153rd Meeting of the Administrative Council of the EPO

2017/10/19

The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation held its 153rd meeting in Munich on 10 and 11 October 2017 under the chairmanship of Christoph ERNST. The Administrative Council noted the activities reports given respectively by its Chairman and by the President of the European Patent Office, Beno?t BATTISTELLI. The Council then proceeded with a series of elections and appointments to its advisory bodies. In particular it elected Mr Lex Kaufhold Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee for 3 years, starting on 10 October 2017.