The Staff Union of the European Patent Office (SUEPO) has criticized the Administrative Council as being in a conflict of interest situation: The heads of the national delegations in the Administrative Council are almost without exception heads of their respective national patent offices. Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation: Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn: Books - Amazon.ca The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation The Administrative Council is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation, the other being the European Patent Office. The European Patent Organisation has two organs: the European Patent Office, which can be viewed as its executive body, and the Administrative Council, which can be considered as its legislative body to a limited extent, the actual legislative body for important matters being the Contracting States, when they meet during an intergovernmental Diplomatic Conference. 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). The representatives of the member states of the European Patent Organisation on the Council. body and is composed of the representatives of the EPO member states. Decisions of the European Patent Office can be appealed to its boards of appeal. The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation held its 153rd meeting in Munich on 10 and 11 October 2017 under the … The Council acts as the Office's supervisory The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation today elected Josef Kratochvíl (CZ) as its Chairman. OJ EPO 2017, A19 - Delegation of functions and powers from the President of the European Patent Office to the President of the Boards of Appeal ; OJ EPO 2017, A18 - Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at March 2017) OJ EPO 2017, A17 - … (1) The President of the European Patent Office shall be appointed by the Administrative Council. OJ EPO 2014, A50 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 17 April 2014 concerning the online filing of subsequently filed documents under the PCT ; OJ EPO 2014, A49 - Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at March 2014) The Chairperson of the Administrative Council is responsible for the work of the council and its function. Published on The Estonian Patent Office (https://www.epa.ee) Council of the European Patent Organisation backs a comprehensive strategy to tackle workload 18.12.2007 Council of the European Patent Organisation backs a comprehensive strategy to … Get the latest issues delivered direct to your inbox, First steps towards turning the vision into reality, See our learning resources about patent searching, Technical and Operational Support Committee. [26] In contrast, the EPO acts as executive body of the Organisation.[23][25]. The actual legislative power to revise the European Patent Convention lies with the Contracting States themselves when meeting at a Conference of the Contracting States. The European Patent Organisation has two organs: the European Patent Office, which acts as its executive body, and the Administrative Council, which acts as its supervisory body as well as, to a limited extent, its legislative body. Article 4(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Administrative Council. The Administrative Council is made up of members of the Contracting States and is responsible for overseeing the work of the European Patent Office,[23] ratifying the budget and approving the actions of the President of the Office. As regards the non-patentability of plant or animal products exclusively obtained by means of essentially biological processes, the Council welcomes recent developments within the framework of the European Patent Organisation. The European Patent Organisation has currently 38 member states, including all the member states of the European Union. [24][25] The actual legislative power to revise the European Patent Convention lies with the Contracting States themselves when meeting at a Conference of the Contracting States. [1] the administrative council of the european patent organisation, having regard to the Act revising the Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 29 November 2000 (Revision Act, MR/3/00 Rev.1), and in particular Article 3 thereof, On a proposal from the President of the European Patent Office, Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at February 2019) Chairman. [35] Reaching a decision on the appointment of a President was difficult in 2003,[36] leading to a split tenure (as a result of a compromise, Alain Pompidou (France) was elected for three years and Alison Brimelow (United Kingdom) succeeded him for an equal term),[37][38][39][40] and was difficult again in 2009, requiring twenty votes and four meetings. [33] The Board is informally called "Board 28", named after Article 28 EPC, and as of 2008 was carrying out a "workload study", i.e., a study on how to manage the workload facing the European Patent Office. 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