Jean Geschwind

French

Language:

French, English, German

Present Function:

He is freshly retired after he has been serving as Chair of the Technical Board of Appeal at the European Patent Office, legally qualified member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, and legally qualified member acting as Deputy to the Chair of the Legal Board of Appeal.

General Expertise:

Technical Expertise:

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Lawyer specializing in intellectual property (at the law firm Cabinet d’Avocats Associés – CAA from 1985 to 1993, then in private practice from 1993 to 2009).

Areas of expertise: computer-implemented inventions (CII), medical equipment and implants, mechanics.

Legally qualified member of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO (fields: biotechnology, medical mechanics, organic chemistry, physics, CII).

Chair of a Technical Board of Appeal at the EPO (CII).

Professional technical experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

The technical fields listed above reflect those in which he worked during his time at the EPO.