ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Composition of the Administrative Council
Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at October 2008)
Präsident - Chairman - Président
Herr Roland GROSSENBACHER, Direktor, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum (CH)
Vizepräsident - Deputy Chairman - Vice-Président
M. Benoît BATTISTELLI, Directeur général, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (FR)
AT: Österreich - Austria - Autriche
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Herr Friedrich RÖDLER, Präsident, Österreichisches Patentamt
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Frau Elisabeth LAGER-SÜSS, Rechtsexpertin, Abteilung Internationale Beziehungen - IB, Österreichisches Patentamt
BE: Belgien - Belgium - Belgique
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
M. Robert GEURTS, Directeur général, Direction générale de la Régulation et de l'Organisation du Marché, Service Public Fédéral Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
M. Geoffrey BAILLEUX, Attaché, Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Direction générale de la Régulation et de l'Organisation du Marché, Service Public Fédéral Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie
BG: Bulgarien - Bulgaria - Bulgarie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Kostadin MANEV, President of the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Svetla YORDANOVA, Director, International Activity, Co-operation and Development Directorate, Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
CH: Schweiz - Switzerland - Suisse
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Herr Roland GROSSENBACHER, Direktor, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Herr Christian BOCK, Direktor, Bundesamt für Metrologie METAS
CY: Zypern - Cyprus - Chypre
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Spyros KOKKINOS, Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Stalo PAPAIOANNOU, Senior Officer of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism
CZ: Tschechische Republik - Czech Republic - République tchèque
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Karel ČADA, President of the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Josef KRATOCHVÍL, Deputy President of the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
DE: Deutschland - Germany - Allemagne
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Herr Raimund LUTZ, Präsident, Bundespatentgericht
Herr Jürgen SCHADE, Präsident, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA)
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Herr Wolfgang SCHMITT-WELLBROCK, Ministerialdirektor, Leiter der Abteilung Justizverwaltung, Bundesministerium der Justiz
DK: Dänemark - Denmark - Danemark
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Jesper KONGSTAD, Director General, Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Anne REJNHOLD-JØRGENSEN, Director, International Affairs, Danish Patent and Trademark Office
EE: Estland - Estonia - Estonie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Matti PÄTS, Director General, Estonian Patent Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Toomas LUMI, Deputy Director General, Estonian Patent Office
ES: Spanien - Spain - Espagne
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Alberto CASADO CERVIÑO, Director General, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Miguel Ángel GUTIÉRREZ CARBAJAL, Director Patents and Technological Information Department, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
FI: Finnland - Finland - Finlande
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Martti ENÄJÄRVI, President, National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Pekka LAUNIS, Vice-President, National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
FR: Frankreich - France
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
M. Benoît BATTISTELLI, Directeur général, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
M. Fabrice CLAIREAU, Directeur des Affaires juridiques et internationales, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle
GB: Vereinigtes Königreich - United Kingdom - Royaume-Uni
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Ian FLETCHER, Chief Executive, Comptroller General, UK Intellectual Property Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Sean DENNEHEY, Assistant Comptroller and Director of Patents, UK Intellectual Property Office
GR: Ellas
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Athanassios KAISSIS, Chairman of the Administrative Council, Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Serafeim STASINOS, Director General, Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)
HR: Kroatien - Croatia - Croatie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Željko TOPIĆ, Director General, State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Ljiljana KUTEROVAC, Deputy Director General, State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia
HU: Ungarn - Hungary - Hongrie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Miklós BENDZSEL, President, Hungarian Patent Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Mihály FICSOR, Vice-President for Legal Affairs, Hungarian Patent Office
IE: Irland - Ireland - Irlande
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Eamonn LAIRD, Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Irish Patents Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Imelda HARDIMAN, Assistant Principal, Intellectual Property Unit, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
IS: Island - Iceland - Islande
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Ásta VALDIMARSDÓTTIR, Director General, Icelandic Patent Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Elín R. JÓNSDÓTTIR, Head of Patent Division, Icelandic Patent Office
IT: Italien - Italy - Italie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr. Mauro MASI, Delegate for Intellectual Property, Directorate General for Economic Co-operation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mme Maria Ludovica AGRÒ, Directrice, Office italien des brevets et des marques, Ministère de l'Industrie
LI: Liechtenstein
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Frau Esther SCHINDLER, Diplomatische Mitarbeiterin, Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
N.N.
LT: Litauen - Lithuania - Lituanie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Rimvydas NAUJOKAS, Director of the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Žilvinas DANYS, Justice Attaché, Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union
LU: Luxemburg - Luxembourg
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
M. Lex KAUFHOLD, Conseiller de direction 1ère classe, Chargé de direction, Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Economie et du Commerce extérieur
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
M. Claude SAHL, Chef du secteur " Législation ", Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Economie et du Commerce extérieur
LV: Lettland - Latvia - Lettonie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Zigrids AUMEISTERS, Director, Latvian Patent Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Guntis RAMĀNS, Deputy Director, Director of the Department of the Examination of Inventions, Latvian Patent Office
MC: Monaco
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
M. Bernard FRASCARI, Adjoint au Directeur, Direction de l'Expansion Economique
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
M. Jean-Pierre SANTOS, Chef de section, Direction de l'Expansion Economique, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle
MT: Malta - Malte
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Godwin WARR, Director General Commerce Division, Comptroller of Industrial Property, Ministry for Competitiveness and Communications
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Michelle BONELLO, Director Intellectual Property Registrations, Industrial Property Registration Directorate
NL: Niederlande - Netherlands - Pays-Bas
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Guus BROESTERHUIZEN, President, Netherlands Patent Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Paul VAN BEUKERING, Unit Manager Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economic Affairs
NO: Norwegen - Norway - Norvège
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Jørgen SMITH, Director General, Norwegian Industrial Property Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Bjarne KVAM, Director Patent Department, Norwegian Industrial Property Office
PL: Polen - Poland - Pologne
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Alicja ADAMCZAK, President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Ewa NIZIŃSKA MATYSIAK, Director of the Cabinet of the President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
PT: Portugal
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr António CAMPINOS, President of INPI Directive Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr João NEGRÃO, Director of International Relations and Promotion of Innovation, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
RO: Rumänien - Romania - Roumanie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Gábor VARGA, Director General, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM)
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Alexandru Cristian ŞTRENC, Deputy Director General, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM)
SE: Schweden - Sweden - Suède
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Susanne ÅS SIVBORG, Director General, Swedish Patent and Registration Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Lars BJÖRKLUND, Deputy Director General, Swedish Patent and Registration Office
SI: Slowenien - Slovenia - Slovénie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Biserka STREL, Director, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Mojca PEČAR, Head of the Legal Department, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
SK: Slowakei - Slovakia - Slovaquie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Ms Darina KYLIÁNOVÁ, President of the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Ms Lukrécia MARČOKOVÁ, Directress of the Patent Department of the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
TR: Türkei - Turkey - Turquie
Vertreter/Representative/Représentant:
Mr Yusuf BALCI, Undersecretary, Ministry of Industry and Trade
Stellvertreter/Alternate representative/Suppléant:
Mr Yüksel BIRINCI, Acting President, Turkish Patent Institute