OJ EPO 2021, A2 - Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at January 2021)

 

Chair

Deputy Chair

 

 

Mr Josef Kratochvíl, President, Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic

Ms Borghildur Erlingsdóttir, Director General, Icelandic Patent Office

 

 

 

Member state

Representative

Alternate representative

AL

Albania

Ms Ledina Beqiraj, Director General, General Directorate of Industrial Property

Ms Rudina Bollano, Director of Examination Directorate, General Directorate of Industrial Property

AT

Austria

Frau Mariana Karepova, Präsidentin, Österreichisches Patentamt

Frau Katrin Aichinger, Rechtskundiges Mitglied, Strategie und Datenanalyse, 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 Petko Nikolov, President, Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria

Ms Ofelia Kirkorian-Tsonkova, Vice-President, Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria

CH

Switzerland

Mme Catherine Chammartin, Directrice, Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle

Herr Alban Fischer, Vizedirektor und Leiter der Patentabteilung, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum

CY

Cyprus

Ms Stalo Papaioannou, Senior Officer of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry

Ms Soteroula Tsokou, Officer, Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry

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 Christian Wichard, Ministerialdirigent, Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz

Frau Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer, Präsidentin, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt

DK

Denmark

Mr Sune Stampe Sørensen, Director General, Danish Patent and Trademark Office

Mr Flemming Kønig Mejl, Head of International Secretariat, 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

Mr José Antonio Gil Celedonio, Director General, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Ms Silvia Navares González, Senior Adviser, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

FI

Finland

Mr Antti Riivari, Director General, Finnish Patent and Registration Office

Mr Jorma Hanski, Director, Patents and Trademarks, Finnish Patent and Registration Office

FR

France

M. Pascal Faure, Directeur général, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI)

M. Philippe Cadre, Directeur de la propriété industrielle, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI)

GB

United Kingdom

Mr Tim Moss, Chief Executive and Comptroller General, Intellectual Property Office

Mr David Holdsworth, Deputy CEO and Director of Operations, Intellectual Property Office

GR

Ellas

Mr Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Director General, Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)

Ms Catherine Margellou, Deputy Director General & Legal Support, Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)

HR

Croatia

Ms Ljiljana Kuterovac, Director General, State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia

Ms Tanja Milovíc, Acting Deputy Director General, State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia

HU

Hungary

Mr Gyula Zoltán Pomázi, President, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

Ms Dóra Gyetvainé Virág, Vice-President for Technical Affairs, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

IE

Ireland

Mr Gerard Barrett, Controller, Irish Patents Office

Ms Mary Flynn, Higher Executive Officer, Head of Finance and Customer Service, Irish Patents Office

IS

Iceland

Ms Borghildur Erlingsdóttir, Director General, Icelandic Patent Office

Ms Elfa Íshólm Ólafsdóttir, Head of Finance and Operations, Icelandic Patent Office

IT

Italy

Mr Mauro Masi, Delegate for Intellectual Property, Directorate General for Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr Antonio Lirosi, Director General, Directorate General for the protection of industrial property - Italian Patent and Trademark Office, Ministry of Economic Development

LI

Liechtenstein

Frau Ute Hammermann, Abteilungsleiterin, Immaterialgüterrecht, Amt für Volkswirtschaft

Herr Panagiotis Potolidis-Beck, Leiter, Abteilung Wirtschaft und Entwicklung, Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten

LT

Lithuania

Ms Irina Urboné, Director, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

Ms Dovilė Tebelškytė, Head, Law and International Affairs Division, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

LU

Luxembourg

Mme Iris Depoulain, Chargée de la direction, Office de la propriété intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Économie

M. Claude Sahl, Chef du secteur "Législation", Office de la propriété intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Économie

LV

Latvia

Mr Sandris Laganovskis, Director, Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia

Ms Līga Lārmane, Director of the Department of Examination of Inventions, Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia

MC

Monaco

M. Jean-Pierre Santos, Chef de Division, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Direction de l'Expansion Économique

Mme Isabelle Browarny, Responsable du système d'information, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Direction de l'Expansion Économique

MK

North Macedonia

Mr Goran Gerasimovski, General Director a.i., State Office of Industrial Property

Ms Luljeta Deari, Head of IT, 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

Mr Matthew Pisani, 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

Ms Kathrine Myhre, Director General, Norwegian Industrial Property Office

Mr Jostein Sandvik, Director, Legal and International Affairs, Norwegian Industrial Property Office

PL

Poland

Ms Patrycja Czubkowska, Vice-President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland

Ms Anna Dachowska, Director of the Cabinet of the President, International Cooperation Division, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland

PT

Portugal

Ms Ana Margarida Bandeira, President of the Directive Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

Ms Margarida Matias, Member of the Directive Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

RO

Romania

Ms Mitrita Hahue, Director General (a.i.), State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

Mr Adrian Negoiţă, Director, Patents Directorate, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

RS

Serbia

Mr Vladimir Marić, Director, Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

Ms Aleksandra Mihailović, Assistant Director of the Patent Sector, Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

SE

Sweden

Mr Peter Strömbäck, Director General, Swedish Patent and Registration Office

Mr Herman Phalén, Head of Patent Department, Swedish Patent and Registration Office

SI

Slovenia

Mr Vojko Toman, Director, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

Ms Helena Zalaznik, Head of Patent and SPC Section, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

SK

Slovakia

Mr Matúš Medvec, President, Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic

Mr Emil Žatkuliak, Head, International Affairs 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, Handcraft and Commerce, State Office for Patents and Trademarks

TR

Turkey

Mr Habip Asan, President, Turkish Patent and Trademark Office

Mr Salih Bektaş, Head of Patent Department, Turkish Patent and Trademark Office