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Citation: OJ EPO 1999, 184
Online publication date: 21.4.1999
REPRESENTATION

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office*

CH — Schweiz / Switzerland / Suisse

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Graf, Werner (CH)

Sulzer Management AG

KS Patente 0007

CH-8401 Winterthur

Reuteler, Raymond Werner (CH)

William Blanc & Cie

Conseils en Propriété Industrielle

Rue du Valais 9

CH-1202 Genève

Riederer, Conrad A. (CH)

c/o Riederer Hasler & Partner

Patentanwälte AG

Bahnhofstrasse 10

CH-7310 Bad Ragaz

 

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Hasler, Erich (LI) - cf. LI

Patentanwaltsbüro

Dr. Conrad A. Riederer

Bahnhofstrasse 10

CH-7310 Bad Ragaz

CY — Zypern / Cyprus / Chypre

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Markides, Markides & Co.

Rousounidou, Vasiliki A. (CY)

1 Heroes Street

P.O. Box 24325

CY-1703 Nicosia

DE — Deutschland / Germany / Allemagne

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Linn, Klaus (DE)

Kaiserplatz 2

D-80803 München

Schulz, Manfred (DE)

Dr. Münich & Kollegen

Anwaltskanzlei

Wilhelm-Mayr-Straße 11

D-80689 München

Springorum, Harald (DE)

Kiani & Springorum

Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

Heinrich-Heine-Allee 29

D-40213 Düsseldorf

 

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Ahrens, Gabriele (DE)

Jasperallee 1A

D-38102 Braunschweig

Allgeier, Kurt (DE)

Meissner, Bolte & Partner

Schillerstraße 8-10

D-79618 Rheinfelden

Auerbach, Bettina (DE)

Südstraße 29

D-08066 Zwickau

Beck, Michael Rudolf (DE)

Rahel-Straus-Weg 11

D-81673 München

Bergen, Peter (DE)

Gänsberg 24

D-65207 Wiesbaden

Bremer, Ulrich (DE)

Gramm, Lins & Partner GbR

Patent- und Rechtsanwaltssozietät

Theodor-Heuss-Straße 1

D-38122 Braunschweig

Dosterschill, Peter (DE)

Petra, Zieger & Kollegen

Patentanwälte

Herzog-Ludwig-Straße 18

D-85570 Markt Schwaben

 

Gerstein, Hans Joachim (DE)

Gramm, Lins & Partner GbR

Patent- und Rechtsanwaltssozietät

Thodor-Heuss-Straße 1

D-38122 Braunschweig

Goesch, Wilfried (DE)

Rudower Chaussee 5

Gebäude 13.7

D-12484 Berlin

Hartnack, Wolfgang (DE)

Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH

Licensing & Intellectual Property

Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74

D-30625 Hannover

Honeit, Ute (DE)

EMTEC Magnetics GmbH

Patentabteilung / TMI

Kistlerhofstraße 70

D-81379 München

Jungblut, Bernhard Jakob (DE)

Albrecht, Lüke & Jungblut

Patentanwälte

Gelfertstraße 56

D-14195 Berlin (Dahlem)

Kronz, Hermann (DE)

Kameterstraße 48

D-85579 Neubiberg

Petra, Elke (DE)

Petra, Zieger & Kollegen

Patentanwälte

Herzog-Ludwig-Straße 18

D-85570 Markt Schwaben

 

Prehn, Manfred (DE)

TRW Occupant Restraint

Systems GmbH & Co. KG

Patente und Lizenzen

D-73551 Alfdorf

Rehders, Jochen (DE)

Velten Franz Mayer & Jakoby

Rechtsanwälte

Postfach 19 02 51

D-40112 Düsseldorf

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Becker, Maria (DE) - R. 102(1)

Dreiss, Fuhlendorf,

Steimle & Becker

Gerokstraße 6

D-70188 Stuttgart

Diercks, Herbert (DE) - R. 102(1)

Wetzlarer Straße 60

D-14482 Potsdam

Ludewig, Norbert (DE) - R. 102(1)

Dr. Sauermann-Weg 17

D-82319 Starnberg

Sticherling, Wolfgang (DE) - R. 102(1)

Leunaer Straße 16

D-45772 Marl

 

ES — Spanien / Spain / Espagne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Polo Flores, Gonzalo (ES)

PROPIPOLO, S.L.

Paseo de la Castellana 117

7.o dcha

E-28046 Madrid

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Guilleumas Brosa, Antoni (ES) - R. 102(1)

Calle de Valencia, 306

E-08009 Barcelona

Ruiz Tomé, Francisco Fernando (ES) - R. 102(1)

Jacobacci & Perani

M. & J. De Justo - F.R. Tomé

Castellana, 126

E-28046 Madrid

FI — Finnland / Finland / Finlande

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Walker, Andrew John (GB)

Nokia Corporation

Intellectual Property Rights

P.O. Box 226

FIN-00045 Nokia Group

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Johansson, Folke Anders (FI)

Nokia Corporation

P.O. Box 226

FIN-00045 Nokia Group

 

Lahti, Heikki (FI)

Forssén & Salomaa Oy

Yrjönkatu 30

FIN-00100 Helsinki

FR — Frankreich / France

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

den Braber, Gerard Paul (NL)

Société Civile S.P.I.D.

156, Boulevard Haussmann

F-75008 Paris

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Petit, Maxime (FR)

Rinuy, Santarelli

4, avenue de la Grande Armée

Boîte Postale 237

F-75822 Paris Cedex 17

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Pascaud, Claude (FR) - R. 102(1)

91, rue Garibaldi

F-69006 Lyon

GB — Vereinigtes Königreich / United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Hardisty, David Robert (GB)

Boult Wade Tennant

27 Furnival Street

GB-London EC4A 1PQ

 

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bond, Bentley George (GB)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

GB-Bristol BS1 6HU

Burrington, Alan Graham Headford (GB)

Alan Burrington & Associates

41 The Street

GB-Ashtead, Surrey KT21 1AA

Cheyne, John Robert Alexander M. (GB)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

GB-Bristol BS1 6HU

Denbigh, Keith Warwick (GB)

BP Amoco p.l.c.

Patents and Agreements Division

Research and Engineering Centre

Chertsey Road

GB-Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 7LN

Elsworth, Dominic Stephen (GB)

Doughty Cottage

Vicarage Lane

Wellingore

GB-Lincoln LN5 0JF

Giles, Ashley Simon (GB)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

GB-Bristol BS1 6HU

 

Grant, John Stephen Shirley (GB)

'Coralee'

Church Street

Rudgwick

GB-Horsham, West Sussex RH12 3EJ

Hadfield, Robert Franklin (GB)

BP Amoco p.l.c.

Group Trade Marks

Britannic House

1 Finsbury Circus

GB-London EC2M 7BA

Hamilton, Alistair (GB)

Ty Eurgain

Cefn Eurgain Lane

Flintshire

GB-Rhosesmor, Nr. Mold CH7 6PG

Jewess, Michael (GB)

British Aerospace plc

Group Intellectual Property Dept.

Lancaster House

P.O. Box 87

GB-Farnborough, Hants. GU14 6YU

Jones, Michael Raymond (GB)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

GB-Bristol BS1 6HU

Krishnan, Suryanarayana Kalyana (GB)

48 Goodman Park

GB-Slough, Berkshire SL2 5NN

 

Litchfield, Laura Marie (GB)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

GB-Bristol BS1 6HU

Midgley, Jonathan Lee (GB)

Marks & Clerk

57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields

GB-London WC2A 3LS

Muir, Ian Robertson (GB)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

GB-Bristol BS1 6HU

Nash, David Allan (GB)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

GB-Bristol BS1 6HU

O'Connell, David Christopher (GB)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

GB-Bristol BS1 6HU

Pearce, Timothy (GB)

Unilever plc

Patent Division

Colworth House

GB-Sharnbrook, Bedford MK11 1LQ

 

Richardson, Derek (GB)

BP Amoco p.l.c.

Patents and Agreements Division

Research and Engineering Centre

Chertsey Road

GB-Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 7LN

Smith, Sarah Elizabeth (GB)

Marks & Clerk

Leeds Office

43 Park Place

GB-Leeds LS1 2RY

Vaughan, Christopher Tammo (GB)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Park House

Park Square

GB-Leeds LS1 2PS

Vigars, Christopher Ian (GB)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

GB-Bristol BS1 6HU

Williamson, Brian (GB)

Nortel Networks

Intellectual Property Law Group

London Road

GB-Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA

Wilson, Michael John (GB)

BP Amoco p.l.c.

Patents and Agreements Division

Research and Engineering Centre

Chertsey Road

GB-Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 7LN

 

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Angell, David Whilton (GB) - R. 102(1)

Rohm and Haas (UK) Ltd

European Operations Patent Dept

Lennig House

2 Mason's Avenue

GB-Croydon CR9 3NB

Clarke, Geoffrey Howard (GB) - cf. NL

Eaton

Consulting Services Corporation

Eaton House

Staines Road

GB-Hounslow, Middlesex TW4 5DX

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

Swinford Barns

Swinford Mill Lane

GB-Great Barrow, Chester CH3 7BT

Ledzion, Andrzej (GB) - R. 102(2)a)

5 Capstan Close

GB-Cambridge CB4 1BJ

Norris, Allen Edwin (GB) - cf. IE

B.A. Yorke & Co.

Coomb House

7 St. John's Road

GB-Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 6NH

Taylor, Derek George (GB) - R. 102(1)

Mathisen, Macara & Co.

The Coach House

6-8 Swakeleys Road

GB-Ickenham, Uxbridge UB10 8BZ

 

van der Linden, Janice Penelope (GB) - R. 102(1)

Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co.

Commonwealth House

1-19 New Oxford Street

GB-London WC1A 1LW

Walker, Andrew John (GB) - cf. FI

The General Electric Company plc

Patent Department

Waterhouse Lane

GB-Chelmsford, Essex CM1 2QX

IE — Irland / Ireland / Irlande

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Norris, Allen Edwin (GB)

c/o Anne Ryan & Co.

60 Northumberland Road

Ballsbridge

IRL-Dublin 4

IT — Italien / Italy / Italie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Botti, Mario (IT)

Botti & Ferrari S.r.l.

Via Locatelli 5

I-20124 Milano

Lanzoni, Luciano (IT)

Bugnion S.p.A.

Via Goito 18

I-40126 Bologna

Mazzarella, Vincenzo (IT)

GAMAPAT S.r.l.

Via Boiardo 18

I-20127 Milano

 

Nola, Eduardo (IT)

Via C. Olivetti 73

I-10015 Ivrea (Torino)

Pederzini, Paolo (IT)

Bugnion S.p.A.

Via Goito 18

I-40126 Bologna

Reverzani, Cristina (IT)

Montell Italia S.p.A.

Intellectual Property

Patents and trade Marks

P.le G. Donegani 12

I-44100 Ferrara

Spandonari, Carlo (IT)

Spandonari & Modiano S.r.l.

Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 16

I-10129 Torino

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

de Dominicis, Riccardo (IT) - R. 102(2)a)

de Dominicis & Mayer

Piazzale Marengo 6

I-20121 Milano

LI — Liechtenstein

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Hasler, Erich (LI)

c/o Riederer Hasler & Partner

Patentanwälte AG

Kappelestrasse 634

FL-9492 Eschen

 

NL — Niederlande / Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Clarke, Geoffrey Howard (GB)

Eaton B.V.

P.O. Box 75777

NL-1188 ZX Luchthaven Schiphol

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Louet Feisser, Arnold (NL)

Arnold & Siedsma

Sweelinckplein 1

NL-2517 GK Den Haag

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

den Braber, Gerard Paul (NL) - cf. FR

Internationaal Octrooibureau B.V.

Prof. Holstlaan 6

NL-5656 AA Eindhoven

Schut, Willem Jan (NL) - R. 102(1)

Octrooibureau Vriesendorp & Gaade

Dr. Kuyperstraat 6

Postbus 266

NL-2501 AW 's-Gravenhage

Uiterwaal, Theodorus Cornelis J. (NL) - R. 102(1)

Octrooibureau Vriesendorp & Gaade

Dr. Kuyperstraat 6

Postbus 266

NL-2501 AW 's-Gravenhage

van der Saag, Johannes (NL) - R. 102(1)

Diepenbrocklaan 36

NL-2253 HN Voorschoten

 

SE — Schweden / Sweden / Suède

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Dahnér, Christer (SE)

Ericsson Mobile Communications AB

ECS/B/APC Patent Unit

S-164 80 Stockholm

Franks, Barry Gerard (GB)

Dr. Ludwig Brann Patentbyrå AB

P.O. Box 1344

S-751 43 Uppsala

Hermansson, Birgitta (SE)

Göteborgs Patentbyrå Dahls AB

P.O. Box 606

S-182 16 Danderyd

Holmgren, Hans Gunnar (SE)

Alfa Laval Agri AB

Patents & Trademarks

P.O. Box 39

S-147 21 Tumba

 

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Molin, Alexis (SE) - R. 102(1)

Saltsjö Patentanalys AB

Tranbärsvägen 11

S-133 34 Saltsjöbaden

 

 

 

 

 

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* 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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