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Citation: OJ EPO 2012, 452
Online publication date: 31.7.2013
REPRESENTATION

List of professional representatives before the EPO

CH — Schweiz / Switzerland / Suisse

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Kuzis, Adrian Victor (AU)

Alstom Technology Ltd

Brown Boveri Strasse 7

5401 BADEN

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Stona, Daniel (FR)

Rue de Monthoux, 55

1201 GENÈVE

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Hillebrand, Dirk (DE)

R. 154(1)

Novartis Pharma AG

Patent Department

4002 BASEL

DE — Deutschland / Germany / Allemagne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Arlt, Klaus (DE)

Am Hasenacker 13

Ortsteil Labbeck

47665 SONSBECK

Burda, Martin Robert (DE)

Neunkirchner Straße 18

81379 MÜNCHEN

Flossmann, Michael (DE)

Brecherspitzstraße 2

81541 MÜNCHEN

Galander, Marcus (DE)

Biotronik SE & Co. KG

Corporate Intellectual Properties

Woermannkehre 1

12359 BERLIN

Grosse, Hanns-Juergen (DE)

Stolmár Scheele & Partner

Blumenstraße 17

80331 MÜNCHEN

Herrmann, Eugen (DE)

Carl Zeiss AG

Patentabteilung

73446 OBERKOCHEN

Hoferer, Andreas (DE)

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG

Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz

Industriestraße 3

77815 BÜHL

Hübner, Bernhard (DE)

Elisenstraße 28

09111 CHEMNITZ

Klöcker, Thomas Johannes (DE)

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG

Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz

Industriestraße 3

77815 BÜHL

Kramer, Matthias (DE)

Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH

Königsallee 9-21

37081 GÖTTINGEN

Loritz, Rainer (DE)

Gottfried-Keller-Weg 16a

07751 JENA

Lübbe, Nils Oliver (DE)

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG

Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz

Industriestraße 3

77815 BÜHL

Maas, Florian (DE)

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG

Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz

Industriestraße 3

77815 BÜHL

Pott, Thomas (DE)

Bürgermeister-Seidl-Straße 11b

82515 WOLFRATSHAUSEN

Samson, Michael (DE)

Olympus Surgical Technologies

Europe

Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH

Rheinstraße 8

14513 TELTOW

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Berkenfeld, Helmut (DE)

R. 154(1)

An der Schanz 2

50735 KÖLN

Brose, Gerhard (DE)

R. 154(1)

Alcatel-Lucent

Intellectual Property & Standards

70430 STUTTGART

Hennig, Peter (DE)

R. 154(1)

Pfarrer-Krauss-Straße 80

56077 KOBLENZ

Kehl, Günther (DE)

R. 154(1)

Kehl, Ascherl, Liebhoff & Ettmayr

Patentanwälte

Friedrich-Herschel-Straße 9

81679 MÜNCHEN

Klemm, Rolf (DE)

cf. LU

Dennemeyer & Associates S.A.

Bavariastraße 7

80336 MÜNCHEN

Sturm, Hans Georg (DE)

R. 154(1)

Lessingstraße 10

82211 HERRSCHING

DK — Dänemark / Denmark / Danemark

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Bender, Mikkel (DK)

COPA

copenhagen patents

Gammel Kongevej 1

1610 COPENHAGEN V

Kirstejn, Nicka Nørlund (DK)

Zacco Denmark A/S

Hans Bekkevolds Allé 7

2900 HELLERUP

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Dam, Jens (DK)

R. 154(1)

Budde Schou A/S

Vester Søgade 10

1601 COPENHAGEN V

ES — Spanien / Spain / Espagne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Lopez-Carrasco Comajuncosas, Antonio (ES)

Torre Telefonica-Diagonal 00

Plaza Ernest Lluch i Martin, 5

08019 BARCELONA

FI — Finnland / Finland / Finlande

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Nykänen, Terhi Marjut (FI)

Meijalantie, 8

40420 JYSKÄ

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Gustafsson, Aulis Valdemar (FI)

R. 154(1)

AWEK Industrial Patents Ltd Oy

P.O. Box 230

00101 HELSINKI

FR — Frankreich / France / France

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Burtin, Jean-François (FR)

5 bis, rue Parmentier

92200 NEUILLY SUR SEINE

Dubreu, Sandrine (FR)

CEA Grenoble

Commissariat à l'énergie atomique

17, rue des Martyrs

38054 GRENOBLE CEDEX 09

Kitous, Simon (FR)

Novagraaf Technologies SA

122, rue Edouard Vaillant

92593 LEVALLOIS-PERRET CEDEX

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Bugnon-Hays, Claudine (FR)

R. 154(1)

22, rue du Général Foy

75008 PARIS

Ernst, Hubert (BE)

R. 154(1)

16/9, rue du Chevalier Français

59800 LILLE

Legendre, Gérard (FR)

R. 154(1)

5, square de l'Alboni

78150 LE CHESNAY

Pantanacce, Rodolphe (FR)

R. 154(1)

Dassault Systemes

9, quai Marcel Dassault

BP 310

92156 SURESNES CEDEX

GB — Vereinigtes Königreich / United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Arrowsmith, Peter Michael E. (GB)

Cleveland

10 Fetter Lane

LONDON EC4A 1BR

Bailey, Richard Alan (GB)

Marks & Clerk LLP

20 Imperial Square

CHELTENHAM GL50 1QZ

Bernard, Alan Peter (GB)

Cleveland

10 Fetter Lane

LONDON EC4A 1BR

Blower, Timothy John (GB)

IP-Active.com Ltd

The TechnoCentre

Coventry University Technology Park

Puma Way

COVENTRY CV1 2TT

Bradley, Adrian (GB)

Cleveland

10 Fetter Lane

LONDON EC4A 1BR

Brewer, Michael Robert (GB)

Marks & Clerk LLP

20 Imperial Square

CHELTENHAM GL50 1QZ

Brown, Fraser Gregory James (GB)

Cleveland

10 Fetter Lane

LONDON EC4A 1BR

Faulkner, Thomas John (GB)

Cleveland

10 Fetter Lane

LONDON EC4A 1BR

Lees, Kate Jane (GB)

Marks & Clerk LLP

20 Imperial Square

CHELTENHAM GL50 1QZ

Mannion, Sally Kim (GB)

Avidity IP Ltd

Merlin House

Falconry Court

Baker's Lane

EPPING, ESSEX CM16 5DQ

Mays, Julie (GB)

Venner Shipley LLP

200 Aldersgate

LONDON EC1A 4HD

O'Neill, Matthew Bryce (GB)

Mylan

Albany Gate

Darkes Lane

POTTERS BAR, HERTS EN6 1AG

Peel, James Peter (GB)

Barker Brettell LLP

10-12 Priests Bridge

Barnes

LONDON SW15 5JE

Perkins, Dawn Elizabeth (GB)

Marks & Clerk LLP

90 Long Acre

LONDON WC2E 9RA

Williams, Michael Ian (GB)

Cleveland

10 Fetter Lane

LONDON EC4A 1BR

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Kohler, Janet Wendy (GB)

R. 154(1)

4 Heathfield Place

Skircoat Green Road

HALIFAX HX3 0BX

HU — Ungarn / Hungary / Hongrie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Gasparcsné Kmethy, Boglárka (HU)

cf. Gasparicsné Kmethy, Boglárka (HU)

Gasparicsné Kmethy, Boglárka (HU)

Danubia

Patent & Law Office LLC

Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 16

1051 BUDAPEST

IT — Italien / Italy / Italie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Borsano, Corrado (IT)

Metroconsult S.r.l.

Foro Buonaparte, 51

20121 MILANO

LI — Liechtenstein / Liechtenstein / Liechtenstein

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Allwardt, Anke (DE)

Kaminski Harmann

Patentanwälte AG

Landstrasse 124

9490 VADUZ

Gyaja, Christoph Benjamin (DE)

Kaminski Harmann

Patentanwälte AG

Landstrasse 124

9490 VADUZ

Harmann, Bernd-Günther (DE)

Kaminski Harmann

Patentanwälte AG

Landstrasse 124

9490 VADUZ

Kaminski, Susanne (AT)

Kaminski Harmann

Patentanwälte AG

Landstrasse 124

9490 VADUZ

LU — Luxemburg / Luxembourg / Luxembourg

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Klemm, Rolf (DE)

cf. DE

Dennemeyer & Associates S.A.

55, rue des Bruyères

1274 HOWALD

NL — Niederlande / Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Aerts, Robert Jaap (NL)

Keygene N.V.

Agro Business Park 90

6708 PW WAGENINGEN

Hampton, Matthew John (GB)

Zacco Netherlands B.V.

Nachtwachtlaan 20

1058 EA AMSTERDAM

Klein, Bart (NL)

Abtswoude 19-B

2626 NC DELFT

van der Donk, Henricus Matheus (NL)

Octrooibureau Van der Lely N.V.

Weverskade 110

3147 PA MAASSLUIS

NO — Norwegen / Norway / Norvège

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Reiner, Per Jörgen (SE)

cf. SE

Onsagers AS

P.O. Box 1813 Vika

0123 OSLO

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Lous, Carsten (NO)

Stokke AS

Munkedamsveien 35

5th floor

0250 OSLO

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Roman Ekstedt, Måns (SE)

cf. SE

Zacco Norway AS

Haakon VII's gt. 2

P.O. Box 2003 Vika

0125 OSLO

PL — Polen / Poland / Pologne

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Czabajska, Katarzyna (PL)

Traset

Rzecznicy Patentowi Czabajska

Szczepaniak Sp. P.

Ul. Piecewska 27

80288 GDANSK

Czabajski, Jacek (PL)

Traset

Rzecznicy Patentowi Czabajska

Szczepaniak Sp. P.

Ul. Piecewska 27

80288 GDANSK

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Misztak, Irena (PL)

R. 154(1)

Patpol Ltd.

ul. Nowoursynowska 162 J

02-776 WARSZAWA

PT — Portugal / Portugal / Portugal

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Corte-Real Cruz, António (PT)

Simões, Garcia, Corte-Real

& Associados

Rua Castilho, 167 - 2.°

1070-050 LISBOA

Magalhães Simões, José Raúl (PT)

Simões, Garcia, Corte-Real

& Associados

Rua Castilho, 167 - 2.°

1070-050 LISBOA

Pereira Garcia, João Luís (PT)

Simões, Garcia, Corte-Real

& Associados

Rua Castilho, 167 - 2.°

1070-050 LISBOA

RO — Rumänien / Romania / Roumanie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Tuluca, F. Doina (RO)

Cabinet Doina Tuluca

Bd. Lacul Tei 56

Bl.19, sc.B, ap 52, sector 2

020392 BUCURESTI

SE — Schweden / Sweden / Suède

Eintragungen / Entries / Inscriptions

Roman Ekstedt, Måns (SE)

cf. NO

Nobel Biocare AB

P.O. Box 5190

402 26 GÖTEBORG

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Eriksson, Bengt Tomas (SE)

Kransell & Wennborg KB

P.O. Box 27834

115 93 STOCKHOLM

Jardle, Marie-Louise (SE)

Valea AB

Lindholmspiren 5

417 56 GÖTEBORG

Platt, Timothy Nathaniel (US)

IPQ IP Specialists AB

Mailbox 550

114 11 STOCKHOLM

Löschungen / Deletions / Radiations

Andersson, Per-Olof (SE)

R. 154(1)

Awapatent AB

P.O. Box 99

351 04 VÄXJÖ

Reiner, Per Jörgen (SE)

cf. NO

L-O Lundquist Patentbyrå AB

P.O. Box 80

651 03 KARLSTAD

TR — Türkei / Turkey / Turquie

Änderungen / Amendments / Modifications

Ergün, Mevci (TR)

Efor Patent Ltd.

Buyukdere Cad. 30/5

Mecidiyekoy

34394 ISTANBUL


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