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 |
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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 | Stefano Baldi Davide Luigi Petraz (subst.) |
TR | Emrah Tas M.N. Aydin Deris (subst.) |