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Citation: OJ EPO 2017, A9
Online publication date: 31.1.2017
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Representation

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office1

Contracting state

AT

Austria

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Harms, Dirk (AT)

Häupl & Ellmeyer KG

Patentanwalts­kanzlei

Durisolstraße 7/80

4600 WELS

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Krause, Peter (AT)

R. 154(2)(a)

Sagerbachgasse 7

2500 BADEN

 

 

 

BE

Belgium

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Shamuilia, Sheron (BE)

Deloitte Belastingconsulenten

Berkenlaan 8B

1831 DIEGEM

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Butaye, Nicolas (BE)

Clos des Douces Arcades, 4

7190 ÉCAUSSINNES

Eeckhaoudt, Sabine Maria A. (BE)

Eeckhaoudt IP bvba

Gloxiniastraat 28

9940 EVERGEM

 

 

CH

Switzerland

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Poredda, Andreas (DE)

cf. DE

F. Hoffmann - La Roche AG

Group Patents

Grenzacherstrasse 124

4070 BASEL

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Bödecker, Mirko (DE)

Schneider Feldmann AG

Patent- und Markenanwälte

Postfach

Beethovenstrasse 49

8027 ZÜRICH

Coletti, Raimondo (IT)

PGA S.p.A. Milano

Succursale di Lugano

Via Castagnola, 21C

6900 LUGANO

Feldmann, Clarence Paul (CH)

Schneider Feldmann AG

Patent- und Markenanwälte

Postfach

Beethovenstrasse 49

8027 ZÜRICH

 

Galassi, Alessandro (IT)

PGA S.p.A. Milano

Succursale di Lugano

Via Castagnola, 21C

6900 LUGANO

Haefele Racin, Thomas (CH)

Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH

Elisabethenstrasse 15

4051 BASEL

Hasler, David (CH)

Bobst Mex SA

Route de Faraz 3

1031 MEX

 

Kälin, Moritz Andreas (CH)

CMS Rentsch Kaelin AG

Rechtsanwälte und Patentanwälte

Dreikönigstrasse 7

8002 ZÜRICH

Meyer, Bruno (CH)

Schneider Feldmann AG

Patent- und Markenanwälte

Postfach

Beethovenstrasse 49

8027 ZÜRICH

Parrini, Lorenzo (IT)

Flisom AG

Ueberlandstrasse 129

8600 DÜBENDORF

 

Zwick, Evelyn (CH)

Schneider Feldmann AG

Patent- und Markenanwälte

Postfach

Beethovenstrasse 49

8027 ZÜRICH

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Couillard, Yann Luc Raymond (FR)

cf. FR

ICB

Ingénieurs Conseils en Brevets SA

Faubourg de l'Hôpital 3

2001 NEUCHÂTEL

Tolan, Olivia (US)

cf. SE

Syngenta International AG

Intellectual Property Department

Schwarzwaldallee 215

4058 BASEL

 

 

CZ

Czech Republic

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Kratochvíl, Václav (CZ)

Husnikova 2086/22

158 00 PRAHA 13

 

 

 

DE

Germany

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Jacobs, Arne (DE)

Siemens AG

Corporate Intellectual Property

San-Carlos-Straße 7

91058 ERLANGEN

Mai, Marit (DE)

Evonik Industries AG

PC 335

Rodenbacher Chaussee 4

63457 HANAU

Weisgerber, Bernadette Maria (DE)

thyssenkrupp Intellectual Property GmbH

ThyssenKrupp Allee 1

45143 ESSEN

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Achten, Birte (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Bailly, Peter (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Bayerl, Martin (DE)

Olympiastraße 6A

85622 FELDKIRCHEN

 

Bramer-Weger, Elmar (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Derlin, Stefanie (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Ederer, Thomas Josef (DE)

Angerstraße 10a

85354 FREISING

 

Flock, Angelika Marie (DE)

BIP Patents

c/o Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH

Alfred-Nobel-Straße 10

40789 MONHEIM AM RHEIN

Früh, Johanna (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Fuchs, Sebastian (DE)

Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH

Staffelseestraße 2

81477 MÜNCHEN

 

Girodo, Marco (DE)

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Dr.-Jürgen-Ulderup-Straße 7

32351 STEMWEDE

Gödden, Oliver (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Hamann, Arndt (DE)

Beller Hecke 43

41199 MÖNCHENGLADBACH

 

Hirsch, Uwe Thomas M.H. (DE)

IPG - Inter Partes Griesheim

Sterngasse 149

64347 GRIESHEIM

Huber, Meik (DE)

Bizerba SE & Co. KG

PF 18/1

Wilhelm-Kraut-Straße 65

72336 BALINGEN

Joschek, Katrin (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

 

Klimiuk, Meike (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Knoblauch, Andreas (DE)

Patentanwälte Dr. Knoblauch PartGmbB

Reuterweg 51.-53

60323 FRANKFURT AM MAIN

Kuhn, Tobias (DE)

cf. Kuhn-Ullrich, Tobias (DE)

 

Kuhn-Ullrich, Tobias (DE)

Roche Diabetes Care GmbH

Sandhofer Straße 116

68305 MANNHEIM

Liedhegener, Ralf (DE)

Adient Components Ltd. & Co.KG

Hertelsbrunnenring 2

67657 KAISERSLAUTERN

Lotze, Rüdiger (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

 

Marx, Thomas (DE)

Löwenstein Medical Technology

GmbH + Co. KG

Kronsaalsweg 40

22525 HAMBURG

Mattausch, Klaus (DE)

Carl Freudenberg KG

Höhnerweg 2-4

69469 WEINHEIM

Müller, Veronika (DE)

Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner

Patentanwälte mbB

Nymphenburger Straße 4

80335 MÜNCHEN

 

Nohr, Guido (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Ripper, Monika Sigrid (DE)

Carl Freudenberg KG

Höhnerweg 2-4

69469 WEINHEIM

Rossmanith, Manfred (DE)

Bräutigamsweg 5

30974 WENNIGSEN

 

Schneider, Michael (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Schröder, Marcus (DE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Thies, Stephan (DE)

Continental Automotive GmbH

Intellectual Property

Sodener Straße 9

65824 SCHWALBACH AM TAUNUS

 

Völger, Karl Wolfgang (DE)

Groß-Gerauer Weg 55

64295 DARMSTADT

Voortmans, Gilbert J.L. (BE)

Covestro AG

COV-CFO-LIPC-IPR

Building 4825

51365 LEVERKUSEN

Zehetner, Andrea Christine (AT)

Meinken Zehetner Patentanwälte

Minoritenstraße 9

52062 AACHEN

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Kötter, Thomas (DE)

R. 154(2)(a)

Witte, Weller & Partner

Patentanwälte mbB

Phoenixbau

Königstraße 5

70173 STUTTGART

Poredda, Andreas (DE)

cf. CH

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Patent Department

Sandhofer Straße 116

68305 MANNHEIM

 

 

ES

Spain

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Ansoategui Oruna, Mireia (ES)

Galbaian S.Coop.

Polo de Innovación Garaia

Goiru Kalea 1 - P.O. Box 213

20500 ARRASATE-MONDRAGÓN (GIPUZKOA)

Holt, Daniel Richard (GB)

cf. GB

Hewlett Packard Servicios Espana S.L.

Vicente Alexandre, 1

Parque Empresarial la Rozas

38232 LA ROZAS, MADRID

Redondo Palomo, María del Carmen (ES)

Silex IP

Velázquez 109, 2º D

28006 MADRID

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Urizar Anasagasti, José Antonio (ES)

PTW International Inc.

Avenida de Europa 18A

28224 POZUELO DE ALARCÓN, MADRID

 

 

 

FI

Finland

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Kupiainen, Juhani Kalervo (FI)

Heinonen & Co

Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd

Fabianinkatu 29 B

00100 HELSINKI

 

 

 

FR

France

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Couillard, Yann Luc Raymond (FR)

cf. CH

LLR

11, boulevard de Sébastopol

75001 PARIS

Delagrée, Aurélien Cédric Laurent (FR)

Cabinet Plasseraud

66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin

75440 PARIS CEDEX 09

Fassio, Valeria (IT)

cf. IT

Cabinet Lavoix

2, place d'Estienne d'Orves

75441 PARIS CEDEX 09

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Audusseau, Magaly (FR)

cf. Audusseau-Girardeau, Magaly (FR)

Audusseau-Girardeau, Magaly (FR)

Cabinet Girardeau

1, rue des Terres Blanches

78570 ANDRESY

Pertays, Karine (FR)

IP Trust

2, rue de Clichy

75009 PARIS

 

Rançon, Xavier Lucien Abel (FR)

Evertree

Tour Montparnasse

33, avenue du Maine

75755 PARIS CEDEX 15

Tuffreau, Charles (FR)

Bird & Bird AARPI

Centre d'Affaires Edouard VII

3, square Edouard VII

75009 PARIS

 

 

GB

United Kingdom

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Mitchell, Simon James (GB)

Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP

The Podium

1 Eversholt Street

LONDON NW1 2DN

Ozcan, Koray (GB/TR)

Nokia Technologies UK Limited

125 Finsbury Pavement

LONDON EC2A 1NQ

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Barnes, Philip Michael (GB)

IP Asset Partnership Limited

Prama House

267 Banbury Road

OXFORD OX2 7HT

Dykes, Gregory (GB)

Haseltine Lake LLP

Redcliff Quay

120 Redcliff Street

BRISTOL BS1 6HU

Kim, Young In Timothy (GB)

GlaxoSmithKline

Global Patents

GSK House (CN9.25.1)

980 Great West Road

BRENTFORD

MIDDLESEX TW8 9GS

 

Murley, Darren Thomas (GB)

Glory Global Solutions

Infinity View

1 Hazelwood, Lime Tree Way

Chineham

BASINGSTOKE

HAMPSHIRE RG24 8WZ

Nytko-Lutz, Emily Anne (GB/US)

Gill Jennings & Every LLP

The Broadgate Tower

20 Primrose Street

LONDON EC2A 2ES

Olbrich, Thomas (DE)

Murgitroyd & Company

Scotland House

165-169 Scotland Street

GLASGOW G5 8PL

 

Park, Mina (GB)

D Young & Co LLP

120 Holborn

LONDON EC1N 2DY

Perkins, Dawn Elizabeth (GB)

Canon Europe Ltd

Patent Department

3, The Square

Stockley Park

UXBRIDGE UB11 1ET

Scullion, Juliet Patricia (GB)

Affiliate IP

31 Southampton Row

LONDON WC1B 5HJ

 

Smith, Mark David (GB)

Kilburn & Strode LLP

20 Red Lion Street

LONDON WC1R 4PJ

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Holt, Daniel Richard (GB)

cf. ES

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Group

Cain Road

BRACKNELL, BERKS. RG12 1HN

Want, Clifford James (GB)

R. 154(1)

HGF Limited

140 London Wall

LONDON EC2Y 5DN

 

 

IS

Iceland

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Reynaldsson, Gudmundur (IS)

Marel Iceland

Austurhraun 9

210 GARDABAER

 

 

 

IT

Italy

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Fassio, Valeria (IT)

cf. FR

Metroconsult S.r.l.

Via Sestriere 100

10060 NONE (TO)

 

 

 

LI

Liechtenstein

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Duveneck, Gert L. (DE)

Schlossstrasse 13

9497 TRIESENBERG

 

 

 

NL

Netherlands

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Delamarre, Soazig Claude Marie (FR)

DSM Intellectual Property

Poststraat 1

6135 KR SITTARD

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Rovers, Arnoldina M. A. (NL)

Avantium Support B.V.

Zekeringstraat 29

1014 BV AMSTERDAM

Wensvoort, Gert (NL)

Uit de Krempe IP BV

Hoge Linthorst 1

7958 NZ KOEKANGE

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Klasen, Thomas James (BE)

R. 154(1)

V.O.

Pettelaarpark 106

5216 PR 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH

 

 

 

PL

Poland

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Włazlo, Andrzej (PL)

R. 154(2)(a)

ZELPAT Kancelaria Patentowa Andrzej Włazlo

ul. Iranka-Osmeckiego 49/58

35-506 RZESZÓW

 

 

 

PT

Portugal

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Oliveira Lourenço, Nuno Miguel (PT)

DNA Cascais

Rua Cruz de Popa

2645-449 CASCAIS

 

 

 

SE

Sweden

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Engman, Eva Jessica (SE)

Zacco Sweden AB

Mobilvägen 10

223 62 LUND

Sauer, Martin (SE)

Bergenstråhle & Partners Stockholm AB

P.O. Box 17704

118 93 STOCKHOLM

Tolan, Olivia (US)

cf. BE

Uppsala Universitet

UU Innovation

Uppsala Science Park

751 83 UPPSALA

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Estreen, Lars J.F. (SE)

Bergenstråhle & Partners Stockholm AB

P.O. Box 17704

118 93 STOCKHOLM

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Sundell, Håkan Oskar Anders (SE)

R. 154(1)

AB Tetra Pak

Ruben Rausings gata

221 86 LUND

 

 

 

 

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