The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation chaired by Jesper Kongstad (Denmark) has appointed Belgian Willy Minnoye and German Raimund Lutz as Vice-Presidents of the European Patent Office.
Willy Minnoye will be in charge of the EPO’s Directorate-General Operations, which is responsible for the examination of European patent applications and conducting of opposition proceedings in relation with European patents.
Raimund Lutz, from Germany, will be in charge of legal matters, patent law and international relations.
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