Lawyers at the European Patent Office in Germany

The European Patent Office, the Employment Law Directorate and the Appeals Committee Secretariat are both recruiting qualified lawyers to support their business needs.

The Employment Law Directorate is part of the Principal Directorate Human Resources, which with a staff of around 200 aims to provide staff and management with prompt, personal and professional support. The role of the Employment Law Directorate is to give advice on employment law to Office management and personnel departments and to represent the EPO in internal appeals before the Appeals Committee and in complaints before the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization.

The Directorate Appeals Committee Secretariat has the task of supporting the Appeals Committee (ApC) in its operations. Among other duties it is responsible for registering and administering appeals, preparing hearings and internal deliberations and carrying out legal studies. It also manages the electronic tools available to support the work of Appeals Committee members. The Appeals Committee itself is an advisory administrative body which provides for a peer review of disputed decisions as part of the EPO's formal dispute settlement procedures.

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Lawyers at the European Patent Office in Germany