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Citation: OJ EPO 1999, 95
Online publication date: 24.2.1999
REPRESENTATION

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office1

AT — Österreich / Austria / Autriche

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Holzer, Walter (AT)

Patentanwälte Schütz u. Partner

Schottenring 16

Börsegebäude

A-1010 Wien

Pfeifer, Otto (AT)

Patentanwälte Schütz u. Partner

Schottenring 16

Börsegebäude

A-1010 Wien

Schober, Elisabeth (AT)

Patentanwälte Schütz u. Partner

Schottenring 16

Börsegebäude

A-1010 Wien

 

Weiser, Andreas (AT)

Patentanwälte Schütz u. Partner

Schottenring 16

Börsegebäude

A-1010 Wien

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Streichsbier, Otto (AT) - R. 102(1)

Novartis-Erfindungen

Verwaltungsges. mbH

Postfach 80

Brunnerstraße 59

A-1235 Wien

BE — Belgien / Belgium / Belgique

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Plas, Axel Ivo Michel (BE)

Alcatel Bell N.V.

Intellectual Property Department

Francis Wellesplein 1

B-2018 Antwerpen

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Meyers, Liliane (BE) - R. 102(1)

Solvay s.a.

Département Propriété Industrielle

310, rue de Ransbeek

B-1120 Bruxelles

Ottelohe, Jozef René (BE) - R. 102(1)

Bureau Ottelohe J.R. B.V.B.A.

105, Fruithoflaan

B-2600 Antwerpen (Berchem)

 

CH — Schweiz / Switzerland / Suisse

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Gmeiner, Christa Anna Maria (DE)

ABB Patent Attorneys

Asea Brown Boveri AG

Immaterialgüterrecht (TEI)

Haselstrasse 16/699

CH-5401 Baden

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Ballmer, Ulrich (CH)

Chalet "Mungg"

Route de Pro Long P17

Case Postale 501

CH-1974 Arbaz VS

Hetzer, Hans Jürgen (CH)

Kirchweg 87

CH-5416 Kirchdorf AG

Saam, Christophe (CH)

Patents & Technology Surveys

Fornerod & Saam

Faubourg du Lac 2

Case Postale 1448

CH-2001 Neuchâtel

Salgo, Reinhold Caspar (CH)

Rütistrasse 103

CH-8636 Wald

 

CY — Zypern / Cyprus / Chypre

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Demetriou, Athos S. (CY)

Athos Demetriou & Associates

9 Androcleous Street

Office 201

CY-1060 Nicosia

Markides, Hermione Al. (CY)

Markides, Markides & Co.

Markides House

1 Heroes Street

P.O. Box 24325

CY-1703 Nicosia

Nicolaou, Ionas (CY)

Markides, Markides & Co.

1 Heroes Street

P.O. Box 24325

CY-1703 Nicosia

Teoulides, George E. (CY)

Markides, Markides & Co.

1 Heroes Street

P.O. Box 24325

CY-1703 Nicosia

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Poetis, Phytos (DE)

George Seferis Street 20

P.O. Box 40250

CY-6302 Larnaka

 

DE — Deutschland / Germany / Allemagne

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Janssen, Bernd Christian (DE)

Uexküll & Stolberg

Patentanwälte

Beselerstraße 4

D-22607 Hamburg

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Beck-Seyffer, Karl (DE)

Ginsterweg 47

D-70186 Stuttgart

Blumenröhr, Dietrich (DE)

Lemcke, Brommer & Partner

Patentanwälte

Postfach 11 08 47

D-76058 Karlsruhe

Brommer, Hans Joachim (DE)

Lemcke, Brommer & Partner

Patentanwälte

Postfach 11 08 47

D-76058 Karlsruhe

Döring, Sven-Uwe (DE)

Volkswagen AG

Patentwesen

Brieffach 1770

D-38436 Wolfsburg

Eisele, Eberhard (DE)

Eisele, Otten, Roth & Dobler

Patentanwälte

Karlstraße 8

D-88212 Ravensburg

 

Gagel, Roland (DE)

Patentanwalts­kanzlei

Dr. Roland Gagel

Zanderweg 4

D-86444 Mühlhausen

Hase, Christian (DE)

Gerhart-Hauptmann-Straße 34

D-40699 Erkrath

Hübsch, Dirk (DE)

Patentanwalts­kanzlei Hübsch

Weinsbergstraße 110

D-50823 Köln

Kahler, Kurt (DE)

Patentanwälte

Kahler, Käck, Fiener et Col.

Vorderer Anger 268

D-86899 Landsberg/Lech

Kindermann, Peter (DE)

Kindermann Patentanwalt

Postfach 1330

D-85627 Grasbrunn

Lemcke, Rupert (DE)

Lemcke, Brommer & Partner

Patentanwälte

Postfach 11 08 47

D-76058 Karlsruhe

Otten, Herbert (DE)

Eisele, Otten, Roth & Dobler

Patentanwälte

Karlstraße 8

D-88212 Ravensburg

 

Petersen, Frank (DE)

Lemcke, Brommer & Partner

Patentanwälte

Postfach 11 08 47

D-76058 Karlsruhe

Roth, Klaus (DE)

Eisele, Otten, Roth, Dobler

Patentanwälte

Karlstraße 8

D-88212 Ravensburg

Rumpler, Wolfgang (DE)

R.A. Kuhnen & P.A. Wacker

Patentanwalts­gesellschaft mbH

Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22

D-85354 Freising

Ruttensperger, Bernhard (DE)

Patentanwälte

Weickmann & Kollegen

Postfach 86 08 20

D-81635 München

Stiel, Jürgen (DE)

Koenig & Bauer AG

Patentabteilung

Postfach 60 60

D-97010 Würzburg

Sturm, Hans Georg (DE)

Patentanwalt

Dr. Hans-Georg Sturm

Widenmayerstraße 50/I

D-81669 München

 

Wenning, Ekkehard (DE)

Glawe, Delfs, Moll & Partner

Patentanwälte

Postfach 26 01 62

D-80058 München

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Bauer, Hubert (DE) - R. 102(1)

Am Keilbusch 4

D-52080 Aachen

Brauns, Hans-Adolf (DE) - R. 102(2)a)

Hoffmann - Eitle

Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

Arabellastraße 4

D-81925 München

Brügel, Gerhard (DE) - R. 102(1)

Wendelsteinstraße 12

D-71067 Sindelfingen

Daum, Martin (DE) - R. 102(1)

Händelstraße 13

D-68623 Lampertheim

Dembinski, Renate (DE) - R. 102(1)

Berliner Allee 178

D-13088 Berlin

Fink, Heinrich (DE) - R. 102(1)

Anhäuser Straße 11

D-73732 Esslingen

Gmeiner, Christa Anna Maria (DE) - cf. CH

Lindenplatz 8

D-82223 Eichenau

 

Grau, Gudrun (DE) - R. 102(1)

Altkaditz 1

D-01139 Dresden

Gross, Karl Friedrich (DE) - R. 102(1)

Schauinsland 30

D-61479 Glashütten

Hauger, Helmut (DE) - R. 102(1)

Nätherstraße 6 b

D-80997 München

Meier, Karl (DE) - R. 102(1)

Hoechst AG

Patent- und Lizenzabteilung

Gebäude K 801

D-65926 Frankfurt am Main

Melzer, Horst (DE) - R. 102(1)

Paul-Suhr-Straße 70

D-06130 Halle

Pluder, Karl-Heinz (DE) - R. 102(1)

Winkel 1

D-06869 Buko

Reinhard, Horst (DE) - R. 102(1)

Reinhard-Skuhra-Weise & Partner

Postfach 44 01 51

D-80750 München

Renner, Horst (DE) - R. 102(1)

Lindenallee 38

D-14621 Schönwalde

 

 

Saum, Walter (DE) - R. 102(1)

Neustadter Straße 28

D-67245 Lambsheim/Pfalz

Strempel, Detlef (DE) - R. 102(2)a)

Foodlogistik Neubrandenburg GmbH

Anlagebau

Postfach 1822

D-17008 Neubrandenburg

Thomsen, Dieter (DE) - R. 102(1)

Dr. D. Thomsen Patentanwalt

Paul-Hey-Straße 8

D-82131 Gauting

Vogt, Peter (DE) - R. 102(1)

Uhlandstraße 39 B

D-13156 Berlin

FI — Finnland / Finland / Finlande

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti (FI) - cf. NL

Nokia Telecommunications OY

P.O. Box 12

FIN-02622 Espoo

FR — Frankreich / France

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Andral, Christophe André Louis (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Départment Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

 

Boulard, Denis (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

Bouvet, Philippe (FR)

Rhône-Poulenc Rorer S.A.

20, Avenue Raymond Aron

F-92160 Antony

Brédeville, Odile Marie (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

Corizzi, Valérie (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sicholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

Dodin, Catherine (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

Fruchard, Guy (FR)

Cabinet Boettcher

22, rue du Général Foy

F-75008 Paris

Goulard, Sophie (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

 

Jaunez, Xavier (FR)

Cabinet Boettcher

22, rue du Général Foy

F-75008 Paris

Le Blainvaux Bellegarde, Françoise (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

Lhoste, Catherine (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

Miszputen, Laurent (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

Rames, Michel (FR)

Louis Vuitton Malletier

Département Propriété Industrielle

2, rue du Pont-Neuf

F-75034 Paris Cedex 01

Rasson, Catherine (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

Renard, Emmanuelle (FR)

L'ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92585 Clichy Cedex

 

Robert, Jean-Pierre (FR)

Cabinet Boettcher

22, rue du Général Foy

F-75008 Paris

Tezier Herman, Béatrice (FR)

L' ORÉAL

Département Propriété Industrielle

6, rue Bertrand Sincholle

F-92583 Clichy Cedex

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Madeuf, René Louis (FR) - R. 102(1)

34, Avenue La Bédoyère

F-92380 Garches

Monnier, Guy Jean (FR) - R. 102(1)

Hameau de Gay

F-69210 St. Germain s/ L'Arbresle

GB — Vereinigtes Königreich / United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Chalk, Anthony John (GB)

Agfa-Gevaert Limited

Coal Road

Seacroft

GB-Leeds LS14 2AL

Scott, Fiona Penelope Elaine (GB)

BTG International Ltd

10 Fleet Place

Limeburner Lane

GB-London EC4M 7SB

 

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Barradell-Smith, Ann Bridget (GB)

53 Faroe Road

GB-London W14 0EL

Brewer, Leonard Stuart (GB)

Flat 2

Trinity Close

Church Street

GB-Henley-on-Thames, Oxon RG9 1SE

Geary, Stephen (GB)

W.H. Beck, Greener & Co.

7 Stone Buildings

Lincoln's Inn

GB-London WC2A 3SZ

Gibson, George Kevin (GB)

T & N Limited

Group Patent and Trade Mark Dept

Manchester Internat. Office Centre

Styal Road

GB-Manchester M22 5TN

Greene, Simon Kenneth (GB)

Maguire Boss

5 Crown Street

GB-St. Ives, Cambridgeshire PE17 4EB

Hammersley, John (GB)

T & N Limited

Group Patent and Trade Mark Dept

Manchester Internat. Office Centre

Styal Road

GB-Manchester M22 5TN

 

Parker, Nigel Edward (GB)

Withers & Rogers

4 Dyer's Buildings

Holborn

GB-London EC1N 2QP

Simons, Elisabeth Anne (GB)

Mathys & Squire

100 Gray's Inn Road

GB-London WC1X 8AL

Stagg, Diana Christine (GB)

Lewis & Taylor

144 New Walk

GB-Leicester LE1 7JA

Womsley, Nicholas (GB)

Swindell & Pearson

48 Friar Gate

GB-Derby DE1 1GY

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Freeman, Brian David (GB) - R. 102(1)

Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins

1 St. Augustine's Place

GB-Bristol BS1 4UD

Hardisty, David Robert (GB) - R. 102(1)

Boult Wade Tennant

27 Furnival Street

GB-London EC4A 1PQ

GR — Griechenland/ Greece / Grèce

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Beris, Ilias (GR) - R. 102(1)

23, Panagi Kyriakou Street

GR-115 21 Athens

 

IT — Italien / Italy / Italie

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Gerli, Paolo (IT)

Notarbartolo & Gervasi

Corso di Porta Vittoria 9

I-20122 Milano

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Ferreccio, Rinaldo (IT)

Bianchetti Bracco Minoja S.r.l.

Studio Consulenza Brevettuale

Via Rossini 8

I-20122 Milano

Spadaro, Marco (IT)

Sigma-Tau

Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite SpA

Patents & Trademarks Department

Via Pontina, Km 30,400

I-00040 Pomezia (Roma)

NL — Niederlande / Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti (FI)

Ericsson Telecommunicatie B.V.

Intellectual Property Department

P.O. Box 8

NL-5120 AA Rijen

 

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Sieders, René (NL) - R. 102(1)

Amorijstraat 10

NL-6815 GJ Arnhem

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 All persons on the list of professional representatives are members of the Institute (epi).

Address:

epi Secretariat

Erhardtstrasse 27

D-80331 Munich

Tel. (+49-89)2017080

FAX (+49-89)2021548


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