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Citation: OJ EPO 2004, 98
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REPRESENTATION

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office1

BE — Belgien / Belgium / Belgique

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Dorer, Birgit (DE)

Basell Polyolefins Company NV

Woluwedal 24

B-1932 Zaventem (Brussels)

CH — Schweiz / Switzerland / Suisse

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Aivazian, Denis (FR)

Bugnion S.A.

Conseils en Propriété Industrielle

10, route de Florissant

Case Postale 375

CH-1211 Genève 12 - Champel

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Jörchel, Dietrich R.A. (CH) - R. 102(1)

Chemin de Bédex 9 F

CH-1226 Thônex -Genève

Klein, Friedrich Jürgen (DE) - cf. DE

Egli Patentanwälte

Horneggstrasse 4

Postfach

CH-8034 Zürich

Weiland, Andreas (DE) - cf. DE

Alstom Technologie AG

CHTI Intellectual Property

Brown Boveri Strasse 7

CH-5401 Baden

Winkler, Kurt (AT) - R. 102(1)

Mellingerstrasse 69

CH-5400 Baden

CZ — Tschechische Republik / Czech Republic / République Tchèque

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Janský, Bedřich (CZ) - R. 102(1)

Květnická 674/2

Strašnice

CZ-10000 Praha 10

DE — Deutschland / Germany / Allemagne

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Klein, Friedrich Jürgen (DE)

Patentanwälte Klein & Klein

Auf der Pirsch 11

D-67633 Kaiserslautern

Meyer, Gerald (DE) - cf. CH

BASF Aktiengesellschaft

Patente, Marken und Lizenzen

Abt. GVX/C - C6

D-67056 Ludwigshafen

Weiland, Andreas (DE) - cf. CH

Marschweg 33

D-22559 Hamburg

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bauerschmidt, Peter (DE)

Rau, Schneck & Hübner

Patentanwälte

Königstraße2

D-90402 Nürnberg

Bierschneider, Walter (DE)

BSH Bosch und

Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH

Zentralabteilung Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz

Carl-Wery-Straße 34

D-81739 München

Böss, Dieter Alexander (DE)

BSH Bosch und

Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH

Zentralabteilung Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz

Carl-Wery-Straße 34

D-81739 München

Dosterschill, Peter (DE)

BSH Bosch und

Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH

Zentralabteilung Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz

Carl-Wery-Straße 34

D-81739 München

Funk, Alexander Tobias (DE)

BSH Bosch und

Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH

Zentralabteilung Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz

Carl-Wery-Straße 34

D-81739 München

Götz, Georg Alois (DE)

Patentanwalt Dipl.-Ing. Georg Götz

Färberstraße 20

D-90402 Nürnberg

Götze, Stephen (DE)

Rosastraße 6 A

D-45130 Essen

Jahn, Wolf-Diethart (DE)

Valeo Auto-Electric

Wischer und Motoren GmbH

Poststräßle 10

D-74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen

Kohl, Thomas (DE)

SKF GmbH

Abteilung STP

Gunnar-Wester-Straße 12

D-97419 Schweinfurt

Lehle, Josef (DE)

BSH Bosch und

Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH

Zentralabteilung Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz

Carl-Wery-Straße 34

D-81739 München

Schmidt, Karl Michael (DE)

Buchenweg 65

D-47447 Moers

Steinecke, Peter (DE)

Müller Fottner Steinecke

Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte

Prielmayerstraße 3

D-80335 München

von Eichel-Streiber, Caspar (DE)

Raffay & Fleck Patentanwälte

Geffckenstraße 6

D-20249 Hamburg

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

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

Brander Straße 63

D-09599 Freiberg

Blum, Hans-Werner (DE) - R. 102(1)

Schnick & Fiebig

Patentanwälte

Schonenfahrerstraße 7

D-18057 Rostock

Grussdorf, Jürgen (DE) - R. 102(1)

Patentanwälte Zellentin & Partner

Rubensstraße 30

D-67061 Ludwigshafen

Kleinert, Hans-Siegfried (DE) - R. 102(1)

Marsopstraße 24a

D-81245 München

Matthes, Klaus (DE) - R. 102(1)

MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG

Postfach 10 00 96

D-86135 Augsburg

Pöpel, Friedemann (DE) - R. 102(1)

Ebinger Weg 25

D-70567 Stuttgart

DK — Dänemark / Denmark / Danemark

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

van Walstijn, Bartholomeus G. G. (NL) - cf. SE

Walstijn Intellectual Property

Parkovsvej 3

DK-2820 Gentofte

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Wagner, Kim (DK)

Plougmann & Vingtoft A/S

Sundkrogsgade 9

P.O. Box 831

DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø

ES — Spanien / Spain / Espagne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Del Valle Valiente, Juan Carlos (ES)

Del Valle Associates

Ana Teresa, 41

E-28223 Madrid

FR — Frankreich / France

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bauvir, Jacques (BE)

Michelin & Cie

Service CER Ladoux

F-63040 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 09

Bolinches, Michel Jean-Marie (FR)

Cabinet Orès

36, rue de St Pétersburg

F-75008 Paris

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Aivazian, Denis (FR) - cf. CH

Gemplus

Avenue du Jujubier

Z-I Athélia IV

Boîte Postale 90

F-13702 La Ciotat Cedex

Armengaud Ainé, Alain (FR) - R. 102(1)

Cabinet Armengaud Ainé

3, avenue Bugeaud

F-75116 Paris

Hyden, Martin Douglas (GB) - cf. GB

Etudes et Production Schlumberger

Service Propriété Intellectuelle

1, rue Henri Becquerel

F-92142 Clamart Cedex

Sutto, Luca (IT) - cf. IT

Gambro Patent Department

61, avenue Tony Garnier

F-69007 Lyon

GB — Vereinigtes Königreich / United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Andrews, Martyn Peter (GB)

Unipath Ltd

Priory Business Park

GB-Bedford, MK44 3UP

Hyden, Martin Douglas (GB) - cf. FR

Rouse Patents

Windsor House

Cornwall Road

GB-Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2PW

Mair, Julia (GB)

Venner, Shipley & Co.

20 Little Britain

GB-London EC1A 7DH

Man, Jocelyne (GB)

Merck & Co.,Inc.

European Patent Department

Terlings Park

Eastwick Road

GB-Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR

McCann, Heather Alison (GB)

Electronic Intellectual Property

Suite 308

The Foundry

156 Blackfriars Road

GB-London SE1 8EN

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Collingwood, Anthony Robert (GB)

Lloyd Wise, McNeight & Lawrence

Highbank House

Exchange Street

GB-Stockport, Cheshire SK3 0ET

Dunnett, Julie Elizabeth (GB)

Group Intellectual Asset Manager

GKN Corporate Centre

P.O. Box 55

Ipsley House

Ipsley Church Lane

GB-Redditch, Worcestershire B9 0TL

Hackett, Ruth Elizabeth (GB)

cf. Priestley, Ruth Elizabeth (GB)

Hall, Robert Leonard (GB)

Harrison Goddard Foote

Fountain Precinct

Balm Green

GB-Sheffield S1 2JA

Hutchinson, Glenn Stanley (GB)

Harrison Goddard Foote

Fountain Precinct

Balm Green

GB-Sheffield S1 2JA

Jenkins, Richard Gavin (GB)

Marks & Clerk

43 Park Place

GB-Leeds LS1 2RY

Lambert, Ian Robert (GB)

Lloyd Wise, McNeight & Lawrence

Highbank House

Exchange Street

GB-Stockport, Cheshire SK3 0ET

Lunt, Mark George Francis (GB)

Harrison Goddard Foote

Fountain Precinct

Balm Green

GB-Sheffield S1 2JA

McCallum, Graeme David (GB)

Lloyd Wise, McNeight & Lawrence

Highbank House

Exchange Street

GB-Stockport, Cheshire SK3 0ET

Molyneaux, Martyn William (GB)

Harrison Goddard Foote

40-43 Chancery Lane

GB-London WC2A 1JA

Priestley, Ruth Elizabeth (GB) - cf. Hackett

GlaxoSmithKline

Corporate Intellectual Property

(CN9.25.1)

980 Great West Road

GB-Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9GS

Richardson, Mark Jonathan (GB)

Marks & Clerk

57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields

GB-London WC2A 3LS

Robertson, James Alexander (GB)

Lloyd Wise, McNeight & Lawrence

Highbank House

Exchange Street

GB-Stockport, Cheshire SK3 0ET

Round, Edward Mark (GB)

Marks & Clerk

57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields

GB-London WC2A 3LS

Stainthorpe, Vanessa Juliet (GB)

Harrison Goddard Foote

Fountain Precinct

Balm Green

GB-Sheffield S1 2JA

Stevens, Peter David (GB)

Harrison Goddard Foote

40-43 Chancery Lane

GB-London WC2A 1JA

Want, Clifford James (GB)

Harrison Goddard Foote

40-43 Chancery Lane

GB-London WC2A 1JA

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Baverstock, Michael George Douglas (GB) - R. 102(1)

Boult Wade Tennant

Verulam Gardens

70 Gray's Inn Road

GB-London WC1X 8BT

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

Boult Wade Tennant

Verulam Gardens

70 Gray's Inn Road

GB-London WC1X 8BT

HU — Ungarn / Hungary / Hongrie

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Balló, Ildikó (HU)

Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Rt.

Gyömrői út 19-21

H-1103 Budapest

Bódizs, Árpád (HU)

S.B.G. & K. Szabadalmi Ügyvivői Iroda

Pf. 360

H-1369 Budapest

Csíky, Imre (HU)

Kútvölgyi út 51.

H-1125 Budapest

Gasparicsné Kmethy, Boglárka (HU)

Danubia Szabadalmi és Védjegy Iroda Kft.

Bajcsy-Zsilinsky út 16.

H-1051 Budapest

Giber, János (HU)

Somfai és Társai Iparjogi Kft.

Pozsonyi ut 38.

H-1137 Budapest

Gróf, Pálma (HU)

Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Rt.

Gyömrői út 19-21

H-1103 Budapest

Jánosi, József (HU)

Lavotta u. 1. X. 40.

H-1104 Budapest

Kalmár, Mihály (HU)

Akzo Nobel Coatings Rt.

P.O. 135

H-3581 Tiszaújváros

Karaffy, Erzsébet (HU)

Mésztelep u. 6.

H-3508 Miskolc

Kohlhéb, Róbert (HU)

S.B.G. & K. Szabadalmi Ügyvivői Iroda

Pf. 360

H-1369 Budapest

Kovári, Zoltan (HU)

Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Rt.

Gyömrői út 19-21

H-1103 Budapest

Miklós, Péter (HU)

Kútvölgyi út. 66/a

H-1121 Budapest

Molnár, István (HU)

Danubia Szabadalmi és Védjegy Iroda Kft.

Bajcsy-Zsilinsky út 16.

H-1051 Budapest

Németh, Zsuzsanna (HU)

EGIS Gyógyszergyár Rt.

Keresztúri út 30-38.

H-1106 Budapest

Puskás, István (HU)

Hidegkúti út 15.

H-1028 Budapest

Ravadits, Imre (HU)

Danubia Szabadalmi és Védjegy Iroda Kft.

Bajcsy-Zsilinsky út 16.

H-1051 Budapest

Sári, István (HU)

Frankel Leó u. 68/b.

H-1023 Budapest

Sári, Tamás Gusztáv (HU)

Danubia Szabadalmi és Védjegy Iroda Kft.

Bajcsy-Zsilinsky út 16.

H-1051 Budapest

Székely, Éva (HU)

Avar u. 23/b

H-1123 Budapest

Topor, Gáborné (HU)

Danubia Szabadalmi és Védjegy Iroda Kft.

Pf. 198

H-1368 Budapest

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Farkas, Erzsébet (HU) - R. 102(1)

Orsó u. 32

H-1026 Budapest

Horváth, Agnes (HU) - R. 102(1)

Áldás u. 10 fszt 2.

H-1022 Budapest

IT — Italien / Italy / Italie

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Sutto, Luca (IT) - cf. FR

Gambro Intellectual Property Dept.

c/o Gambro Dasco S.p.A.

Via Modenese, 66

I-41036 Medolla (MO)

NL — Niederlande / Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Seerden, Adrianus Maria (NL)

Octrooibureau Van der Lely N.V.

Weverskade 110

NL-3147 PA Maasluis

van der Kloet-Dorleijn, G.W.F. (NL)

Octrooibureau Griebling B.V.

Sportweg 10

NL-5037 AC Tilburg

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

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

Krijgsmansveld 324

NL-7327 HL Apeldoorn

RO Rumänien / Romania / Romanie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Puscasu, Dan (RO)

210 bis, Brailei Street

Bl. C3B, Ap. 10

RO-800408 Galati

SE — Schweden / Sweden / Suède

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Andersson, Per-Olof (SE)

Awapatent AB

P.O. Box 99

S-351 04 Växjö

Ebbinghaus, Marie-Louise (SE)

Västerled 1

S-192 73 Sollentuna

Elwe, Magnus (SE)

Kvarngatan 5

S-118 47 Stockholm

Samzelius, Roger Mikael (SE)

Maquet Critical Care AB

Patent Department

S-171 95 Solna

Tannerfeldt, Sigrid Agneta (SE)

Bellmansgatan 15

S-118 47 Stockholm

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

van Walstijn, Bartholomeus G. G. (NL) - cf. DK

Gambro AB

P.O. Box 10101

S-220 10 Lund

SI Slowenien / Slovenia / Slovénie

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Lamut, Mitja (SI)

Pražakova 10

SI-1000 Ljubljana

TR — Türkei / Turkey / Turquie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Berkkam, Ayfer (TR)

Ankara Patent Bureau Limited

Bestekar Sokak No: 10

Kavaklıdere

TR-06680 Ankara

Dericioğlu, E. Korhan (TR)

Ankara Patent Bureau Limited

Bestekar Sokak No: 10

Kavaklıdere

TR-06680 Ankara

Dericioğlu, M. Kaan (TR)

Ankara Patent Bureau Limited

Bestekar Sokak No: 10

Kavaklıdere

TR-06680 Ankara

Dericioğlu, Ekin (TR)

Ankara Patent Bureau Limited

Bestekar Sokak No: 10

Kavaklıdere

TR-06680 Ankara

Şen, İsmet (TR)

Hanımeli Sok. No: 15/15

Sıhhiye

TR-06430 Ankara

Üzüm, Mesut Korkut (TR)

Sülünlü Sokak No: 10

1.Levent

TR-34330 İstanbul

Yavuzcan, Alev (TR)

Ankara Patent Bureau Limited

Bestekar Sokak No: 10

Kavaklıdere

TR-06680 Ankara

 

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

Address:

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Im Tal 29

D-80331 Munich

Tel.: (+49-89)2017080

Fax: (+49-89)2021548

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