Susanne Ås Sivborg
Encyclopedia
Susanne Birgitta Ås Sivborg is the current Director General of the Swedish Patent and Registration Office
. She was candidate for the position of President of the European Patent Office
, which was to be filled on 1 July 2010, but has not been elected to the position.
Swedish Patent and Registration Office
The Swedish Patent and Registration Office is a Swedish government agency based in Stockholm and Söderhamn. The agency is in charge of patents, trademarks and industrial designs. The Office acts as Patent Cooperation Treaty authority, i.e. International Searching Authority and International...
. She was candidate for the position of President of the European Patent Office
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...
, which was to be filled on 1 July 2010, but has not been elected to the position.
Further reading
- Biography on the European Patent Office (EPO) web site
- Biography on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) web site
- Questions by epi to the candidates for the position as President of the EPO, Ms. Susanne Ås Sivborg by the European Patent Institute (epi), October 2009.