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.[1]
He was head of the Patent Division at the Swiss Federal Institute for Intellectual Property before joining the EPO.
Preceded by Paolo Gori |
Vice-President of the European Patent Office, head of the DG 3 (Appeals) 1996-2011 |
Succeeded by Wim Van der Eijk (as from December 1, 2011) |