulte — (DE)
Members2:
J.-C. Saisset — (FR)
G. Davies — (GB)
S. Perryman — (GB)
B. Schachenmann — (CH)
R. Teschemacher (as from 1.4.94) — (DE)
(c) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 (Mechanics)
Chairman:
F. Gumbel — (DE)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
F. Pröls — (DE)
P. Alting van Geusau — (NL)
M. Ceyte — (FR)
S. Crane — (GB)
Legally qualified members:
J.-C. Saisset3 — (FR)
J.-C. de Preter3 — (BE)
B. Schachenmann3 — (CH)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
C. Fernández Oliver — (ES)
L. Hornik — (FR)
L. Lewis — (GB)
M.-A. Luberne — (FR)
D. Vila — (ES)
F. Widhalm — (AT)
V. Zeiler — (DE)
(d) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.2 (Mechanics)
Chairman:
H. Seidenschwarz — (DE)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
P. Dropmann — (DE)
R. Lunzer — (GB)
M. Noël — (FR)
J. Kollar (until 28.2.94) — (SE)
M. Bidet (as from 1.3.94) — (FR)
Legally qualified members:
M. Aùz Castro3 — (DE)
J.H. van Moer — (BE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
C. Fernández Oliver — (ES)
L. Hornik — (FR)
L. Lewis — (GB)
M.-A. Luberne — (FR)
D. Vila — (ES)
F. Widhalm — (AT)
V. Zeiler — (DE)
(e) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.3 (Mechanics)
Chairman:
C. Wilson — (GB)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
F. Brösamle — (DE)
K. Stamm (until 28.2.94) — (CH)
J. Du Pouget de Nadaillac — (FR)
H. Andrä — (DE)
J. Kollar (as from 1.3.94) — (SE)
Legally qualified members:
W. Moser3 — (CH)
L. Mancini3 — (IT)
G. Gall — (AT)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
C. Fernández Oliver — (ES)
L. Hornik — (FR)
L. Lewis — (GB)
M.-A. Luberne — (FR)
D. Vila — (ES)
F. Widhalm — (AT)
V. Zeiler — (DE)
(f) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.4 (Mechanics)
Chairman:
C. Andries — (BE)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
R. Gryc — (FR)
M. Hatherly — (GB)
H. Berger — (DE)
P. Petti — (IT)
Legally qualified members:
M. Lewenton3 — (DE)
J.-C. de Preter3 — (BE)
J.-P. Seitz — (FR)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
C. Fernández Oliver — (ES)
L. Hornik — (FR)
L. Lewis — (GB)
M.-A. Luberne — (FR)
D. Vila — (ES)
F. Widhalm — (AT)
V. Zeiler — (DE)
(g) Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.5 (Mechanics)
Chairman and legally qualified member:
C. Payraudeau — (FR)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
M. Liscourt — (FR)
R. Ostertag — (CH)
W.D. Weiss — (DE)
A. Burkhart — (DE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
C. Fernández Oliver — (ES)
L. Hornik — (FR)
L. Lewis — (GB)
M.-A. Luberne — (FR)
D. Vila — (ES)
F. Widhalm — (AT)
V. Zeiler — (DE)
(h) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 (Chemistry)
Chairman:
A. Jahn — (DE)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
R. Spangenberg — (DE)
P. Krasa — (AT)
J. Jonk — (NL)
P.-P. Bracke (as from 1.2.94) — (BE)
Legally qualified members:
J. Stephens-Ofner3 — (GB)
J.-C. Saisset3 (until 31.3.94) — (FR)
R. Teschemacher (as from 1.4.94) — (DE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
H. Barton — (DE)
D. Holzner — (DE)
W. Kaltenegger — (AT)
A. Ktenas — (GR)
L. Lewis — (GB)
M. Netzer — (CH)
S. Pürro — (CH)
C. Velasco Nieto — (ES)
R. Walles — (SE)
K. Wolf — (AT)
(i) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 (Chemistry)
Chairman:
P. Lançon — (FR)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
A. Nuss — (LU)
U. Kinkeldey (until 31.3.94) — (DE)
M. Eberhard — (FR)
I. Holliday — (GB)
L. Galligani (until 31.3.94) — (IT)
G. Wassenaar (as from 1.4.94) — (NL)
Legally qualified members:
R. Schulte — (DE)
C. Holtz3 — (SE)
J. Stephens-Ofner3 (as from 1.4.94) — (GB)
S. Perryman (until 31.3.94) — (GB)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
H. Barton — (DE)
D. Holzner — (DE)
W. Kaltenegger — (AT)
A. Ktenas — (GR)
L. Lewis — (GB)
M. Netzer — (CH)
S. Pürro — (CH)
C. Velasco Nieto — (ES)
R. Walles — (SE)
K. Wolf — (AT)
(j) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.3 (Chemistry)
Chairman:
F. Antony (until 31.7.94) — (AT)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
C. Gérardin — (FR)
H. Fessel — (DE)
R. Young — (GB)
P. Kitzmantel — (AT)
Legally qualified members:
F. Benussi3 — (IT)
M. Aùz Castro3 — (DE)
M. Schar-Schuppisser — (CH)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
H. Barton — (DE)
D. Holzner — (DE)
W. Kaltenegger — (AT)
A. Ktenas — (GR)
L. Lewis — (GB)
M. Netzer — (CH)
S. Pürro — (CH)
C. Velasco Nieto — (ES)
R. Walles — (SE)
K. Wolf — (AT)
(k) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 (Chemistry), as from 1 April 1994
Chairman:
U. Kinkeldey — (DE)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
L. Galligani — (IT)
D. Harkness — (GB)
R. Gramaglia — (IT)
Legally qualified members:
W. Moser3 — (CH)
J.-C. Saisset3 — (FR)
S. Perryman — (GB)
Members appointed under Article 160 (2) EPC:
H. Barton — (DE)
D. Holzner — (DE)
W. Kaltenegger — (AT)
A. Ktenas — (GR)
L. Lewis — (GB)
M. Netzer — (CH)
S. Pürro — (CH)
C. Velasco Nieto — (ES)
R. Walles — (SE)
K. Wolf — (AT)
(l) Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 (Physics)
Chairman and legally qualified member:
G.D. Paterson — (GB)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
H. Reich — (DE)
Y. van Henden — (FR)
R. Shukla — (GB)
U. Himmler — (DE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
H. Beyer — (DE)
U. Greis — (DE)
M. Janin — (FR)
W. Schedelbeck — (DE)
(m) Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.2 (Physics)
Chairman:
E. Turrini — (IT)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
C. Black — (GB)
W.W. Hofmann — (DE)
M. Chomentowski — (FR)
R. Zottmann — (DE)
Legally qualified members:
L. Mancini3 — (IT)
M. Lewenton3 — (DE)
B. Schachenmann3 — (CH)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
H. Beyer — (DE)
U. Greis — (DE)
M. Janin — (FR)
W. Schedelbeck — (DE)
(n) Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 (Electricity)
Chairman:
P. van den Berg — (NL)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
W. Oettinger — (DE)
C. Biggio — (IT)
R. Randes — (SE)
A. Clelland — (GB)
Legally qualified members:
F. Benussi3 — (IT)
C. Holtz3 — (SE)
G. Davies — (GB)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
J. Borloz — (CH)
E. Colomé — (FR)
A. Kutzelnigg — (AT)
L. Törnroth — (SE)
(o) Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.2 (Electricity)
Chairman and legally qualified member:
E. Persson — (SE)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
W. Wheeler — (GB)
A. Hagenbucher — (DE)
M. Villemin — (FR)
R. O'Connell (as from 1.5.94) — (IE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
J. Borloz — (CH)
E. Colomé — (FR)
A. Kutzelnigg — (AT)
L. Törnroth — (SE)
Each legally qualified member is entitled to sit for particular cases also on Technical Boards of which he is not a member.
Where necessary, a technically qualified member may also be designated as a member of the Board other than the one to which he has been appointed.
(p) Disciplinary Board of Appeal4
Chairman:
P. Gori — (IT),
Vice-President of the European Patent Office and head of Directorate-General 3 (Appeals) in Munich
Members from the European Patent Office5:
J.-C. Saisset — (FR)
R. Schulte — (DE)
G.D. Paterson — (GB)
W. Moser — (CH)
L. Mancini — (IT)
J. Stephens-Ofner — (GB)
M. Lewenton — (DE)
C. Holtz — (SE)
Members from among the professional representatives:
A. Armengaud Aîné — (FR)
C. Bertschinger — (CH)
L. De Bruijin — (NL)
C. Kalonarou — (GR)
E. Klausner — (IT)
J. Neukom — (GB)
C. Onn — (SE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC: J. Brinkhof (NL) and K. Bruchhausen (DE).
1 In addition the following members are entitled to sit on the Enlarged Board as substitutes:
2 In addition the following permanent members are entitled to sit on the Legal Board as substitutes: P. Gori (IT), F. Benussi (IT), C. Payraudeau (FR), G.D. Paterson (GB), E. Persson (SE), W. Moser (CH), L. Mancini (IT), J. Stephens-Ofner (GB), G. Gall (AT), C. Holtz (SE), M. Lewenton (DE), M. Aùz Castro (DE), M. Schar-Schuppisser (CH), J.-C. de Preter (BE), J.H. van Moer (BE), J.-P. Seitz (FR).
3 Member of several Technical Boards of Appeal.
4 The Disciplinary Board of Appeal's business distribution scheme is drawn up by its Chairman pursuant to Article 1 of the Additional Rules of Procedure of the Board.
5 In addition the following permanent members are entitled to sit on the Disciplinary Board as substitutes: F. Benussi (IT), C. Payraudeau (FR), E. Persson (SE).