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Citation: OJ EPO 2023, A61
Online publication date: 30.6.2023
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Representation

List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office1

Contracting state

AT

Austria

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Melcher, Michaela-Christina (AT)

cf. DE

Novo Nordisk Pharma GmbH

Donau-City-Straße 7

1220 WIEN

 

 

 

BE

Belgium

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Corradini, Lorenzo (IT)

cf. IT

Flooring Industries Limited, SARL

Patent department

Ooigemstraat 3

8710 WIELSBEKE

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Bottura, Giorgio (IT)

Materialise NV

Technologielaan 15

3001 LEUVEN

Pieters, Dirk Paul Oscar (BE)

IP Hills NV

Hubert Frère-Orbanlaan 329

9000 GENT

Vande Ginste, Kristof Omer (BE)

Brantsandpatents bv

Pauline Van Pottelsberghelaan 24

9051 GENT

 

BG

Bulgaria

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Daraktschiew, Todor Dotschew (BG)

R. 154(2)(a)

Ofeibea Patent

Busludsha Street 64

P.O. Box 26

1463 SOFIA

 

 

 

CH

Switzerland

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Goulette, Ludivine (FR)

cf. FR

SHL Medical AG

Gubelstrasse 22

6300 ZUG

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Corticchiato, Olivier (FR)

Chemin des Novalles, 11

1807 BLONAY

Di Fiore, Christian (IT)

Modiano & Partners

Via E. Bossi 1

6900 LUGANO

Grimaldo, Andrea (IT)

Modiano & Partners

Via E. Bossi 1

6900 LUGANO

 

Modiano, Gabriella Diana (IT)

Modiano & Partners

Via E. Bossi 1

6900 LUGANO

Pasquino, Fabio (IT)

Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.

Avenue Nestlé 55

1800 VEVEY

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Gribel, Hans Christian (SE)

cf. SE

Gempenstrasse 64

4053 BASEL

Seiberle, Hubert (DE)

cf. DE

Rolic Technologies Ltd.

Gewerbestrasse 18

4123 ALLSCHWIL

 

 

DE

Germany

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Grosse, Hanns-Juergen (DE)

cf. GB

D Young & Co LLP

Rosental 4

80331 MÜNCHEN

Knecht, Manuela Alexandra (DE)

Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler,

Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB

Patentanwälte

Radlkoferstraße 2

81373 MÜNCHEN

Seiberle, Hubert (DE)

cf. CH

Bodenseestraße 1

79576 WEIL AM RHEIN

 

Stolberg-Stolberg, Johannes (DE)

Erzgießereistraße 23

80335 MÜNCHEN

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Aulich, Dennis Marc (DE)

Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG

SE I IM IP CSP

Nonnendammallee 101

13629 BERLIN

Biagini, Giuditta (IT)

Kador & Partner Part mbB

Corneliusstraße 15

80469 MÜNCHEN

Born, Ulrike (DE)

Vitesco Technologies GmbH

Haus D

Landsberger Straße 187

80687 MÜNCHEN

 

Boukis, Andreas (DE)

Fritz-Erler-Straße 9

76133 KARLSRUHE

Breitenstein, Tilman (DE)

Scalable IP

Mergelgasse 4

40591 DÜSSELDORF

Brückner, Ingo Andreas (DE)

Mercedes-Benz

Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG

063 - H512

70546 STUTTGART

 

Bürck, Moritz (DE)

Hernandez IP

Ludwig-Ganghofer-Straße 42

82031 GRÜNWALD

Gerding-Reimers, Claas (DE)

BSN medical GmbH

Schützenstraße 1-3

22761 HAMBURG

Greier, Markus (DE)

Vitesco Technologies GmbH

Haus D

Landsberger Straße 187

80687 MÜNCHEN

 

Harbach, Thomas (DE)

Scheidertalstraße 39

65326 AARBERGEN

Jordan, Lisa-Marie (DE)

Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH

Binger Straße 173

55216 INGELHEIM AM RHEIN

Lieb, Fabian (DE)

Plasseraud IP

Design Offices-Campus Königsplatz

Briennerstraße 45 a-d

80333 MÜNCHEN

 

Lödige, Melanie (DE)

Patentanwalts­kanzlei Lödige

Straße nach Fichtenwalde 6

14547 BEELITZ-HEILSTÄTTEN

Metten, Karl-Heinz (DE)

Boehmert & Boehmert

Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB

Feldbergstraße 35

60323 FRANKFURT AM MAIN

Miao, Tianhao (CN)

Winter, Brandl Partnerschaft mbB

Patentanwälte

Bavariaring 10

80336 MÜNCHEN

 

Pfalzer, Peter (DE)

Vitesco Technologies GmbH

Haus D

Landsberger Straße 187

80687 MÜNCHEN

Reiter, Manuel (DE)

Sandoz International GmbH

Industriestraße 25

83607 HOLZKIRCHEN

Schairer, Oliver (DE)

cf. Schairer, Oliver Michael (DE)

 

Schairer, Oliver Michael (DE)

Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler

Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB

Patentanwälte

Radlkoferstraße 2

81373 MÜNCHEN

Schmidt, Oliver Jürgen (DE)

Endress & Hauser Group Services (Deutschland)

AG & Co. KG

Colmarer Straße 6

79576 WEIL AM RHEIN

Sommer, Jan Christoph (DE)

Vitesco Technologies GmbH

Haus D

Landsberger Straße 187

80687 MÜNCHEN

 

Sponfeldner, Thomas (DE)

Vitesco Technologies GmbH

Haus D

Landsberger Straße 187

80687 MÜNCHEN

Stolch-Freund, Lukas Thomas (DE)

Helsing Germany GmbH

Mühldorfstraße 8

81671 MÜNCHEN

Thiele, Holger (DE)

dormakaba International Holding GmbH

Dorma Platz 1

58256 ENNEPETAL

 

Tischler, Silvia (DE)

Vitesco Technologies GmbH

Haus D

Landsberger Straße 187

80687 MÜNCHEN

Waldmann, Georg Alexander (DE)

Vitesco Technologies GmbH

Haus D

Landsberger Straße 187

80687 MÜNCHEN

Zhang, Guangyu (DE)

Vitesco Technologies GmbH

Haus D

Landsberger Straße 187

80687 MÜNCHEN

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Fitzner, Ansgar (DE)

cf. DK

Tesa SE

Hugo-Kirchberg-Straße 1

22848 NORDERSTEDT

Melcher, Michaela-Christina (AT)

cf. AT

Merck KGaA

Patents & Scientific Services

Post code: F128/103

Frankfurter Straße 250

64293 DARMSTADT

 

 

DK

Denmark

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Fitzner, Ansgar (DE)

cf. DE

Novo Nordisk A/S

Corporate Patents

Novo Allé

2880 BAGSVÆRD

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Thorsen, Peter Anker (DK)

Seaborg

Titangade 11

2200 KØBENHAVN

 

 

 

EE

Estonia

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Juntunen, Anne Kaarina (FI)

cf. FI

Ancann OÜ

Raba 19A

80041 PÄRNU

 

 

 

FI

Finland

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Juntunen, Anne Kaarina (FI)

cf. EE

Riekontie 10B

2700 KAUNIAINEN

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Aromaa, Sami Rainer (FI)

Nokia Technologies Oy

Kaapelitie 4

90620 OULU

Zitting, Simo Juhana (FI)

Primrose Oy

Unioninkatu 24

00130 HELSINKI

 

 

FR

France

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Dupuy, Stéphanie (FR)

Cabinet Laurent et Charras

"Le Contemporain"

50, chemin de la Bruyère

69574 DARDILLY CEDEX

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Ammoura, Lamia (FR)

Cabinet Camus Lebkiri

25, rue de Maubeuge

75009 PARIS

Hamann, Jean-Christophe (FR)

H&I Partners France

25, allée cavalière

44500 LA BAULE ESCOUBLAC

Lavialle, Bruno François Stéphane (FR)

Cabinet Boettcher

5, rue de Vienne

75008 PARIS

 

Pellegrini, Marie Claude (FR)

WR Europe SNC

7, rue Meyerbeer

75009 PARIS

 

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Goulette, Ludivine (FR)

cf. CH

La Franaise des Jeux

4-7 quai du Point du Jour

92100 BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT

 

 

 

GB

United Kingdom

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Gómez Gil, Leticia (ES)

cf. NL

AstraZeneca Intellectual Property

Eastbrook House

Shaftesbury Road

CAMBRIDGE CB2 8BF

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Agbanoma, Gideon (GB)

AstraZeneca

Eastbrook House

Shaftesbury Road

CAMBRIDGE CB2 8DU

Birtle, Zoë Elizabeth (GB)

Script IP Limited

Suite J

Anchor House

School Close, Chandlers Ford

EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE SO53 4DY

Böhles, Elena (IT)

Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited

120 Moorgate

LONDON EC2M 6UR

 

Carobene, Simon (GB)

Dyson Technology Limited

Tetbury Hill

MALMESBURY, WILTSHIRE SN16 0RP

Coghlan, Judith Elizabeth Kensy (GB)

Script IP Limited

Suite J

Anchor House

School Close, Chandlers Ford

EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE SO53 4DY

Cooper, John (GB)

69 South Beach

TROON KA10 6EG

 

Daniel, Ritchie Lewis (GB)

Dyson Technology Limited

Tetbury Hill

MALMESBURY, WILTSHIRE SN16 0RP

Dempster, Robert Charles (GB)

Script IP Limited

Suite J

Anchor House

School Close, Chandlers Ford

EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE SO53 4DY

Higson, Sally (GB)

Viatris

Building 4, Trident Place

Mosquito Way

HATFIELD AL10 9UL

 

Horgan, James Michael Frederic (GB)

Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited

120 Moorgate

LONDON EC2M 6UR

Hussain, Deeba (GB)

Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited

120 Moorgate

LONDON EC2M 6UR

Knowles, James Atherton (GB)

Script IP Limited

Suite J

Anchor House

School Close, Chandlers Ford

EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE SO53 4DY

 

Leppard, Andrew John (GB)

Script IP Limited

Suite J

Anchor House

School Close, Chandlers Ford

EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE SO53 4DY

Linehan, Michael John (GB)

15 Tranby Gardens

NOTTINGHAM NG8 2AB

Lloyd, John Scott (GB)

Script IP Limited

Suite J

Anchor House

School Close, Chandlers Ford

EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE SO53 4DY

 

McGuire, Gillian Margaret (GB)

Dehns

St. Bride's House

10 Salisbury Square

LONDON EC4Y 8JD

Meek, Nikita (GB)

Lewis Silkin LLP

5 Chancery Lane

Clifford's Inn

LONDON EC4A 1BL

Mills, Julia (GB)

Script IP Limited

Suite J

Anchor House

School Close, Chandlers Ford

EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE SO53 4DY

 

Murnane, Graham John (GB)

Yonderwood

Warlock Road

Bridge of Weir

RENFREWSHIRE PA11 3SR

Povey, Alexander W.G. (GB)

64B Bullocks Lane

Hertford

HERTFORD SG13 8BT

Richards, William John (GB)

Script IP Limited

Suite J

Anchor House

School Close, Chandlers Ford

EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE SO53 4DY

 

Riyat, Randeep Singh (GB)

British Telecommunications Public Limited Company

1 Braham Street

LONDON E1 8EE

Swan, Elizabeth Mary (GB)

Dehns

St Bride's House

10 Salisbury Square

LONDON EC4Y 8JD

Tindall, Andrew John (GB)

Potter Clarkson LLP

262 High Holborn

LONDON WC1V 7EE

 

Vinsome, Rex Martin (GB)

Murgitroyd & Company

Collingwood House

3 Collingwood Street

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE1 1JW

Weinert-Aplin, Robert Andrew (GB)

British American Tobacco

Globe House

4 Temple Place

LONDON WC2R 2PG

Wood, Daniel Martin (GB)

Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited

120 Moorgate

LONDON EC2M 6UR

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Grosse, Hanns-Juergen (DE)

cf. DE

D Young & Co LLP

120 Holborn

LONDON EC1N 2DY

 

 

 

IT

Italy

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Benetazzo, Flavia (IT)

Via Cola, 2 F

60027 OSIMO (AN)

Spina, Alessandro (IT)

Whirlpool Management EMEA S.r.l.

Via Varesina, 204

20156 MILANO

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Corradini, Lorenzo (IT)

cf. BE

Marazzi Group S.r.l.

Viale Regina Pacis, 39

41049 SASSUOLO (MO)

 

 

 

ME

Montenegro

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Koprivica, Mladen (ME)

ul. Vuka Micunovica 5

81000 PODGORICA

 

 

 

NL

Netherlands

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

de Jong, Karel (NL)

V.O.

Leonard Springerlaan 17/2

9727 KB GRONINGEN

Tepper, Annemiek Delina (NL)

V.O.

Leonard Springerlaan 17/2

9727 KB GRONINGEN

 

 

Deletions

 

 

 

Gómez Gil, Leticia (ES)

cf. GB

UniQure N.V.

Paasheuvelweg 25

1105 BP AMSTERDAM

 

 

 

NO

Norway

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Arborelius, Jakob Gustav (SE)

Acapo AS

Nedre Vollgate 5

0158 OSLO

 

 

 

PL

Poland

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Sobajda, Renata (PL)

Sobajda & Orlinska

Kancelaria Patentowa sp. j.

ul. Dworkowa 2/67

00-784 WARSZAWA

 

 

 

SE

Sweden

 

 

 

Entries

 

 

 

Gribel, Hans Christian (SE)

cf. CH

Sandvik SRP AB

Stationsplan 1

233 81 SVEDALA

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Rydberg, Elin Kristina Björnsdotter (SE)

AWA Sweden AB

P.O. Box 450 86

104 30 STOCKHOLM

 

 

 

TR

Türkiye

 

 

 

Amendments

 

 

 

Tas, Emrah (TR)

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mahallesi

Istiklal Marsi Caddesi, No: 16

06200 YENIMAHALLE, ANKARA

 

 

 

 

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