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Citation: OJ EPO 2006, 296
Online publication date: 28.4.2006
REPRESENTATION

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office

AT — Österreich / Austria / Autriche

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Zeis, Georg (DE)

Siemens AG Österreich

IAM P

Erdberger Lände 26

A-1030 Wien

BE — Belgien / Belgium / Belgique

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Plas, Axel Ivo Michel (BE)

BiiP (Business-integrated intellectual Property)

Culliganlaan 1B

B-1831 Diegem

CH — Schweiz / Switzerland / Suisse

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Fischer, Britta Ruth (DE) - cf. DE

Maihofstrasse 29

CH-6004 Luzern

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bastian, Werner Maria (DE)

Vossius & Partner

Branch Office Basel

Grellingerstrasse 60

CH-4052 Basel

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Jenny, Felix A. (CH) - R. 102(1)

Casinostrasse 4

CH-4052 Basel

CZ — Tschechische Republik / Czech Republic / Republique Tchèque

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Souckova, Ladislava (CZ)

Arbesovo nam. 1/1029

CZ-150 00 Praha 5

Soukup, Petr (CZ)

Vídeňská 8

CZ-772 00 Olomouc

DE — Deutschland / Germany / Allemagne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bautz, Günther (DE)

Eichenhang 29

D-89075 Ulm

Brandt, Kai (DE)

Siemens AG

San-Carlos-Straße 7

D-91058 Erlangen

Dauster, Katja (DE)

Patentanwälte Ruff, Wilhelm,

Beier, Dauster & Partner

Kronenstraße 30

D-70174 Stuttgart

Herbold, Matthias (DE)

Lanxess Deutschland GmbH

LIP IPR

D-51369 Leverkusen

Hetterich, Winfried (DE)

Carl Zeiss AG

Patentabteilung

D-73446 Oberkochen

Heyerhoff, Markus (DE)

Überlinger Straße 8c

D-88662 Überlingen

Hildebrand, Steven (CH)

Schwarz Pharma AG

Alfred-Nobel-Straße 10

D-40789 Monheim

Kreis, Manfred (DE)

Tannenstraße 5

D-55576 Zotzenheim

Kreutzer, Ulrich (DE)

CBDL Patentanwälte

Königstraße 57

D-47051 Duisburg

Lieck, Hans-Peter (DE)

Boeters & Lieck

Oberanger 32

D-80331 München

Lucke, Andreas (DE)

Seidl-Kreuz-Weg 54

D-85737 Ismaning

Mangold, Edmund (DE)

Océ Printing Systems GmbH

Siemensallee 2

D-85586 Poing

Metzger, Martin Robert (DE)

Nymphenburger Straße 79

D-80636 München

Niepelt, Carsten (DE)

Infineon Technologies AG

Postfach 40 09 40

D-80709 München

Paustian, Othmar (DE)

Boeters & Lieck

Oberanger 32

D-80331 München

Pettrich, Klaus-Günter (DE)

Lanxess Deutschland GmbH

LIP IPR

D-51369 Leverkusen

Prothmann, Thomas (DE)

Henkel KGaA

Patentabteilung (VTP)

D-40191 Düsseldorf

Sartorius, Peter (DE)

Dr. Meyer Dulheuer & Partner

Metzlerstraße 27

D-60954 Frankfurt am Main

Scheffler, Ingolf (DE)

Weieräcker 1

D-69231 Rauenberg

Schieschke, Klaus (DE)

Schleißheimer Straße 124/II

D-80797 München

Vonnemann, Gerhard (DE)

Vonnemann, Kloiber & Kollegen

Sckellstraße 6

D-81667 München

Wichmann, Birgid (DE)

Lanxess Deutschland GmbH

LIP IPR

D-51369 Leverkusen

Zobel, Manfred (DE)

Lanxess Deutschland GmbH

LIP IPR

D-51369 Leverkusen

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Basner, Rudolf (DE) - R. 102(1)

Parkstraße 19 B

D-82194 Gröbenzell

Bockermann, Rolf (DE) - R. 102(1)

Lange Wiese 11 C

D-23747 Dahme

Fischer, Britta Ruth (DE) - cf. CH

Gaisburgstraße 33

D-70182 Stuttgart

Honke, Manfred (DE) - R. 102(1)

Andrejewski, Honke & Sozien

Patentanwälte

Postfach 10 02 54

D-45002 Essen

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

Anton-Köck-Straße 34

D-82049 Pullach

Röhl, Wolf Horst (DE) - R. 102(2)a)

Sparing, Röhl, Henseler

Patentanwälte

Postfach 14 04 43

D-40074 Düsseldorf

Schöffel, Helmut (DE) - R. 102(1)

Bismarckstraße 31

D-68623 Lampertheim

Teipel, Susanne (DE) - R. 102(2)a)

Schwabe, Sandmair, Marx

Patentanwälte

Stuntzstraße 16

D-81677 München

Weisse, Jürgen (DE) - R. 102(2)a)

Weisse & Wolgast

Patentanwälte

Bökenbuschstraße 41

D-42555 Velbert-Langenberg

Wilcken, Thomas (DE) - R. 102(1)

Wilcken & Vollmann

Patentanwälte

Bei der Lohmühle 23

D-23554 Lübeck

ES — Spanien / Spain / Espagne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Isern-Jara, Nuria (ES)

J. Isern Patentes y Marcas, S.L.

Paseo de la Castellana, 115 - 1.˚Dcha.

E-28046 Madrid

Junghans, Claas (DE)

Sugranyes 10-14, 3/6

E-08028 Barcelona

FI — Finnland / Finland / Finlande

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Halmepuro, Riitta Liisa (FI)

Torkkelinkuja 24 A 2

FIN-00500 Helsinki

Köykkä, Aira Annikki (FI)

Outokumpu Technology Oy

Intellectual Property Rights Management

P.O. Box 86

FIN-02201 Espoo

Levlin, Jan Markus (FI)

Berggren Oy Ab

P.O. Box 16

FIN-00101 Helsinki

Söderman, Päivi Karin Lisbeth (FI)

Iprbox Oy

Keilaranta 14

FIN-02150 Espoo

FR — Frankreich / France

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Hinterberg, Katherine (FR)

41, rue de l'église

F-67590 Ohlungen

Hirsch, Denise Marie (FR)

Inserm-Transfert

101, rue de Tolbiac

F-75654 Paris Cedex 13

Lejeune, Benôit (FR)

OLPI

21, chemin des Chapelaines

F-74940 Annecy le Vieux

Martin, Jean-Paul (FR)

5, rue Crech Catel

F-22610 Larmor-Pleubian

Monod, Jean-Yves (FR)

4, place Malouet

F-63200 Riom

Rochet, Michel (FR)

MSR Conseil

8, rue de la Ceinture

F-78000 Versailles

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Boillot, Marc (FR) - R. 102(1)

20, Avenue de Chavoye

F-78124 Mareil sur Mauldre

GB — Vereinigtes Königreich / United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Allen, Philippa Margaret (GB)

28 Murray Street

GB-York YO24 45A

Blood, Marlon (GB)

123 Fort Austin Avenue

GB-Plymouth, Devon PL6 5NR

Brooks, Maxim Courtney (GB)

Aintree Lodge

Beech Close

GB-Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 5PH

Chisholm, Geoffrey David (GB)

254 Boldmere Road

GB-Birmingham B73 5LW

Collingwood, Anthony Robert (GB)

5 Briers Close

GB-Fearnhead, Warrington WA2 0DN

Davies, Peter Vaughan (GB)

Hazelhurst

Highfield Road

GB-Monmouth NP25 3HR

Ellis, Michael James (GB)

Ellis IP Limited

46 Queens Walk

GB-Harrow, Middlesex HA1 1XS

Finnie, Nicholas James (GB)

6 Fiona Close

GB-Winchester SO23 0NY

Gairns, Raymond Stevenson (GB)

AstraZeneca

Global Intellectual Property

Patents

Mereside - Alderley Park

GB-Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TG

Hawkins, Richard Dudley (GB)

David Keltie Associates

Fleet Place House

2 Fleet Place

GB-London EC4M 7ET

Johnson, Terence Leslie (GB)

Marks & Clerk

90 Long Acre

GB-London WC2E 9RA

Lewis, David Overington (GB)

Babcock International Ltd.

Patents Department

2 Cavendish Square

GB-London W1G 0DD

Linn, Samuel Jonathan (GB)

19 Eaves Knoll Road

GB-New Mills, Derbyshire SK22 3DN

Lowry, Rachel Maria (GB)

AstraZeneca

Global Intellectual Property

Patents

Mereside - Alderley Park

GB-Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TG

Picker, Madeline Margaret (GB)

Philips
Intellectual Property & Standards

Cross Oak Lane

GB-Redhill, Surrey RH1 5HA

Raynes, Isobel Lara (GB)

Venner Shipley LLP

20 Little Britain

GB-London EC1A 7DH

Rickard, Timothy Mark Adrian (GB)

Takeda Euro IP Department

10 Charles II Street

GB-London SW1Y 4AA

Schiller, Dominic Christopher (GB)

EntrIPneur Limited

Office 16

Egerton House

2 Tower Road

GB-Birkenhead, Wirral CH41 1FN

Shade, Matthew (GB)

Baker & McKenzie LLP

100 New Bridge Street

GB-London EC4V 6JA

Szabo, George S.A. (GB)

3 Oaklands

Argyle Road

GB-London W13 0HG

Thompson, Andrew John (GB)

Withers & Rogers LLP

Goldings House

2 Hays Lane

GB-London SE1 2HW

Tinsley, Rachel Maria (GB)

cf. Lowry, Rachel Maria (GB)

Walford, Margot Ruth (GB)

12 Peckover Road

GB-Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 9RE

Watts, Peter Graham (GB)

Anthony Cundy & Co.

39/41 South Drive

GB-Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 7TE

Wolff, Francis Paul (GB)

HLBBshaw

1 Richfield Close

Richfield Avenue

GB-Reading, Berkshire RG1 8EQ

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Stark, Amanda Jane (GB) - R. 102(1)

8 Cambourne Close

Barry

GB-Vale of Glamorgan CF62 8AL

HU — Ungarn / Hungary / Hongrie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Kohlhéb, Róbert (HU)

Liliom u. 2064/2

H-2013 Pomáz

IT — Italien / Italy / Italie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Allaix, Roberto (IT)

Pirelli & C. S.p.A.

Viale Sarca, 222

I-20126 Milano

Spadaro, Marco (IT)

Via Calcutta, 45

I-00144 Roma

NL — Niederlande / Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Ellens, Andries (NL)

Nederlandsch Octrooibureau

P.O. Box 29720

NL-2502 LS Den Haag

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Hogenbirk, Marijke (NL)

Octrooibureau Zoan B.V.

P.O. Box 140

NL-1380 AC Weesp

Kleiborn, Paul Erik (NL)

DSM Intellectual Property

P.O. Box 1

NL-2600 MA Delft

Nederlof, Etienne C. (NL)

Shell International B.V.

Intellectual Property Services

P.O. Box 384

NL-2501 CJ Den Haag

Schrijnemaekers, Hubert J.M. (NL)

Roerderweg 20

NL-6041 NS Roermond

PL — Polen / Poland / Pologne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Cieszkowski, Antoni (PL)

ul. Sławińska 28

PL-60-183 Poznań

Hubisz, Ryszard (PL)

P.O. Box 40

PL-30-969 Kraków 28

Kondrat, Mariusz (PL)

Dreszer Grenda Kondrat Sp. J.

Al. Niepodległości 188 B

PL-00-608 Warszawa

Krekora, Magdalena (PL)

ul. Górna 95

PL-32-091 Michałowice

Sobczyk, Anna (PL)

J.S. Bacha 34/502

PL-02-743 Warszawa

Twardowska, Aleksandra (PL)

Biopatent

ul. Polna 5

PL-62-090 Kiekrz

Woszczak-Kaminska, Agnieszka (PL)

Patpol

ul. Nowoursynowska 162 J

PL-02-776 Warszawa

Woźnicki, Jerzy (PL)

Al. Niepodległości 222

Kl. A lok. 20

PL-00-663 Warszawa

RO — Rumänien / Romania / Romanie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Cosescu, Camelia (RO)

M.D.P. Rights Agency SRL

Street Lunga Nr. 270

RO-500450 Brasov

Tudor, Daniela (RO)

Terapia - Bucharest

313, Splaiul Unirii

Sector 3

RO-030138 Bucharest

SE — Schweden / Sweden / Suède

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Conradi, Magnus (SE)

AstraZeneca AB

Global Intellectual Property

Patents

S-431 83 Mölndal

Hasselgren, Erik Joakim (SE)

Ericsson AB

Patent Unit Radio Networks

S-164 80 Stockholm

Norberg, Charlotte (SE)

Albihns Stockholm AB

P.O. Box 5581

S-114 85 Stockholm

TR — Türkei / Turkey / Turquie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bal, Gülden (TR)

Yalçiner Danişmanlik ve Diş Ticaret Ltd. Şti.

Tunus Caddesi No:85/8

Kavaklıdere

TR-06680 Ankara

Ercan, Adnan (TR)

Eta Patent Ltd.

Adakale Sokak No: 22/20

Kızılay

TR-06420 Ankara

Eriman, M. Orhan (TR)

Destek Patent Inc.

Polaris Plaza Ahi Evran

Cd. No. 1 Kat. 4

Masiak

TR-80670 İstanbul

İskender, İbrahim (TR)

Destek Patent Inc.

Sogutozu Mh. Yasam

Cd. Ak Plaza No.7/45

Sogutozu

TR-06520 Ankara

 


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