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Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office

Litigation Committee

The Litigation Committee considers and discusses all aspects of patent litigation in Europe, in particular on infringement and validity of European Patents. It further observes inter-state agreements and relevant developing case law. In addition, the Litigation Committee also considers and discusses matters such as Client-Patent-Attorney-Privilege for and Representation in Court by European Patent Attorneys. The Litigation Committee plays an active role in monitoring, discussing and preparing epi positions on matters concerning the Unitary Patent/Unified Patent Court system including the requirements for European Patent Attorneys to acquire the necessary qualifications to play an active role in the UP/UPC system.

The underlying objective is for the Litigation Committee to be a strategic partner in further developing and improving the legal and practical framework for patent litigation in Europe.

The Committee shall consist of a maximum of one full member and one substitute member for each contracting state.

Terms of Reference of the Litigation Committee


Sub-committees

The Litigation Committee has set up a number of sub-committees to concentrate on key areas of its responsibilities.


Primary contact in the epi Secretariat: Susanne Ullmann

Committee Members
Country Name
AL Ela Panidha
AT Michael Stadler
Alexander Gernot Hedenetz (subst.)
BE Annemie Jaeken
Sophie Christiane Carol Racine (subst.)
BG Milena Lubenova Georgieva-Tabakova
Valentina Velikova Nesheva (subst.)
CH Thomas Ottmar Körner (subst.)
CY Christos A. Theodoulou
CZ Eva Halaxová
Michal Guttmann (subst.)
DE Tilman Pfrang
Verena Clarita Töpert (subst.)
DK Jesper Thorsen
EE Mart Enn Koppel
ES Juan Arias Sanz
Enric Carbonell (subst.)
FI Kim Larseman Finnilä (Chair)
Krister Karlsson (subst.)
FR Laurent Nuss
Valérie Martine Mellet (subst.)
GB Stoyan Atanassov Radkov
Matthew Critten (subst.)
GR Konstantinos Vavekis
Konstantina Koriatopoulou(subst.)
HR Sanja Vukina
Albina Dlacic (subst.)
HU Ferenc Török
Pálma Gróf (subst.)
IE Triona Mary Walshe (Secretary)
Jonathan Patrick White (subst.)
IS Sigurdur Ingvarsson
IT Giuseppe Colucci
Antonella De Gregori (subst.)
LI Bernd-Günther Harmann
Christian Holzheu (subst.)
LT Vilija Viesunaite
LU Mathis Bruck
Jérôme Pierre Peeters (subst.)
LV Voldemars Osmans
Jevgenijs Fortuna (subst.)
MC Günther Schmalz
MK Valentin Pepeljugoski
Blagica Veskovska (subst.)
MT Angelo Gerbino
NL Addick Adrianus Gosling Land
Paul Clarkson (subst.)
NO Kari Helen Simonsen
PL Katarzyna Dorota Lewicka
Joanna Dargiewicz (subst.)
PT Nuno Cruz
Luís Humberto Silvestre de Almeida Ferreira (subst.)
RO Dan Puscasu
Sorin Eduard Pavel (subst.)
RS Mihajlo Zatezalo
SE Torbjörn Presland
Lars Radbo (subst.)
SI Renata Osolnik
SK Vladimir Neuschl
SM Davide Luigi Petraz (subst.)
TR Emrah Tas
M.N. Aydin Deris (subst.)