Théophile Margellos

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30+ years of experience

Language:

English, French

Spanish
Greek

Present Function:

- Mediatior and Arbitrator
CIArb and CEDR Accredited
- Mediator, Shanghai Commercial Mediation Center(SCMC)
- General coordinator and co-director of the specialized diploma in Commercial and IP mediation, University of Alicante
- Special Adviser,EUIPO

General Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses
CiArb, Shagai Commercial Mediation Center, CEDR, ICC

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

• Attorney ­at­ law and European Patent Attorney, with extensive practice in IP litigation and advisory work;
• Member of the Standing Advisory Committee (SACEPO) of the European Patent Office;
• Member and Chairman of several Boards of Appeal, gaining in­depth experience in complex adjudication;
• President of the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);
• Founder and Head of the EUIPO Mediation Service, which I created and directed, pioneering institutional mediation in the IP fiel
• Référendaire, European Court of Justice

Memberships and/or accreditations
- CIArb Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator
- CEDR Accredited Mediator
- Shanghai Commercial Mediation Center(SCMC) Accredited Mediator

Practical experience of conducting mediation or conciliation or judicial settlement conferences or out-of-court dispute settlements in disputes related to the scope of competence of the PMAC
Specialized mediator in commercial and IP mediation