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Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office

epi Studentship Admissions Committee (SAC)

The purpose of this Committee is to determine whether each person applying to become an epi student has the necessary qualifications to meet the requirements set out in the Rules governing epi studentship.

The Committee shall consist of seven members elected by Council. 

Terms of Reference of SAC


Primary contact in the epi Secretariat: Noreen Osterlehner

Committee Members
Country Name
AT Friedrich Schweinzer
CH Nicolas Favre
DE Gabriele Leißler-Gerstl
GB Christopher Paul Mercer (Chair)
IT Francesco Macchetta
Paolo Provvisionato
NL Lambertus A.C.M. van Wezenbeek