Institutional lobbyist, European Patent Office, EPO
Further details
The mission of the EPO's Brussels Bureau is to co-ordinate and enhance relations between the EPO and the European institutions, in support of the EPO's overall mission and core business and in order to strengthen European stakeholders' understanding of the EPO's role as one of the world's leading patent granting authorities.
Under the supervision of the EPO vice-president in charge of legal and international affairs, the Brussels Bureau's brief includes developing relationships with key players at the European institutions (European Commission officials, members of the European Parliament, European Council Working Group representatives) and European stakeholders from business and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and – equally importantly – serving as the EPO's eyes and ears in Brussels.
Main duties
- Conveying the EPO's intellectual-property views and interests to opinion leaders, including EU Council and Commission representatives and MEPs
- Maintaining and enhancing the EPO's network of contacts with the European institutions and relevant NGOs
- Producing studies, analyses and proposals on the European institutions' activities which affect the European Patent Organisation
- Liaising with other EPO departments in their dealings with the European institutions.
This will involve, inter alia
- making the EPO's political views known to opinion leaders
- maintaining day-to-day contacts with the network
- taking part in and reporting on meetings (formal and informal), conferences and other EU events
- briefing EPO headquarters on developments likely to affect the work of the Organisation
- reporting and advising on European policy and political initiatives affecting the EPO
- preparing conferences and other events in co-operation with other EPO departments
- interacting with the different EPO directorates-general
- deputising for the head of department in his absence.
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