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Tuesday, October 21, 2003

EPO Presidency: Anglo-French Entente?

Legalmedia.com reports that Alison Brimelow, chief executive officer of the UK Patent Office, and Alain Pompidou, a former MEP and member of the French government, are considering submitting a joint candidacy for the position, as a spokesperson for the UK Patent Office is said to have confirmed. According to the report, under the plan Brimelow and Pompidou would take it in turns to hold the position of EPO president.

At a meeting on 20 March 2003, the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation had failed not agree a nomination for a President to succeed Ingo Kober. The Council had therefore

agreed to rerun the process in June with Member States having until 9 May to nominate candidates.

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