Josef Kratochvíl (civil servant)

Josef Kratochvíl is a Czech civil servant and current president of the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic.[1][2] On 12 December 2018 he was elected Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, a position he took over on 1 January 2019 for a three-year term.[1][2][3][4]

References

1. "Josef Kratochvíl elected Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation". epo.org. European Patent Office. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
2. Dixon, Barney (13 December 2018). "European Patent Organisation appoints Kratochvíl as Administrative Council chair". IPPro Magazine. Munich: Black Knight Media Ltd. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
3. Klos, Mathieu (13 December 2018). "Administrative Council announces new chairman". Juve Patent. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
4. "Report on the 157th and 158th meetings of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (10 and 11 October 2018 and 12 and 13 December 2018 respectively)". Official Journal of the European Patent Office (January 2019). European Patent Office: A1. 31 January 2019. ...the Council unanimously elected Josef KRATOCHVÍL (CZ) as its Chairman for a term of 3 years, starting on 1 January 2019.

Positions in intergovernmental organisations
Preceded by Christoph Ernst	Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation 2019–present	Incumbent