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Citation: OJ EPO 2008, 34
Online publication date: 31.1.2008
REPRESENTATION

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office

AT — Österreich / Austria / Autriche

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bachinger-Fuchs, Eva-Maria (AT)

Kopecky & Schwarz

Patentanwälte

Wipplingerstraße 30

1010 WIEN

Kopecky, Helmut (AT)

Kopecky & Schwarz

Patentanwälte

Wipplingerstraße 30

1010 WIEN

Margotti, Herwig Franz (AT)

Kopecky & Schwarz

Patentanwälte

Wipplingerstraße 30

1010 WIEN

Nemec, Harald (AT)

Kopecky & Schwarz

Patentanwälte

Wipplingerstraße 30

1010 WIEN

Schwarz, Albin (AT)

Kopecky & Schwarz

Patentanwälte

Wipplingerstraße 30

1010 WIEN

BE — Belgien / Belgium / Belgique

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Kelly, Ingrid (IE) - cf. CH

Oude Brusselse Weg 33

9090 MELLE

Verbrugge, Vivien François Emeric (FR) - cf. FR

AGC Flat Glass Europe SA

Intellectual Property Department

R&D Centre

Rue de l'Aurore 2

6040 JUMET

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bleukx, Lucas Lodewijk M. (BE)

Bleukx Consultancy BVBA

Derde Straat 7

3680 MAASEIK

BG — Bulgarien / Bulgaria / Bulgarie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Kostadinova, Rossitsa Kirilova (BG)

11, Slaveikov sq.

Floor 1, Office 5

1000 SOFIA

CH — Schweiz / Switzerland / Suisse

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Baumgartner, Pauline M.-A. S. (FR)

7 place Charles-David

1290 VERSOIX

Gallasch, Uta (DE)

Ciba Spezialitätenchemie AG

Klybeckstrasse 141

4002 BASEL

Glufke, Uta (DE)

cf. Gallasch, Uta (DE)

Schnyder, Frank Simon (CH)

Nestec S.A.

Avenue Nestlé 55

1800 VEVEY

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Kelly, Ingrid (IE) - cf. BE

Novartis Pharma AG

Geistiges Eigentum Konzern

Patent- und Markenabteilung

Postfach

4002 BASEL

CZ — Tschechische Republik / Czech Republic / République Tchèque

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Hainz, Miloslav (CZ)

Rott, Ruzicka, Guttmann

Patent Trademark and Law Office

Nad Stolou 12

170 00 PRAHA 7

DE — Deutschland / Germany / Allemagne

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Felgel-Farnholz, Wolf-Dieter (DE)

Arno-Assmann-Straße 16

81739 MÜNCHEN

Kraenzmer, Martin (SE) - cf. SE

Adam Opel GmbH

Intellectual Property

IPC A0-02

65423 RÜSSELSHEIM

Lebel, Edouard Guillaume (CH)

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH

CD Patents

Binger Straße 173

55216 INGELHEIM AM RHEIN

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Albiger, Jonas (DE)

Müller-Gerbes Wagner Albiger

Patentanwälte

Friedrich-Breuer-Straße 72-78

53225 BONN

Bendele, Tanja (DE)

Postfach 23 01 44

45069 ESSEN

Geirhos, Johann (DE)

Geirhos & Waller Partnerschaft

Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

Landshuter Allee 14

80637 MÜNCHEN

Golla-Franz, Anke Lucia (DE)

Philips Intellectual Property &

Standards GmbH

Weisshausstraße 2

52066 AACHEN

Golla, Anke Lucia (DE)

cf. Golla-Franz, Anke Lucia (DE)

Gürtler, Stephan Engelbert (DE)

Merz GmbH & Co. KGaA

Patent Affairs

Eckenheimer Landstrasße 100

60318 FRANKFURT AM MAIN

Jaeger, Klaus (DE)

Auguste-Viktoria-Allee 87

13403 BERLIN

Kirschner, Klaus Dieter (DE)

Puschmann & Borchert

Patentanwälte - European Patent

and Trademark Attorneys

Bajuwarenring 21

82041 MÜNCHEN/OBERHACHING

Klinski, Robert (DE)

Patentship Patentanwalts­kanzlei

Ammerseestraße 143

82961 NEURIED KR. MÜNCHEN

Köhler, Ferdinand (DE)

Haus-Endt-Straße 30

40593 DÜSSELDORF

Kreutz, Karl-Jürgen (DE)

Puschmann & Borchert

Patentanwälte - European Patent

and Trademark Attorneys

Bajuwarenring 21

82041 MÜNCHEN/OBERHACHING

Leischner, Stefan (DE)

Aurigium-Leischner, Luthe & Wimmer GbR

Patentanwälte

Richard-Wagner-Straße 14

82152 PLANEGG

Lindner, Manfred Klaus (DE)

Patentanwälte

Walter - Eggers - Lindner

Paosostraße 95

81249 MÜNCHEN

Luthe, Stefan (DE)

Aurigium-Leischner, Luthe & Wimmer GbR

Patentanwälte

Richard-Wagner-Straße 14

82152 PLANEGG

Müller-Gerbes, Margot (DE)

Müller-Gerbes Wagner Albiger

Patentanwälte

Friedrich-Breuer-Straße 72-78

53225 BONN

Niemann, Uwe (DE)

Dr. Niemann & Wettlaufer

Patentanwälte

Stockumer Straße 58a

58453 WITTEN

Nobbe, Matthias (DE)

Pasteurstraße 7

45470 MÜLHEIM AN DER RUHR

Rudolph, Wolfgang (DE)

Puschmann & Borchert

Patentanwälte - European Patent

and Trademark Attorneys

Bajuwarenring 21

82041 MÜNCHEN/OBERHACHING

Specht, Volker (DE)

adares

Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

Reininger & Partner

Schumannstraße 2

10117 BERLIN

Vorbeck, Wolfgang (DE)

Pfahlgrabenstraße 69

65510 IDSTEIN

Wagner, Matthias (DE)

Müller-Gerbes Wagner Albiger

Patentanwälte

Friedrich-Breuer-Straße 72-78

53225 BONN

Wimmer, Stephan (DE)

Aurigium-Leischner, Luthe & Wimmer GbR

Patentanwälte

Richard-Wagner-Straße 14

82152 PLANEGG

Zellentin, Wiger (DE)

Theodor-Storm-Straße 10

67134 BIRKENHEIDE

Ziegler, Anja Elisabeth (DE)

Müller Hoffmann & Partner

Patentanwälte

Innere Wiener Straße 17

81667 MÜNCHEN

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Suchantke, Jürgen (DE) - R. 102(1)

Baron-Voght-Straße 123

22607 HAMBURG

DK — Dänemark / Denmark / Danemark

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Holtzer, Merete Byrch (DK)

Emil Reesens Vej 4

2820 GENTOFTE

FI — Finnland / Finland / Finlande

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Anttila, Mika Untamo (FI)

Nokia Corporation

P.O. Box 1000

33721 TAMPERE

FR — Frankreich / France

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Audic, Hervé (FR)

Cabinet Lavoix

2, Place d'Estienne d'Orves

75441 PARIS CEDEX 09

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Brochard, Pascale (FR)

Osha Liang

121, avenue des Champs Élysées

75008 PARIS

Carré, Claudine Bernadette (FR)

Les Ségoins

36200 ARGENTON-SUR-CREUSE

Gicquiaux, Hervé (FR)

Cabinet Nony & Associés

3, rue de Penthièvre

75008 PARIS

Lejeune, Benoît (FR)

Chanel Parfums Beaute

DDP-Innovation

135, avenue Charles de Gaulle

92521 NEUILLY SUR SEINE CEDEX

Puiroux, Guy (FR)

Cabinet Markplus International

46, rue Decamps

75116 PARIS

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Raybaud, Hélène F. A. (FR) - cf. GB

Etudes & Productions Schlumberger

Service Propriété Intellectuelle

1, rue Henri Becquerel

92142 CLAMART CEDEX

Verbrugge, Vivien François Emeric (FR) - cf. BE

Cabinet Vidon

Technopole Atalante

16B, rue de Jouanet

B.P. 90333

35703 RENNES CEDEX 7

GB — Vereinigtes Königreich / United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Fletcher, Rodney Justin (GB)

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Patent & Trade Marks Department

Huntercombe Lane South

Taplow

MAIDENHEAD, BERKSHIRE SL6 0PH

Haile, Alison Victoria (GB)

Kilburn & Strode

20 Red Lion Street

LONDON WC1R 4PJ

Hill, Simon Stephen (GB)

Shell International Limited

Intellectual Property Services

P.O. Box 662

LONDON SE1 7NE

Raybaud, Hélène F. A. (FR) - cf. FR

Schlumberger Cambridge Research Ltd

High Cross

Madingley Road

CAMBRIDGE CB3 0EL

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Doble, Richard George Vivian (GB)

Marianglas

Chapel Street

CONWY, GWYNEDD LL32 8BH

Dunne, Emma Louise (GB)

Williams Powell

Staple Court

11 Staple Inn Buildings

LONDON WC1V 7QH

Ellis, Katherine Elizabeth Sleigh (GB)

Williams Powell

Staple Court

11 Staple Inn Buildings

LONDON WC1V 7QH

Exell, Jonathan Mark (GB)

Williams Powell

Staple Court

11 Staple Inn Buildings

LONDON WC1V 7QH

Fletcher Watts, Susan J. (GB)

Element Six Ltd

King's Ride Park

ASCOT, BERKSHIRE SL5 8BP

Gallafent, Alison (GB)

A.A. Thornton & Co.

235 High Holborn

LONDON WC1V 7LE

Hickinson, Katie Louise (GB)

Marks & Clerk

Sussex House

83-85 Mosley Street

MANCHESTER M2 3LG

Instone, Terry (GB)

Marks & Clerk

Sussex House

83-85 Mosley Street

MANCHESTER M2 3LG

Jehan, Robert (GB)

Williams Powell

Staple Court

11 Staple Inn Buildings

LONDON WC1V 7QH

Lacey, Dean Andrew (GB)

Serjeants

25 The Crescent

King Street

LEICESTER LE1 6RX

Lees, Kate Jane (GB)

Marks & Clerk

Alpha Tower

Suffolk Street Queensway

BIRMINGHAM B1 1TT

Lobban, Colin (GB)

Dyson Technology Limited

Intellectual Property Department

Tetbury Hill

MALMESBURY, WILTSHIRE SN16 0RP

Lynch, Lyndsey Ann (GB)

Directorate of Intellectual Property Rights

DCD

Poplar 2a, 2218

MoD Abbey Wood

BRISTOL BS34 8JH

Man, Jocelyn (GB)

Eisai Europe Limited

Titan Court

3 Bishop Square

HATFIELD, HERTS. AL10 9NE

Mansfield, Peter Turquand (GB)

Coller IP Management

Fugro House

Hithercroft Road

WALLINGFORD, OXON OX10 9RB

Mason, Katie Louise (GB)

cf. Hickinson, Katie Louise (GB)

McCallum, Graeme David (GB)

32 Lakeside Road

KIRKCALDY, FIFE KY2 5QJ

Murphy, Colm Damien (IE)

Ipulse

9-10 Savile Row

LONDON W1S 3PF

O'Brien, Niall James (GB)

Reckitt Benckiser plc

Legal Department - Patents Group

Dansom Lane

HULL HU8 7DS

Pingree, Oliver Norman (GB)

Williams Powell

Staple Court

11 Staple Inn Buildings

LONDON WC1V 7QH

Powell, Stephen David (GB)

Williams Powell

Staple Court

11 Staple Inn Buildings

LONDON WC1V 7QH

Regan-Addis, Heather (GB)

Gilholm Harrison Limited

Marlborough House

Westminster Place

York Business Park

NETHER POPPLETON, YORK YO26 6RW

Richardson, Lyndsey Ann (GB)

cf. Lynch, Lyndsey Ann (GB)

Shade, Matthew (GB)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

65 Fleet Street

LONDON EC4Y 1HS

Symons, Rupert Jonathan (GB)

Leaman Browne

29 Wood Street

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, WARWKS CV37 6JG

Talbot-Ponsonby, Clare Josephine (GB)

Coller IP Management

Fugro House

Hithercroft Road

WALLINGFORD, OXON OX10 9RB

Thomas, Mair Denise (GB)

3 Roker Park Avenue

Ickenham

UXBRIDGE UB10 8ED

Tollett, Ian (GB)

Williams Powell

Staple Court

11 Staple Inn Buildings

LONDON WC1V 7QH

Wickham, Michael (GB)

The Linde Group

Intellectual Property Department

The Priestley Centre

10 Priestley Road, The Surrey Research Park

GUILDFORD, SURREY GU2 7XY

Wilson, Glen (GB)

Harrison Goddard Foote

151 West George Street

GLASGOW G2 2JJ

IT — Italien / Italy / Italie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

De Nova, Roberto (IT)

Botti & Ferrari S.r.L.

Via Locatelli, 5

20124 MILANO

LT — Litauen / Lithuania / Lituanie

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Šidlauskienė, Aurelija (LT)

Patentinės patikėtinės

Aurelijos Šidlauskienės firma

K. Būgos str. 29

44326 KAUNAS

LU — Luxemburg / Luxembourg

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Lecomte, Didier (BE)

Lecomte & Partners Sàrl

94a, boulevard de la Pétrusse

2320 LUXEMBOURG

NL — Niederlande / Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Corcoran, Gregory Martin Mason (GB)

ASML Netherlands B.V.

Corporate Intellectual Property

P.O. Box 324

5500 AH VELDHOVEN

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

de Vries, Janna (NL)

Wavin Technology & Innovation B.V.

Rollepaal 20

7701 BS DEDEMSVAART

Habets, Winand (NL)

Life Science Patents

P.O. Box 5096

6130 PB SITTARD

Hoekstra, Jelle (NL)

DeltaPatents B.V.

Fellenoord 370

5611 ZL EINDHOVEN

Mulder, Cornelis A.M. (NL)

DeltaPatents B.V.

Fellenoord 370

5611 ZL EINDHOVEN

Pollard, Peter Julian (GB)

DeltaPatents B.V.

Fellenoord 370

5611 ZL EINDHOVEN

Riem, Charles Hendrik (NL)

DeltaPatents B.V.

Fellenoord 370

5611 ZL EINDHOVEN

Sterken, Antoon Joseph Elisabert (NL)

DeltaPatents B.V.

Fellenoord 370

5611 ZL EINDHOVEN

Verdonk, Peter Lambert F. M. (NL)

DeltaPatents B.V.

Fellenoord 370

5611 ZL EINDHOVEN

PL — Polen / Poland / Pologne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Jędrzejewski, Michał (PL)

Jarzynka i Wspólnicy

Law & Patent Office

Al. Jana Pawła II 70/10

00-175 WARSZAWA

RO — Rumänien / Romania / Roumanie

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Niţă, Florina (RO)

S.C. Oltchim SA

Uzinei Street 1

240050 RÂMNICU VÂLCEA

SE — Schweden / Sweden / Suède

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Neij, Hans Mikael (SE)

Brann AB

Scheelevägen 17

223 70 LUND

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Kraenzmer, Martin (SE) - cf. DE

Awapatent AB

Södra Hamngatan 37-41

P.O. Box 11394

404 28 GÖTEBORG

Wallin, Bo-Göran (SE) - R. 102(2)a)

Svartvidegatan 3

212 32 MALMÖ

SK — Slowakei / Slovakia / Slovaquie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bad'urová, Katarína (SK)

Víglašská 8

851 07 BRATISLAVA

Majlingová, Katarína (SK)

cf. Bad'urová, Katarína (SK)

TR — Türkei / Turkey / Turquie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

İldeş Erdem, Ayşe (TR)

Sanovel İlaç San. ve TİC. A.Ş.

Büyükdere Cad. Zağra İş Merkezi

C Blok Maslak

Levent

80640 İSTANBUL

 


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