Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation
- Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation
The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg), the other being the European Patent Office (EPO). [EPC Article|4|2] The Administrative Council acts as the Organisation's legislative body,[EPC Article|33] ][EPC Article|4|3] ][ [http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/6/E/pbr06_gowers_report_755.pdf Gower's Report on Intellectual Property] , para 1.34] ]The Administrative Council is made up of members of the contracting states and is responsible for overseeing the work of the European Patent Office,
The current chairman is Roland Grossenbacher (Swiss) while the current deputy chairman is Benoît Battistelli (French). [ European Patent Office (EPO) web site, [http://www.epo.org/about-us/epo/administrative-council/composition.html "Administrative Council, Composition"] . Consulted on March 23, 2008.]
Under EPC Article|28, the Administrative Council has set up a Board composed of five of its members, [ EPC Article|28|1 ] [ Managing Intellectual Property, "Fees may rise as EPO stresses quality" (Interview: Roland Grossenbacher), February 1, 2008 ] including the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman and three other members elected by the Administrative Council, [ EPC Article|28|2 ] to perform duties assigned by the Administrative Council. [ EPC Article|28|4 ] The Board is informally called "Board 28", named after Article 28 EPC, and currently carries out a "workload study", i.e. a study on how to manage the workload facing the European Patent Office. ]References
External links
* [http://www.epo.org/about-us/epo/administrative-council.html Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation] on the European Patent Office web site
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