List of participants
I. Judges and representatives of patent offices
(a) Contracting states to the EPC
AL | Albania | Alina Kristani Judge, Tirana District Court | Altin Shkurti Judge, Tirana District Court |
AT | Austria | Sonja Michlmayr Richterin, Handelsgericht, Wien | Monika Millet Richterin, Handelsgericht, Wien |
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| Manfred Vogel Hofrat, Oberster Gerichtshof, Wien |
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BE | Belgium | Martine Regout Conseiller, Cour de Cassation, Bruxelles |
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BG | Bulgaria | Lyubka Stoyanova Juge, Vice-Président de la Cour administrative, Sofia |
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CH | Switzerland | Dieter Brändle Präsident, Bundespatentgericht, St. Gallen | Tobias Bremi Zweiter hauptamtlicher Richter, Bundespatentgericht, St. Gallen |
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| Christina Kiss Bundesrichterin, Bundesgericht, Lausanne | Martha Niquille Bundesrichterin, Bundesgericht, Lausanne |
CY | Cyprus | Costas Pamballis Judge, Supreme Court of Cyprus, Nicosia |
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DE | Germany | Klaus Bacher Richter am Bundesgerichtshof, Karlsruhe | Klaus Grabinski Richter am Bundesgerichtshof, Karlsruhe |
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| Johannes Karcher Richter am Bundespatentgericht, München | Thomas Kühnen Vorsitzender Richter am Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf |
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| Beate Schmidt Präsidentin des Bundespatentgerichts, München | Elke Schwager Richterin am Landgericht, München |
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| Andreas Voß Vorsitzender Richter am Landgericht Mannheim |
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DK | Denmark | Claus Forum Petersen Judge, Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court, Copenhagen | Henrik Rothe Chief Justice, Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court, Copenhagen |
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| Hans Christian Thomsen President, Board of Appeal for Patents and Trademarks, High Court Judge, Danish High Court, Copenhagen |
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EE | Estonia | Andres Anvelt Estonian Minister of Justice, Tallinn | Kai Härmand Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Justice, Tallinn |
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| Tiiu Hiiuväin Judge, Harju County Court, Tallinn | Tanel Kalmet Ministry of Justice, Tallinn |
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| Raul Kartus Estonian Patent Office, Tallinn | Ants Kull Chairman, Civil Chamber, Supreme Court of Estonia, Tallinn |
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| Viive Kübar Estonian Patent Office, Tallinn | Kaia Läänemets Ministry of Justice, Tallinn |
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| Ulvi Loonurm Judge, Tallinn Circuit Court | Matti Päts Director General, Estonian Patent Office, Tallinn |
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| Kädi Sacik-Korn Former consultant, Harju County Court, Tallinn | Liina Sepp Estonian Patent Office, Tallinn |
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| Kätlin Taimsaar Estonian Patent Office, Tallinn | Anu Uritam Judge, Harju County Court, Tallinn |
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| Margus Viher Deputy Director General, Estonian Patent Office, Tallinn |
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FI | Finland | Jussi Karttunen Judge, Head of Section, Market Court, Helsinki |
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FR | France | Marie-Christine Courboulay Vice-présidente, 3e Chambre, Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris | Sophie Darbois Conseiller, Chambre commerciale de la Cour de cassation, Paris |
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| Benjamin Rajbaut Président de Chambre, Cour d'Appel de Paris, Paris |
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GB | United Kingdom | Sir Richard Arnold Judge, Chancery Division, High Court, London | Julyan Elbro Divisional Director, Patents Directorate, Intellectual Property Office, Newport |
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| Richard Hacon Specialist circuit judge, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, London | Sir David Kitchin Lord Justice, Royal Courts of Justice, London |
IE | Ireland | Brian Cregan Judge, High Court, Dublin |
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IT | Italy | Paolo Catallozzi Judge, Court of First Instance, Rome | Gabriella Muscolo Commissioner, Italian Competition Authority; former Judge, Court of Rome (IP Section Rome) |
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| Massimo Scuffi Judge, Supreme Court, Rome / President, District Court of Aosta, Milan | Marina Tavassi Judge, Supreme Court, Rome / President, Enterprise Court of Milan |
LT | Lithuania | Goda Ambrasaitė-Balynienė Judge, Vilnius Regional Court | Vytautas Zelianka Chairperson, Vilnius Regional Court |
LU | Luxembourg | Théa Harles-Walch 1er Conseillère, Cour d'appel du Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
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LV | Latvia | Inga Krigena-Jurkane Judge, Court of Vidzemes District, Riga | Zane Pētersone Judge, Chamber of Civil Cases, Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia, Riga |
NL | Netherlands | Edger Brinkman Judge, Court of Appeal, The Hague | Freyke Bus Judge, District Court, The Hague |
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| Paul de Heij Senior Judge, District Court, The Hague | Rian Kalden Judge, Court of Appeal, The Hague |
NO | Norway | Torild Margrethe Brende Judge, Oslo District Court, Oslo |
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PL | Poland | Magdalena Maliszewska Judge, Regional Administrative Court, Warsaw | Agnieszka Orłowska Judge, National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution, Lublin |
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| Maria Świetlicka Prosecutor, National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution, Lublin | Agnieszka Tomczewska Chief expert, Civil Law, Ministry of Justice, Warsaw |
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| Urszula Wilk Judge, Regional Administrative Court, Warsaw |
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PT | Portugal | Carlos Manuel Gonçalves de Melo Marinho Judge, Court of Appeal, Lisbon |
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RO | Romania | Andreia Liana Constanda Judge, Civil Section, High Court of Cassation and Justice, Bucharest | Alina Ţambulea Judge, IVth Civil Section, Bucharest Tribunal |
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| Nadia Simona Taran Expert, National Institute of Magistracy, Bucharest | Ileana Ruxandra Tirica Judge, Court of Appeal, Bucharest |
SE | Sweden | Stefan Johansson Judge, Stockholm City Court | Carl Josefsson Senior Judge of Appeal, Svea Court of Appeal, Stockholm |
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| Peter Strömberg President, Court of Patent Appeals, Stockholm |
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SK | Slovakia | Pavol Tomáš Judge, District Court, Banská Bystrica | Pavel Varga Judge, District Court, Košice |
TR | Turkey | İlhami Güneş Judge, Civil Law Court of IPR, Izmir |
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(b) Extension states
ME | Montenegro | Vesna Begovic Judge, Supreme Court of Montenegro, Podgorica | Radojka Nikolić Judge, Supreme Court of Montenegro, Podgorica |
(c) Other countries
JP | Japan | Yoshinori Tomita Judge, Intellectual Property High Court, Tokyo |
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(d) European Union
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| Küllike Jürimäe Juge, Cour de Justice de l'Union Européenne, Luxembourg |
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(e) European Patent Office
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| Margot Fröhlinger Principal Director, Patent Law and Multilateral Affairs, Munich | Raimund Lutz Vice-President of Directorate-General 5 – Legal and International Affairs, Munich |
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| David A. Smith Administrator, European Co-operation, Munich |
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(f) EPO boards of appeal
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| Fritz Blumer Member, Legal Board of Appeal, Munich | William Chandler Member of a technical board of appeal, Munich |
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| Yvonne Podbielski Lawyer, Legal Research Service of the Boards of Appeal, Munich | Claude Vallet Chair, Legal Board of Appeal and member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, Munich |
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| Wim van der Eijk Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 – Appeals, and Chairman of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, Munich |
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II. Guest of honour
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| Sir Robin Jacob Hugh Laddie Professor of Intellectual Property Law, UCL Faculty of Laws, London | Dieter Stauder Ancien Prof. associé Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg |
III. European Patent Academy
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| Marielle Piana Administrator, European Patent Office, Munich |
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IV. Secretariat of the symposium
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| Stefan Luginbuehl Juriste, Affaires juridiques internationales, PCT, DG 5, Office européen des brevets, Munich | Claudia Rabbetts International Legal Affairs, PCT, DG 5, European Patent Office, Munich |
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| Katrin Välimäe Legislative Policy Department, Estonian Ministry of Justice |
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