Jesper Kongstad was Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation from 2010 to September 2017.European Patent Office (EPO) web site, Administrative Council, Composition . Consulted on March 26, 2009. Until September 2017, he was also Director General of the Danish Patent and Trademark Office. In 2009, he was candidate for the position of President of the European Patent Office, which was to be filled on 1 July 2010, EPO web site, Applications received for the post of EPO President , 17 September 2009. Consulted on September 18, 2009. but, in December 2009, he withdrew his candidacy. EPO web site, Communiqué from the Administrative Council , Updates, December 11, 2009. Consulted on December 12, 2009. Stefan Krempl, Führungskrise beim Europäischen Patentamt, heise online, 11.12.2009 18:23. Consulted on December 12, 2009. Jesper Kongstad had been elected as Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation on 29 June 2010. He took up office on 1 July 2010 for a period of three years, EPO website, Jesper Kongstad elected Chairman of Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation , News, June 29, 2010. Consulted on June 30, 2010. later extended to six years.
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Further reading Questions by epi to the candidates for the position as President of the EPO, Mr. Jesper Kongstad by the European Patent Institute (epi), October 2009.