With effect from 1 January 2014 the composition of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal referred to in Rule 12 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention is as follows:

Chairman:

Wim van der Eijk (NL)

Members:

(a) pursuant to Rule 12, paragraph 1:

Paola Acton (IT)

Fritz Blumer (CH)

Bernhard Czech (AT)

Gary Flyng (GB)

Kevin Garnett (GB)

Michael Harrison (GB)

Christine Komenda (DE)

Hugo Meinders (NL)

Gaston Raths (LU)

Andrea Ritzka (DE)

Petra Schmitz (DE)

Manfred Wieser (AT)

(b) pursuant to Rule 12, paragraph 4, extended to:

Gabriele Alt (DE)

(as from 1.5.2014)

Graham Ashley (GB)

(as from 1.4.2014)

Gianni Assi (IT)

Albert de Vries (NL)

Eugène Dufrasne (BE)

Franz Edlinger (AT)

Gunnar Eliasson (SE)

Pascal Gryczka (FR)

Brigitte Günzel (DE)

André Klein (FR)

Ulrich Krause (DE)

(until 31.3.2014)

Thomas Kriner (DE)

Albert Lindner (DE)

Rainer Moufang (DE)

Ulrich Oswald (DE)

Michael Poock (DE)

Giovanni Pricolo (IT)

Dai Rees (GB)

(until 30.11.2014)

Christopher Rennie-Smith (GB)

(until 30.4.2014)

Joseph Riolo (FR)

Marco Ruggiu (IT)

Werner Sieber (DE)

Bianca ter Laan (NL)

Fred van der Voort (NL)

Stefan Wibergh (SE).