EPO.org); now is a good time to contact them and ask why they're failing to represent their citizens at the EPO, and moreover approve violations of the law as proposed by Benoît Battistelli and António Campinos
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Chairperson
Josef KRATOCHVÍL, President, Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (CZ)
Deputy Chairperson
Borghildur ERLINGSDÓTTIR, Director General, Icelandic Patent Office (IS)
| Member states | |||||
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AL | Shqipëria |
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IT | Italia |
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AT | Österreich |
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LI | Liechtenstein |
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BE | Belgique / Bëlgie |
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LT | Lietuva |
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BG | BÃÆlgarija |
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LU |
Luxembourg |
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CH | Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera |
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LV | Latvija |
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CY | Kýpros |
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MC |
Monaco |
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CZ | ÃÅeská Republika |
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MK | Severna Makedonija |
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DE | Deutschland |
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MT | Malta |
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DK | Danmark |
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NL | Nederland |
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EE | Eesti |
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NO | Norge |
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ES | España |
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PL | Polska |
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FI | Suomi / Finland |
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PT | Portugal |
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FR | France |
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RO | România |
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GB | United Kingdom |  |
RS |
Srbija |
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GR | Elláda |
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SE | Sverige |
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HR | Hrvatska |
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SI | Slovenija |
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HU | Magyarország |
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SK | Slovenská Republika |
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IE | Ireland / Éire |
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SM | San Marino |
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IS | Ísland |
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TR | Türkiye |
Representative:
Ms Rovena BEQIRAJ, Director General
General Directorate of Industrial Property
Ms Rudina BOLLANO, Examination Director
General Directorate of Industrial Property
Representative:
Frau Mariana KAREPOVA, Präsidentin
Österreichisches Patentamt
Alternate Representative:
Frau Raphaela TIEFENBACHER, Kommissärin für Internationale Beziehungen
Österreichisches Patentamt
M. Jérôme DEBRULLE, Conseiller général
Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Service Public Fédéral Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie
Alternate Representative:
M. Geoffrey BAILLEUX, Conseiller
Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Service Public Fédéral Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie
Representative:
Ms Vladya BORISSOVA, President
Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
Alternate Representative:
Ms Iveta ISTILIYANOVA, Vice-President
Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
Representative:
Mme Catherine CHAMMARTIN, Directrice
Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Alternate Representative:
Herr Alban FISCHER, Vizedirektor und Leiter der Patentabteilung
Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum
Representative:
Ms Stalo PAPAIOANNOU, Acting Registrar, Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry
Alternate Representative:
Ms Soteroula TSOKOU, Officer, Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry
Representative:
Mr Josef KRATOCHVÍL, President
Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
Alternate Representative:
Ms SvÃâ¢tlana KOPECKÁ, Director of the International Department
Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
Representative:
Herr Christian WICHARD, Ministerialdirigent
Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz
Alternate Representative:
Frau Cornelia RUDLOFF-SCHÄFFER, Präsidentin
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
Representative:
Mr Sune STAMPE SØRENSEN, Director General
Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Alternate Representative:
Mr Flemming KØNIG MEJL, Head of International Secretariat
Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Representative:
Mr Margus VIHER, Director General
Estonian Patent Office
Alternate Representative:
Ms Elle MARDO, Head of the Patent Department
Estonian Patent Office
Representative:
Mr José Antonio GIL CELEDONIO, Director General
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
Alternate Representative:
Ms Miriam VERDE TRABADA, Senior Adviser, DG Support Unit
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
Representative:
Mr Antti RIIVARI, Director General
Finnish Patent and Registration Office
Alternate Representative:
Mr Jorma HANSKI, Director, Patents and Trademarks
Finnish Patent and Registration Office
Representative:
M. Pascal FAURE, Directeur général
Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle
Alternate Representative:
M. Philippe CADRE, Directeur de la propriété industrielle
Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI)
Representative:
Mr Tim MOSS, Chief Executive and Comptroller General
Intellectual Property Office
Alternate Representative:
Mr David HOLDSWORTH, Deputy CEO and Director of Operations
Intellectual Property Office
Representative:
Mr Panagiotis KANELLOPOULOS, Director General
Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)
Alternate Representative:
Mme Catherine MARGELLOU, Deputy Director General & Legal Support
Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)
Representative:
Ms Ljiljana KUTEROVAC, Director General
State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia
Alternate Representative:
Ms Tanja MILOVIÃâ , Acting Deputy Director General
State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia
Representative:
Mr Péter LÁBODY, Vice-President, Legal Affairs
Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
Alternate Representative:
Ms Dóra GYETVAINÉ VIRÁG, Head of Patent Department
Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
Representative:
Mr James KELLY, Controller
Intellectual Property Office of Ireland
Alternate Representative:
Ms Claire O'REILLY, Head of Finance and Customer Services
Intellectual Property Office of Ireland
Representative:
Ms Borghildur ERLINGSDÓTTIR, Director General
Icelandic Patent Office
Alternate Representative:
Ms Elfa Íshólm ÓLAFSDÓTTIR, Head of Finance and Operations
Icelandic Patent Office
Representative:
Mr Mauro MASI, Delegate for Intellectual Property
Directorate General for Global Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Alternate Representative:
Mr Antonio LIROSI, Director General
Directorate General for the protection of industrial property - Italian Patent and Trademark Office
Ministry of Economic Development
Representative:
Frau Ute HAMMERMANN, Abteilungsleiterin, Immaterialgüterrecht
Amt für Volkswirtschaft
Alternate Representative:
Herr Panagiotis POTOLIDIS-BECK, Leiter, Abteilung Wirtschaft und Entwicklung
Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Representative:
Ms Lina MICKIENÃâ, Acting Director
State Patent Bureau
of the Republic of Lithuania
Alternate Representative:
Ms Dovilė TEBELŠKYTÃâ, Head, Law and International Affairs Division
State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania
Representative:
Mme Iris DEPOULAIN, Chargée de la direction
Office de la propriété intellectuelle
Ministère de l’Economie
Alternate Representative:
M. Claude SAHL, Chef du secteur "Législation"
Office de la propriété intellectuelle
Ministère de l’Economie
Representative:
Mr Agris BATALAUSKIS, Director
Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia
Alternate Representative:
Ms Ieva Ãâ¬belīte, Director of Legal and Administrative Department
Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia
Representative:
M. Jean-Pierre SANTOS, Chef de Division, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Direction de l'Expansion Economique
Alternate Representative:
Mme Isabelle BROWARNYJ, Responsable du système d'information, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Direction de l'Expansion Economique
Representative:
Mr Ibush JUSUFI, Director
State Office of Industrial Property
Alternate Representative:
Ms Luljeta DEARI, Head of IT
State Office of Industrial Property
Representative:
Mr Godwin WARR, Director General Commerce Department, Comptroller of Industrial Property
Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business
Alternate Representative:
Mr Matthew PISANI, Director Industrial Property Registrations, Commerce Department
Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business
Representative:
Mr Thijs SPIGT, Director
Netherlands Patent Office
Alternate Representative:
Mr Paul VAN BEUKERING, Unit Manager
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Representative:
Ms Kathrine MYHRE, Director General
Norwegian Industrial Property Office
Alternate Representative:
Mr Jostein SANDVIK, Director, Legal and International Affairs
Norwegian Industrial Property Office
Representative:
Ms Patrycja CZUBKOWSKA, Vice-President
Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
Alternate Representative:
Ms Anna DACHOWSKA, Director of the Cabinet of the President, International Cooperation Division
Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
Representative:
Ms Ana Margarida BANDEIRA, President of the Directive Council
National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
Alternate Representative:
Ms Margarida MATIAS, Member of the Directive Council
National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
Representative:
Mr Marian CÃÆtÃÆlin BURCESCU, Director General
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
Alternate Representative:
Ms Adriana ALDESCU, Head of Patent Administration Service
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
Representative
Mr Vladimir MARIÃâ , Director
Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia
Alternate Representative:
Ms Aleksandra MIHAILOVIÃâ , Acting Assistant Director of the Patent Sector
Intellectual Property Office of the Republic
of Serbia
Representative:
Mr Peter STRÖMBÄCK, Director General
Swedish Patent and Registration Office
Alternate Representative:
Ms Marie ERIKSSON, Head of Legal Affairs, Patent Department
Swedish Patent and Registration Office
Representative:
Ms Karin ŽVOKELJ, Acting Director
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
Alternate Representative:
Ms Helena ZALAZNIK, Head of Patent and SPC Section
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
Representative:
Mr Matúš MEDVEC, President
Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
Alternate Representative:
Mr Emil ŽATKULIAK, Head, International Affairs Department
Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
Representative:
Ms Silvia ROSSI, Director
State Office for Patents and Trademarks
Alternate Representative:
M. Bruno CINQUANTINI, Advisor
Secretariat of State for Industry, Handcraft and Commerce
State Office for Patents and Trademarks
Representative:
Mr Habip ASAN, President
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
Alternate Representative:
Mr Salih BEKTAÃ
ž, Head of Patent Department
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
