BERIN’s patent attorney Bogoljub Ilievski attended the 84th meeting of the Standing Committee for technical and operational activities in the European Patent Organization (EPO) that was held on May 10th, 2017, in Munich (Germany). This Committee has more than 100 members (two members from each member states of the EPO as well as associate members countries of this organisation). The European Patent Office was represented by 26 member delegations headed by three vice-presidents: Dr. Raimund Lutz, MA Gila Minos and Mr. Alberto Casado. The composition of this committee is complemented by a representative of Intellectual Property Office of the EU (EUIPO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and European Patent Institute (EPI).

Dipl. Eng. Bogoljub Ilievski, Macedonian and European patent attorney, head of Department for Patent in BERIN intellectual property Agency has been  elected as a delegate of the European Patent Institute (EPI) in the permanent advisory body for quality at the European Patent Office. It is a body of the European Patent Organization whose primary focus is the quality of the patent process. 

Ilievski is responsible for implementing the system for managing quality within the ISO 9001: 2008 in  BERIN intellectual property Agency. With his appointment as a delegate of the European Patent Institute (EPI) he will convey the experiences and expectations of the system of quality companies dealing with professional representation before the European Patent Office (EPO) and that are end-users of the products and services that organization.

The Committee adopted the reports of the groups for cooperation between the Member States in the field of electronic submission of applications, patent classification, quality and information technology. The committee has scheduled the nex session in May next year, which will be held also in Munich.