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
| 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.) |