The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi) elected Zsolt Szentpéteri as Deputy Treasurer and thus a member of its Board. In his new position - besides profesional matters - he will be partly responsible for the financial matters of the organization. The members of the Board were elected by the nearly 150-member Council during a voting held in frames of an online Council Meeting. With its seven members and prominent experts from seven different countries the Board's mandate is for three years.
It is a great honour and responsibility for Zsolt Szentpéteri to participate in the operation of the Board as the only Hungarian representative. His election is also a prominent recognition of his decades long professional career and his leadership performance.
About the organization
The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi) is the professional body representing all European Patent Attorneys. Currently the Institute has about 12,300 European Patent Attorneys as members coming from each of the 38 Contracting States of the European Patent Convention who work either in industry or in private practice. The Board Members have competence in all questions regarding the epi, the EPO (European Patent Office) and the EPC (European patent Convention).