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Citation: OJ EPO 2000, 297
Online publication date: 28.6.2000
REPRESENTATION

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office1

BE — Belgien / Belgium / Belgique

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Brants, Johan P.E. (BE)

Ann De Clercq & Co B.V.B.A.

E. Gevaertdreef 10 a

B-9830 Sint-Martens-Latem

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bird, Ariane (BE)

Bird Goen & Co

Vilvoordsebaan 92

B-3020 Winksele

De Clercq, Ann G. Y. (BE)

Ann De Clercq & Co B.V.B.A.

E. Gevaertdreef 10 a

B-9830 Sint-Martens-Latem

Hertoghe, Kris Angèle Louisa (BE)

Bird Goen & Co.

Heerweg-Zuid 235

B-9052 Zwijnaarde

Nichels, William (BE)

Office Van Malderen

Place Reine Fabiola, 6/1

B-1083 Bruxelles

CH — Schweiz / Switzerland / Suisse

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Fischer, Michael (DE)

Siemens Schweiz AG

Patente/Marken

Albisrieder Strasse 245

CH-8047 Zürich

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Dicker, Eric Sydney (GB)

Edelweissweg 6

CH-6390 Engelberg

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Hetzer, Hans Jürgen (CH) - R. 102(2)a)

Kirchweg 87

CH-5416 Kirchdorf AG

White, William (CH) - R. 102(2)a)

Schmauder & Partner AG

Patentanwälte

Zwängiweg 7

CH-8038 Zürich

DE — Deutschland / Germany / Allemagne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Allgeier, Kurt (DE)

Patentanwaltsbüro

Allgeier & Sartorius

Schillerstraße 8-10

D-79618 Rheinfelden

Antritter, Jürn Dietolf Gerald (DE)

Müller & Hoffmann Patentanwälte

Innere Wiener Straße 17

D-81667 München

Biermann, Wilhelm (DE)

Morillenhang 39

D-52074 Aachen

Brandenburg, Thomas (DE)

Frankfurter Straße 68

D-53773 Hennef

Creutz, Hans-Jürgen (DE)

Markt 5

D-01662 Meißen

Engelhard, Elisabeth (DE)

Diehl Glaeser Hiltl & Partner

Patentanwälte

Postfach 34 01 15

D-80098 München

Englaender, Klaus (DE)

Holtz Martin Lippert

Altheimer Eck 5

D-80331 München

Epping, Wilhelm (DE)

Epping Hermann & Fischer

Ridlerstraße 55

D-80339 München

Fischer, Volker (DE)

Epping Hermann & Fischer

Ridlerstraße 55

D-80339 München

Hagemeier, Annette (DE)

Patentanwälte

Walter - Eggers - Lindner

Sandgasse 117

D-93057 Regensburg

Hager, Thomas Johannes (DE)

Hoefer Schmitz Weber & Partner

Patentanwälte

Gabriel-Max-Straße 29

D-81545 München

Heckel, Dieter (DE)

Epping Hermann & Fischer

Ridlerstraße 55

D-80339 München

Hermann, Uwe (DE)

Epping Hermann & Fischer

Ridlerstraße 55

D-80339 München

Herrmann, Franz (DE)

Epping Hermann & Fischer

Ridlerstraße 55

D-80339 München

Hoefer, Theodor (DE)

Hoefer Schmitz Weber & Partner

Patentanwälte

Gabriel-Max-Straße 29

D-81545 München

Hofstetter, Alfons J. (DE)

Hofstetter, Schurack & Skora

Patentanwälte

Balanstraße 57

D-81541 München

Köhler, Walter (DE)

Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 1

D-80336 München

Küster, Hans-Jörg (DE)

Georg-Schumann-Straße 1

D-04808 Wurzen

Lindner, Manfred Klaus (DE)

Patentanwälte

Walter - Eggers - Lindner

Gottfried-Böhm-Ring 25

D-81369 München

Lohrentz, Franz (DE)

Sonnleitenweg 29

D-82335 Berg

Losert, Wolfgang (DE)

Patente ROW

Aventis Pharma AG

Poseidon Haus

Theodor-Heuss-Allee 2

D-60486 Frankfurt am Main

Motsch, Andreas (DE)

St.-Anna-Platz 4

D-80538 München

Pfeil, Hugo (DE)

Aventis Behring GmbH

Patente und Lizenzen

Postfach 12 30

D-35002 Marburg

Rietzler, Alwin (DE)

Epping Hermann & Fischer

Ridlerstraße 55

D-80339 München

Rösch, Martin Paul (DE)

Gumppenbergstraße 5

D-81679 München

Sartorius, Peter (DE)

PPatentanwalsbüro

Allgeier & Sartorius

Elisabethenstraße 24

D-68535 Neckarhausen

Schaeberle, Steffen (DE)

Hoefer Schmitz Weber & Partner

Patentanwälte

Gabriel-Max-Straße 29

D-81545 München

Schaich, Axel (DE)

Dr. Wiedemann & Schaich

Patentanwälte

Josephsburgstraße 88 a

D-81673 München

Schmid, Rudolf (DE)

Patentanwalt R. Schmid

Friedrichsplatz 8

D-68165 Mannheim

Schmitz, Hans-Werner (DE)

Hoefer Schmitz Weber & Partner

Patentanwälte

Gabriel-Max-Straße 29

D-81545 München

Schurack, Eduard F. (DE)

Hofstetter, Schurack & Skora

Patentanwälte

Balanstraße 57

D-81541 München

Seißler, Michael (DE)

Epping Hermann & Fischer

Ridlerstraße 55

D-80339 München

Skora, Michael (DE)

Hofstetter, Schurack & Skora

Patentanwälte

Tiergartenstraße 122

D-30559 Hannover

Staudt, Armin Walter (DE)

Patentanwälte Grimm & Staudt

Edith-Stein-Straße 22

D-63075 Offenbach/M.

Stracke, Alexander (DE)

Dr.-Heidsieck-Straße 6

D-33719 Bielefeld

Strasse, Joachim (DE)

Schenkermaierweg 16

D-84364 Bad Birnbach

von Pinkowski, Elisabeth (DE)

Eisenstuckstraße 5

D-01069 Dresden

Voss, Klaus (DE)

Obere Burghalde 41/1

D-71229 Leonberg

Weber, Joachim (DE)

Hoefer Schmitz Weber & Partner

Patentanwälte

Gabriel-Max-Straße 29

D-81545 München

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Bartels, Hans (DE) - R. 102(1)

Beethovenstraße 16

D-71032 Böblingen

Fischer, Michael (DE) - cf. CH

AEG Hausgeräte GmbH

Muggendorfer Straße 135

D-90429 Nürnberg

Schulze Horn, Stefan (DE) - R. 102(2)a)

Schulze Horn & Partner

Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

Goldstraße 50

D-48147 Münster

Wolf, Otto (DE) - R. 102(2)a)

Lange Morgen 25

D-73230 Kirchheim unter Teck

ES — Spanien / Spain / Espagne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Vicario Cubillo, Marcos (ES)

Higueras, 12

Urb. Monteclaro

E-28223 Pozuelo de Alarcon

FI — Finnland / Finland / Finlande

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Öhman, Ann-Marie (FI)

Hormos Medical Oy Ltd

Tykistökatu 6

FIN-20520 Turku

FR — Frankreich / France

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Corret, Hélène (FR)

Cabinet Régimbeau

26, avenue Kléber

F-75116 Paris

de Saint-Palais, Arnaud Marie (FR)

Cabinet Moutard

35, rue de la Paroisse

B.P. 513

F-78005 Versailles Cédex

de Roquemaurel, Bruno (FR)

Novamark Technologies

122, rue Edouard Vaillant

F-92593 Levallois Perret Cédex

Fernandez, Francis Lionel (FR)

Schlumberger Systemes

Test & Transactions

50, avenue Jean Jaurès

B.P. 620-12

F-92542 Montrouge Cédex

Hawkes, David John (GB)

Compagnie Financière Alcatel

Département Propriété Industrielle

30, avenue Kléber

F-75116 Paris

Mouget-Goniot, Claire (FR)

Cabinet Régimbeau

26, avenue Kléber

F-75116 Paris

Remy, Jean Louis (FR)

ANVAR Ile-de-France

15, cité Malesherbes

F-75009 Paris

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Rezac, William Joseph (US) - R. 102(2)

Cabinet William J. Rezac

49, avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt

F-75008 Paris

GB — Vereinigtes Königreich / United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Boff, James Charles (GB)

Phillips & Leigh

5 Pemberton Row

GB-London EC4A 3BA

Brewster, Andrea Ruth (GB)

Greaves Brewster

24 A Woodborough Road

GB-Winscombe, North Somerset BS25 1AD

Collins, John David (GB)

Marks & Clerk

57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields

GB-London WC2A 3LS

Doble, Richard George Vivian (GB)

RD Patents Designs Copyright

42 Denmark Road

GB-Ealing W13 8RG

Dowler, Edward Charles (GB)

107 Highfield Way

GB-Rickmansworth, Herts. WD3 2PL

Eddowes, Simon (GB)

Urquhart-Dykes & Lord

30 Welbeck Street

GB-London W1M 7PG

Farwell, William Robert (GB)

Phillips & Leigh

5 Pemberton Row

GB-London EC4A 3BA

Greaves, Carol Pauline (GB)

Greaves Brewster

24 A Woodborough Road

GB-Winscombe, North Somerset BS25 1AD

Hammler, Martin Franz (GB)

Phillips & Leigh

5 Pemberton Row

GB-London EC4A 3BA

Holmes, Michael John (GB)

15 Campion Road

GB-London SW15 6NN

MacLean, Martin David (GB)

British Aerospace plc

Lancaster House

P.O. Box 87

Farnborough Aerospace Centre

GB-Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6YU

Morgan, David James (GB)

2 Parklands

GB-Great Bookham, Surrey KT23 3NB

Sharrock, Daniel John (GB)

Philips

Corporate Intellectual Property

Cros Oak Lane

GB-Redhill, Surrey RH1 5HA

Weston, Robert Dale (GB)

Phillips & Leigh

5 Pemberton Row

GB-London EC4A 3BA

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Heath, Derek James (GB) - R. 102(1)

Bromhead & Co.

19 Buckingham Street

GB-London WC2N 6EF

Jones, Michael Raymond (GB) - R. 102(2)a)

Haseltine Lake & Co.

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

GB-Bristol BS1 6HU

Parker, Geoffrey (GB) - R. 102(1)

Flora

Church Road

Hartley

GB-Dartford, Kent DA3 8DT

IT — Italien / Italy / Italie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Vannini, Mario (IT)

Maroscia & Associati Srl

Corso Palladio 42

I-36100 Vicenza

NL — Niederlande / Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bakkum, Ruben Joseph (NL)

van Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V.

P.O. Box 53284

NL-1007 RG Amsterdam

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Brants, Johan P.E. (BE) - cf. BE

Arnold & Siedsma

Sweelinckplein 1

NL-2517 GK Den Haag

Miggelenbrink, Evert Willem (NL) - R. 102(1)

Honingraat 44

NL-6961 PJ Eerbeek

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

Vereenigde

Postbus 87930

NL-2508 DH Den Haag

SE — Schweden / Sweden / Suède

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Ekwall, Ulf Stig Werner (SE)

SCA Hygiene Products AB

Patent Department

S-405 03 Göteborg

Skeppstedt, Anita Birgitta (SE)

SCA Hygiene Products AB

Patent Department

S-405 03 Göteborg

 

 

1 All persons on the list of professional representatives are members of the Institute (epi).
Address:
epi Secretariat
Im Tal 29
D-80331 Munich
Tel.: (+49-89)2017080
FAX: (+49-89)2021548
e-mail: info@patentepi.com


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