Chairman

Deputy Chairman

Mr Jesper Kongstad, Director General, Danish Patent and Trademark Office

Mr Miklós Bendzsel, President, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

Member state

Representative

Alternate representative

AL

Albania

Mr Elvin Lako, General Director, General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks

Mr Andrea Kushti, Director of Examination and Coordination, General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks

AT

Austria

Herr Friedrich Rödler, Präsident, Österreichisches Patentamt

Frau Andrea Scheichl, Vizepräsidentin, 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 Kamen Veselinov, President, Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria

Ms Valya Babaleva, Acting Director, Directorate "Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs", Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria

CH

Switzerland

Herr Roland Grossenbacher, Direktor, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum

Herr Christian Bock, Direktor, Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie (METAS)

CY

Cyprus

Mr Spyros Kokkinos, Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism

Ms Eleni Eleftheriou, Senior Officer of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism

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 Christoph Ernst, Ministerialdirigent, Bundesministerium der Justiz

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

DK

Denmark

Mr Jesper Kongstad, Director General, Danish Patent and Trademark Office

Ms Anne Rejnhold Jørgensen, Director, Policy & Legal Affairs, Danish Patent and Trademark Office

EE

Estonia

Mr Matti Päts, Director General, Estonian Patent Office

Mr Toomas Lumi, Deputy Director General, Estonian Patent Office

ES

Spain

Ms Patricia García-Escudero Márquez, Director General, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Mr Pedro Cartagena Abella, Senior Adviser, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

FI

Finland

Ms Rauni Hagman, Director General, National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland

Mr Pekka Launis, Deputy Director General, National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland

FR

France

M. Yves Lapierre, Directeur général, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle

M. Fabrice Claireau, Directeur des Affaires Juridiques et Internationales, Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle

GB

United Kingdom

Mr John Alty, Chief Executive and Comptroller General, Intellectual Property Office

Mr Sean Dennehey, Deputy Chief Executive, Intellectual Property Office

GR

Ellas

Mr Serafeim Stasinos, Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee

Ms Catherine Margellou, Director of Legal Support, Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)

HR

Croatia

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

Ms Ana Rački Marinković, Deputy Director General, State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia

HU

Hungary

Mr Miklós Bendzsel, President, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

Mr Mihály Ficsor, Vice-President, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

IE

Ireland

Mr Gerard Barrett, Controller, Irish Patents Office

N.N.

IS

Iceland

Ms Borghildur Erlingsdóttir, Director General, Icelandic Patent Office

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

IT

Italy

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

Mme Loredana Gulino, Director General, General Directorate for the fight against counterfeiting - Italian Patent and Trademark Office, Ministry for Economic Development

LI

Liechtenstein

Frau Isabel Frommelt, Botschaftsrätin, Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten

Frau Esther Schindler, Diplomatische Mitarbeiterin, Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten

LT

Lithuania

Mr Rimvydas Naujokas, Director, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

Mr Žilvinas Danys, Deputy Director, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

LU

Luxembourg

M. Lex Kaufhold, Conseiller de direction 1^ère classe, Chargé de direction, Office de la propriété intellectuelle, Ministère de l'Économie et du Commerce extérieur

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

LV

Latvia

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

Mr Guntis Ramāns, Director of the Department of Examination of Inventions, Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia

MC

Monaco

Mme Elodie Kheng, Directeur Adjoint, Direction de l'Expansion Économique

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

MK

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Mr Safet Emruli, Director, State Office of Industrial Property

Ms Irena Jakimovska, Head of Patent, Technology Watch and Promotional Department, State Office of Industrial Property

MT

Malte

Mr Godwin Warr, Director General Commerce Department, Comptroller of Industrial Property, Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers

Ms Michelle Bonello, Director Industrial Property Registrations, Commerce Department, Ministry for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers

NL

Netherlands

Mr Derk-Jan De Groot, Director, Netherlands Patent Office

Mr Paul Van Beukering, Unit Manager, Ministry of Economic Affairs

NO

Norway

Mr Per A. Foss, Director General, Norwegian Industrial Property Office

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

PL

Poland

Ms Alicja Adamczak, President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland

Ms Ewa Nizińska Matysiak, Director of the Cabinet of the President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland

PT

Portugal

Ms Maria Leonor Trindade, President of INPI Directive Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

Mr Marco Dinis, Member of the Directive Council, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

RO

Romania

Mr Ionel Muscalu, Director General, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

Mr Alexandru Cristian Ştrenc, Deputy Director General, State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

RS

Serbia

Ms Branka Totić, Director, Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

Ms Branka Bilen Katić, Assistant Director,
Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

SE

Sweden

Ms Susanne Ås Sivborg, Director General, Swedish Patent and Registration Office

Mr Per Holmstrand, Chief Legal Counsel, Swedish Patent and Registration Office

SI

Slovenia

Ms Vesna Stankovič Juričič, Acting Director, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

Ms Helena Zalaznik, Head of Patent Department, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

SK

Slovakia

Mr Ľuboš Knoth, President, Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic

Ms Lukrécia Marčoková, Directress, Patent Department, Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic

SM

San Marino

Ms Silvia Rossi, Director, State Office for Patents and Trademarks

M. 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 Institute

Mr Ahmet Koçer, Vice-President, Turkish Patent Institute