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Citation: OJ EPO 2008, 462
Online publication date: 29.8.2008
REPRESENTATION
CEIPI/epi

Council of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office

The new epi Council's term of office started on 26 May 2008 and will end with the epi Council meeting in spring 2011.

The following list sets out the names of the new epi Board members and epi Council members (full members and substitutes).

epi-VORSTANDSMITGLIEDER / epi BOARD MEMBERS / MEMBRES DU BUREAU DE L'epi

Präsident / President / Président

FINNILÄ Kim (FI)

Vizepräsidenten / Vice-Presidents / Vice-Présidents

ARKAN Selda (TR)

LE VAGUERÈSE Sylvain (FR)

Generalsekretär / Secretary-General / Secrétaire général

MAUÉ Paul Georg (CH)

Stellvertretender Generalsekretär / Deputy Secretary General / Secrétaire général adjoint

SCHUFFENECKER Thierry (MC)

Schatzmeister / Treasurer / Trésorier

QUINTELIER Claude (BE)

Stellvertretender Schatzmeister / Deputy Treasurer / Trésorier adjoint

KANIA Frantisek (CZ)

Weitere Mitglieder des Vorstands / Further Board members / Autres membres du Bureau

BOGENSBERGER Burkhard (LI)

CECHVALOVÁ Dagmar (SK)

DARAKTSCHIEW Todor (BG)

DENERLEY Paul (GB)

DIRSCHERL Josef (DE)

DURAN-MOYA Luis-Alfonso (ES)

HARDARSON Gunnar Örn (IS)

INDAHL Peter (DK)

KUTSCH Bernd (LU)

LAVRINOVICS Edvards (LV)

LYNDON-STANFORD Edward (GB)

McCARTHY Denis (IE)

MACCHETTA Francesco (IT)

MACEK Gregor (SI)

MAIKOWSKI Michael (DE)

MARKIDES Hermione (CY)

NICOLAESCU Daniella (RO)

NORIN Klas (SE)

NUSS Laurent (FR)

PAPACONSTANTINOU Helen (GR)

PEREIRA DA CRUZ João (PT)

SARAP Margus (EE)

SCHWEINZER Friedrich (AT)

SZENTPÉTERI Ádám (HU)

TANGENA Tony (NL)

WILAMOWSKA-MARACEWICZ Elzbieta (PL)

ZABOLIENE Reda (LT)

epi-RATSMITGLIEDER /epi COUNCIL MEMBERS / MEMBRES DU CONSEIL DE L'epi

AT Österreich / Austria / Autriche

Freiberuflich Tätige / Private practice / Profession libérale

FORSTHUBER Martin

ISRAILOFF Peter

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

BARGER Werner

Anderweitig Tätige / Other capacity / Autre activité

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

SCHWEINZER Friedrich

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

LOIDL Manuela Bettina

HARRINGER Thomas

BE Belgien / Belgium / Belgique

Freiberuflich Tätige / Private practice / Profession libérale

VAN MALDEREN Joëlle

QUINTELIER Claude

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

LEHERTE Georges

DE CLERCQ Ann

Anderweitig Tätige / Other capacity / Autre activité

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

LEYDER Francis

DE CORTE Filip

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

VOORTMANS Gilbert

JACQUES Philippe

BG Bulgarien / Bulgaria / Bulgarie

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

BENATOV Emil Gabriel

DARAKTSCHIEW Todor

GEORGIEVA-TABAKOVA Milena

YANAKIEVA-ZLATAREVA Maria

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

GERMANOVA Vasya Ivanova

SHENTOVA Violeta

VINAROVA Emilia Zdravkova

STOYANOV Todor

CH Schweiz / Switzerland / Suisse

Freiberuflich Tätige / Private practice / Profession libérale

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

BRAUN André

SUTTER Kurt

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

LIEBETANZ Michael

MÜLLER Christoph

Anderweitig Tätige / Other capacity / Autre activité

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

MAUÉ Paul Georg

BERNHARDT Wolfgang

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

THOMSEN Peter

BLÖCHLE Hans

CY Zypern / Cyprus / Chypre

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

MARKIDES Hermione

THEODOULOU Christos A.

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

Keine/none/aucun

CZ Tschechische Republik / Czech Republic / République tchèque

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

KANIA Frantisek

GUTTMANN Michael

ZAK Vitezslav

HALAXOVA Eva

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

HAK Roman

HAINZ Miloslav

REZAC Petr

BURSIK Milan

DE Deutschland / Germany / Allemagne

Freiberuflich Tätige / Private practice / Profession libérale

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

HÖSSLE Markus

LEISSLER-GERSTL Gabriele

MAIKOWSKI Michael

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

BÖHM Brigitte

VON ROHR Hans Wilhelm

FLEUCHAUS Michael

Anderweitig Tätige / Other capacity / Autre activité

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

STEILING Lothar

DIRSCHERL Josef Franz-G.

LANGFINGER Klaus D.

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

ZACHARIAS Frank L.

AHRENS Thomas

VÖLGER Silke

DK Dänemark / Denmark / Danemark

Freiberuflich Tätige / Private practice / Profession libérale

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

SCHOUBOE Anne

INDAHL Peter Jensen

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

CHRISTIANSEN Ejvind

HØEIBERG Susanne

Anderweitig Tätige / Other capacity / Autre activité

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

JENSEN Bo Hammer

VAN DEN HAZEL Hendrik Bart

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

Keine/none/aucun

EE Estland / Estonia / Estonie

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

SARAP Margus

OSTRAT Jaak

URGAS Enn

NELSAS Tõnu

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

PIKKOR Riho

TOOME Jürgen

KOITEL Heinu

ES Spanien / Spain / Espagne

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

DURAN MOYA Luis-Alfonso

SUGRAÑES MOLINE Pedro

GIL-VEGA Victor

ARMIJO NAVARRO-REVERTER Enrique

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

CURELL AGUILÁ Marcelino

MORGADES Y MANONELLES Juan Antonio

SAEZ GRANERO Francisco-Javier

FI Finnland / Finland / Finlande

Freiberuflich Tätige / Private practice / Profession libérale

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

HONKASALO Marjut

SUOMINEN Kaisa

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

LANGENSKIÖLD Tord

WESTERHOLM Christian

Anderweitig Tätige / Other capacity / Autre activité

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

WECKMAN Arja

FINNILÄ Kim

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

VALKONEN Pekka

FR Frankreich / France / France

Freiberuflich Tätige / Private practice / Profession libérale

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

NUSS Laurent

CASALONGA Axel

CALLON DE LAMARCK Jean-Robert

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

LAGET Jean-Loup

MOUTARD Pascal

DAVID Daniel

Anderweitig Tätige / Other capacity / Autre activité

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

THERIAS Philippe

BAUVIR Jacques

LE VAGUERÈSE Sylvain

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

GENDRAUD Pierre

GB Vereinigtes Königreich / United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

MERCER Christopher Paul

LYNDON-STANFORD Edward

WRIGHT Simon Mark

JOHNSON Terence Leslie

BURT Roger J.

DENERLEY Paul James

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

POWELL Timothy John

GOWSHALL Jon

BROWN John David

BOFF James Charles

GRAY John

TOMBLING Adrian George

GR Griechenland / Greece / Grèce

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

PAPACONSTANTINOU Helen

YAZITZOGLOU Evagelia

KILIMIRIS Anastasios

BAKATSELOU Vassiliki

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

PATRINOS-KILIMIRIS Anna

ROUKOUNAS Dimitris

HU Ungarn / Hungary / Hongrie

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

SZENTPÉTERI Ádám

TÖRÖK Ferenc

LANTOS Mihály

KÖTELES Zoltán

Stellvertretende Mitglieder/Substitute members/Membres suppléants

PETHÖ Árpad

GÖDÖLLE István

KERESZTY Marcell

MÁRMAROSI Tamásné

IE Irland / Ireland / Irlande

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

CASEY Lindsay J.

McCARTHY Denis Alexis

BOYCE Conor

LANE Cathal Michael

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

O'NEILL Brian

LUCEY Michael

GORMAN Francis

McKEOWN Yvonne Mary

IS Island / Iceland / Islande

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

HARDARSSON Gunnar Örn

JONSSON Thorlakur

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

FRIDRIKSSON Einar

SIGURDARDOTTIR Ragnheidur

IT Italien / Italy / Italie

Freiberuflich Tätig / Private practice / Profession libérale

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

BOSOTTI Luciano

MODIANO Micaela Nadia

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

RAMBELLI Paolo

STAUB Gabriella

Anderweitig Tätige / Other capacity / Autre activité

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

MACCHETTA Francesco

COLUCCI Giuseppe

Stellvertretende Mitglieder/Substitute members/Membres suppléants

GUERCI Alessandro

TAGLIAFICO Giulia

LI Liechtenstein

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

BOGENSBERGER Burkhard

HARMANN Bernd-Günther

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

WILDI Roland

KAMINSKI Susanne

LT Litauen / Lithuania / Lituanie

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

KLIMAITIENÉ Otilija

JASON Marius

PETNIUNAITE Jurga

ZABOLIENE Reda

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

GERASIMOVIC Liudmila

KUCINSKAS Leonas

PAKENIENE Austa

BANATIENÉ Vitalija

LU Luxemburg / Luxembourg / Luxembourg

Freiberuflich Tätige / Private practice / Profession libérale

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

BEISSEL Jean

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

SCHMITT Armand

Anderweitig Tätige / Other capacity / Autre activité

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

KUTSCH Bernd

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

Keine/none /aucun

LV Lettland / Latvia / Lettonie

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

KUZJUKEVICA Lucija

LAVRINOVICS Edvards

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

KUMACEVA Sandra

FORTUNA Jevgenijs

MC Monaco

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

CURAU José

SCHUFFENECKER Thierry

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

Keine/none/aucun

NL Niederlande / Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

HOGENBIRK Marijke

TANGENA Antonius Gerardus

JORRITSMA Ruurd

KRAAK Hajo

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

STEENBEEK Leonardus Johannes

HATZMANN Martin

HUYGENS Arthur Victor

BARTELDS Erik

NO Norwegen / Norway / Norvège

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

HOFSETH Svein

REKDAL Dristine

BERG Per Geir

THRANE Dag

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

BERG André

ØSTENSEN Gunnar

MIDTTUN Gisle

ANDERSON Elin Synnøve

PL Polen / Poland / Pologne

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

KACPERSKI Andrzej

BESLER Marek

MALEWSKA Ewa

WILAMOWSKA-MARACEWICZ Elzbieta

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

SLOMINSKA-DZIUBEK Anna

HUDY Ludwik

SITKOWSKA Jadwiga

HAWRYLAK Jolanta

PT Portugal

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

PEREIRA DA CRUZ João

SAMPAIO José Eduardo de

FERREIRA MAGNO Fernando Antonio

ALVES MOREIRA Pedro

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

BESSA MONTEIRO César Manuel de

CRUZ Nuno Carlos

CARVALHO FRANCO Isabel

DIAS MACHADO António José

RO Rumänien / Romania / Roumanie

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

TEODORESCU Mihaela

ENESCU Lucian

NICOLAESCU Daniella Olga

OPROIU Margareta

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

FIERASCU Cosmina-Catrinel

TULUCA Doina

VASILESCU Raluca

POP Calin Radu

SE Schweden / Sweden / Suède

Freiberuflich Tätige / Private practice / Profession libérale

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

ESTREEN Lars

EKSTRÖM Nils

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

KARLSTRÖM Lennart

LINDBERG Berndt Åke

Anderweitig Tätige / Other capacity / Autre activité

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

NORIN Klas

SJÖGREN PAULSSON Stina

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

LINDEROTH Margareta

SKEPPSTEDT Anita

SI Slowenien / Slovenia / Slovénie

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

BORŠTAR Dušan

KUNIC Barbara

KRALJIC Janez

MACEK Gregor

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

GOLMAJER ZIMA Marjanca

KOSAK Alenka

REDENSEK Vladimira

VOJIR Andrej

SK Slowakei / Slovakia / Slovaquie

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

CECHVALOVA Dagmar

MAJLINGOVA Marta

NEUSCHL Vladimir

GUNIS Jaroslav

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

BADUROVÁ Katarina

HÖRMANN Tomas

KUBÍNYI Peter

TR Türkei / Turkey / Turquie

Ordentliche Mitglieder / Full members / Membres titulaires

ÇAYLI Hülya

DÜNDAR Kazim

ARKAN Selda Mine

YURTSEVEN M. Tuna

Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members / Membres suppléants

DERIS M.N. Aydin

YAVUZCAN Alev

DÜNDAR Tulin

ORTAN Ali Necip

 


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