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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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2015/etc/se5/p247.html
Date retrieved: 19 May 2021