Peter Messerli
Encyclopedia
Peter Messerli is the current Vice-President of the European Patent Office
(EPO) and head of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO
known as DG3 (Directorate-General, 3, Appeals) since 1996. He will retire at the end of November 2011.
He was head of the Patent Division at the Swiss Federal Institute for Intellectual Property before joining the EPO.
European Patent Office
The European Patent Office is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation , the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the Organisation while the Administrative Council acts as its supervisory body as well as, to a limited extent, its legislative...
(EPO) and head of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO
Appeal procedure before the European Patent Office
Decisions of the first instances of the European Patent Office can be appealed, i.e. challenged, before the Boards of Appeal of the EPO, in a judicial procedure , as opposed to an administrative procedure. These boards act as the final instances in the granting and opposition procedures before the...
known as DG3 (Directorate-General, 3, Appeals) since 1996. He will retire at the end of November 2011.
He was head of the Patent Division at the Swiss Federal Institute for Intellectual Property before joining the EPO.
Publications
- Peter Messerli, Resolving the conflict between discovery in American courts and the protection of secrecy under the laws of Switzerland, May 1, 1985,
Further reading
- Managing IP honours Peter Messerli, EPO web site, 7 April 2011. Consulted on April 22, 2011.