ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at June 2016)
| Chairman | Deputy Chairman |
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Mr Jesper Kongstad, Director General, Danish Patent and Trademark Office |
Mr Miklós Bendzsel, President, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office |
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| Member state | Representative | Alternate representative |
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AL |
Albania |
Mr Elvin Lako, General Director, General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks |
Ms Elvanda Mece, Director of Examination Coordination and Training, General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks |
AT |
Austria |
Frau Mariana Karepova, Präsidentin, Österreichisches Patentamt |
Frau Andrea Scheichl, Vizepräsidentin, Österreichisches Patentamt |
BE |
Belgium |
M. Jérôme Debrulle, Conseiller général, Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Service Public Fédéral Économie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Énergie |
M. Geoffrey Bailleux, Conseiller, Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Service Public Fédéral Économie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Énergie |
BG |
Bulgaria |
Mr Kamen Veselinov, President, Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria |
Ms Olya Dimitrova, Director, Inventions and Industrial Designs Directorate, Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria |
CH |
Switzerland |
Herr Roland Grossenbacher, Vertreter der Schweiz im Verwaltungsrat der EPO, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum |
Herr Alban Fischer, Vizedirektor und Leiter der Patentabteilung, IGE, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum |
CY |
Cyprus |
Mr Spyros Kokkinos, Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry & Tourism |
Ms Stalo Papaioannou, Senior Officer of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry & Tourism |
CZ |
Czech Republic |
Mr Josef Kratochvíl, President, Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic |
Ms Svĕtlana Kopecká, Director of the International Department, Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic |
DE |
Germany |
Herr Christoph Ernst, Ministerialdirigent, Bundesministerium der Justiz |
Frau Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer, Präsidentin, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt |
DK |
Denmark |
Mr Jesper Kongstad, Director General, Danish Patent and Trademark Office |
Ms Anne Rejnhold Jørgensen, Director, Policy & Legal Affairs, Danish Patent and Trademark Office |
EE |
Estonia |
Mr Margus Viher, Director General, Estonian Patent Office |
Ms Elle Mardo, Head of the Patent Department, Estonian Patent Office |
ES |
Spain |
Ms Patricia García-Escudero Márquez, Director General, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office |
Mr Pedro Cartagena Abella, Senior Adviser, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office |
FI |
Finland |
Ms Rauni Hagman, Director General, Finnish Patent and Registration Office |
Mr Jorma Hanski, Director, Patents and Innovations Line, Finnish Patent and Registration Office |
FR |
France |
M. Yves Lapierre, Directeur général, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI) |
M. Philippe Cadre, Directeur des brevets, des marques et des dessins et modèles, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI) |
GB |
United Kingdom |
Mr John Alty, Chief Executive and Comptroller General, Intellectual Property Office |
Mr Sean Dennehey, Deputy Chief Executive, Intellectual Property Office |
GR |
Ellas |
Mr Ioannis Kaplanis, Director General, Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) |
Mr Ioannis Boumparis, Deputy Director General, Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) |
HR |
Croatia |
Ms Ljiljana Kuterovac, Director General, State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia |
Ms Ana Rački Marinković, Deputy Director General, State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia |
HU |
Hungary |
Mr Miklós Bendzsel, President, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office |
Mr Mihály Ficsor, Vice-President, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office |
IE |
Ireland |
Mr Gerard Barrett, Controller, Irish Patents Office |
N.N. |
IS |
Iceland |
Ms Borghildur Erlingsdóttir, Director General, Icelandic Patent Office |
Ms Elfa Íshólm Ólafsdóttir, Head of Finance and Operation Division, Icelandic Patent Office |
IT |
Italy |
Mr Mauro Masi, Delegate for Intellectual Property, Directorate General for Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Ms Loredana Gulino, Director General, General Directorate for the fight against counterfeiting - Italian Patent and Trademark Office, Ministry for Economic Development |
LI |
Liechtenstein |
Frau Isabel Frommelt-Gottschald, Botschaftsrätin, Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten |
Frau Esther Schindler, Diplomatische Mitarbeiterin, Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten |
LT |
Lithuania |
Mr Arūnas Želvys, Director, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania |
Mr Žilvinas Danys, Deputy Director, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania |
LU |
Luxembourg |
M. Lex Kaufhold, Conseiller de direction 1ère classe, Chargé de direction, Office de la propriété intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Économie et du Commerce extérieur |
M. Claude Sahl, Chef du secteur "Législation", Office de la propriété intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Économie et du Commerce extérieur |
LV |
Latvia |
Mr Sandris Laganovskis, Director, Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia |
Mr Guntis Ramāns, Director of the Department of Examination of Inventions, Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia |
MC |
Monaco |
M. Thomas Lantheaume, Directeur Adjoint, Direction de l'Expansion Économique |
M. Jean-Pierre Santos, Chef de Division, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Direction de l'Expansion Économique |
MK |
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
Mr Safet Emruli, Director, State Office of Industrial Property |
Mr Jetmir Shabani, Head of Patent Section, State Office of Industrial Property |
MT |
Malta |
Mr Godwin Warr, Director General, Commerce Department, Comptroller of Industrial Property, Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business |
Ms Michelle Bonello, Director, Industrial Property Registrations, Commerce Department, Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business |
NL |
Netherlands |
Mr Derk-Jan De Groot, Director, Netherlands Patent Office |
Mr Paul Van Beukering, Unit Manager, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
NO |
Norway |
Mr Per A. Foss, Director General, Norwegian Industrial Property Office |
Mr Jostein Sandvik, Director, Legal and International Affairs, Norwegian Industrial Property Office |
PL |
Poland |
Ms Alicja Adamczak, President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland |
Ms Ewa Nizińska Matysiak, Director of the Cabinet of the President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland |
PT |
Portugal |
Ms Maria Leonor Mendes da Trindade, President of the Directive Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) |
Mr Marco Dinis, Member of the Directive Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) |
RO |
Romania |
Ms Bucura Ionescu, Director General, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks |
Mr Bogdan Geavela, Expert, International Cooperation Bureau, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks |
RS |
Serbia |
Mr Vladimir Marić, Acting Director, Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia |
Ms Mirjana Jelić, Assistant Director of the Patent Sector, Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia |
SE |
Sweden |
Ms Susanne Ås Sivborg, Director General, Swedish Patent and Registration Office |
Ms Karin Bergh, Chief Legal Counsel, Swedish Patent and Registration Office |
SI |
Slovenia |
Mr Vojko Toman, Acting Director, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office |
Ms Helena Zalaznik, Head of Patent Department, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office |
SK |
Slovakia |
Mr Ľuboš Knoth, President, Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic |
Ms Lukrécia Marčoková, Directress, Patent Department, Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic |
SM |
San Marino |
Ms Silvia Rossi, Director, State Office for Patents and Trademarks |
Mr Bruno Cinquantini, Advisor, Secretariat of State for Industry, Handicraft and Commerce, State Office for Patents and Trademarks |
TR |
Turkey |
Mr Habip Asan, President, Turkish Patent Institute |
Mr Ibrahim Yaşar, Vice President, Turkish Patent Institute |