Dr. Nicole van der Laan
Legal Advisor
Key tasks and area of responsibility
- Legal advice to the various epi bodies, epi members, the epi Secretariat and the following committees:
• DC
• Biotech
• Harmonisation
• Litcom
• OCC
• epi- Finances
- Legal research
- Reports, position papers, amicus curiae briefs and other documents
- Interface between different epi bodies concerning legal issues
- Keeping epi bodies and members informed of developments in patent law
- Liaising with other organisations in the field of patent law