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 1996 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 Board:
Chairman:
P. Gori (IT)
Legally qualified members:
R. Schulte (until 29.2.96) (DE)
G.D. Paterson (GB)
G. Gall (AT)
J.-C. Saisset (FR)
R. Teschemacher (as from 1.3.96) (DE)
Technically qualified members:
P. van den Berg (NL)
C. Andries (BE)
Legally qualified member appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
J. Brinkhof (NL)
Alternate legally qualified members:
W. Moser (CH)
R. Teschemacher (until 29.2.96) (DE)
J.-C. de Preter (BE)
J.-P. Seitz (FR)
M. Aúz Castro (DE)
G. Davies (GB)
Alternate technically qualified members:
P. Lançon (FR)
F. Gumbel (DE)
E. Turrini (IT)
C. Wilson (GB)
H. Seidenschwarz (DE)
U. Kinkeldey (DE)
C. Gérardin (FR)
A. Nuss (LU)
W. Wheeler (GB)
(b) Legal Board of Appeal
Chairman:
R. Schulte (until 29.2.96) (DE)
J.-C. Saisset (as from 1.3.96) (FR)
Members1:
J.-C. Saisset (until 29.2.96) (FR)
G. Davies (GB)
S. Perryman (GB)
B. Schachenmann (CH)
M. Aúz Castro (DE)
J.-C. de Preter (as from 1.3.96) (BE)
(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. Saisset (FR)
J.H. van Moer (BE)
G. Davies (GB)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
C. Fernández Oliver (ES)
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)
M. Bidet (FR)
Legally qualified members:
C. Holtz (SE)
J.-C. de Preter (BE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
C. Fernández Oliver (ES)
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)
J. Du Pouget de Nadaillac (FR)
H. Andrä (DE)
J. Kollar (SE)
Legally qualified members:
L. Mancini (IT)
M. Aúz Castro (DE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
C. Fernández Oliver (ES)
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. Lewenton (DE)
J.-P. Seitz (FR)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
C. Fernández Oliver (ES)
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:
G. Gall (AT)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
C. Biggio (IT)
H. P. Ostertag (CH)
W.D. Weiß (DE)
A. Burkhart (DE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
C. Fernández Oliver (ES)
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. Nuss (LU)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
R. Spangenberg (DE)
P. Krasa (AT)
J. Jonk (NL)
P.-P. Bracke (BE)
Legally qualified members:
W. Moser (CH)
S. Perryman (GB)
R. Teschemacher (DE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
F. Antony (AT)
D. Holzner (DE)
C. Jupin (FR)
W. Kaltenegger (AT)
A. Ktenas (GR)
L. Lewis (GB)
M. Netzer (CH)
S. Pürro (CH)
F. Reif (AT)
C. Velasco Nieto (ES)
R. Walles (SE)
E. Wilflinger (AT)
K. Wolf (AT)
(i) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 (Chemistry)
Chairman:
P. Lançon (FR)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
M. Eberhard (FR)
G. Wassenaar (NL)
U. Oswald (DE)
C. Germinario (IT)
Legally qualified members:
J. Stephens-Ofner (GB)
J.H. van Moer (BE)
R. Teschemacher (DE)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
F. Antony (AT)
D. Holzner (DE)
C. Jupin (FR)
W. Kaltenegger (AT)
A. Ktenas (GR)
L. Lewis (GB)
M. Netzer (CH)
S. Pürro (CH)
F. Reif (AT)
C. Velasco Nieto (ES)
R. Walles (SE)
E. Wilflinger (AT)
K. Wolf (AT)
(j) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.3 (Chemistry)
Chairman:
C. Gérardin (FR)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
H. Fessel (DE)
R. Young (GB)
P. Kitzmantel (AT)
B. ter Laan (NL)
Legally qualified members:
J. Stephens-Ofner (GB)
M. Schar (CH)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
F. Antony (AT)
D. Holzner (DE)
C. Jupin (FR)
W. Kaltenegger (AT)
A. Ktenas (GR)
L. Lewis (GB)
M. Netzer (CH)
S. Pürro (CH)
F. Reif (AT)
C. Velasco Nieto (ES)
R. Walles (SE)
E. Wilflinger (AT)
K. Wolf (AT)
(k) Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 (Chemistry)
Chairman:
U. Kinkeldey (DE)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
L. Galligani (IT)
D. Harkness (GB)
R. Gramaglia (IT)
F. Davison-Brunel (FR)
Legally qualified members:
W. Moser (CH)
S. Perryman (GB)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
F. Antony (AT)
D. Holzner (DE)
C. Jupin (FR)
W. Kaltenegger (AT)
A. Ktenas (GR)
L. Lewis (GB)
M. Netzer (CH)
S. Pürro (CH)
F. Reif (AT)
C. Velasco Nieto (ES)
R. Walles (SE)
E. Wilflinger (AT)
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. Mancini (IT)
M. Lewenton (DE)
B. Schachenmann (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 (until 31.7.96) (DE)
R. Randes (SE)
A. Clelland (GB)
R. Zimmermann (as from 1.8.96) (AT)
Legally qualified members:
C. Holtz (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:
W. Wheeler (GB)
Permanent members:
Technically qualified members:
A. Hagenbucher (DE)
M. Villemin (FR)
R. O'Connell (IE)
Legally qualified members:
M. Schar (CH)
B. Schachenmann (CH)
Members appointed under Article 160(2) EPC:
J. Borloz (CH)
E. Colomé (FR)
A. Kutzelnigg (AT)
L. Törnroth (SE)
Each legally qualified member is also entitled to sit for particular cases 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 Appeal2
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 Office3:
L. Mancini (IT)
W. Moser (CH)
J. Stephens-Ofner (GB)
C. Holtz (SE)
M. Lewenton (DE)
J.-C. de Preter (BE)
J.-P. Seitz (FR)
Members from among the professional representatives:
A. Armengaud Aîné (FR)
C. Bertschinger (CH)
L. De Bruijn (NL)
C. Kalonarou (GR)
E. Klausner (IT)
J. Neukom (GB)
C. Onn (SE)
1 In addition the following permanent members are entitled to sit on the Legal Board as substitutes: P. Gori (IT), G.D. Paterson (GB), W. Moser (CH), L. Mancini (IT), J. Stephens-Ofner (GB), G. Gall (AT), C. Holtz (SE), M. Lewenton (DE), M. Schar (CH), J.-C. de Preter (until 29.2.96) (BE), J.H. van Moer (BE), J.-P. Seitz (FR), R. Teschemacher (DE).
2 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.
3 In addition the following permanent member is entitled to sit on the Disciplinary Board as substitute: J.-C. Saisset (FR).