Romuald Singer Explained

Romuald Singer (8 November 1920 – 20 August 1991^[1]) was director of the international section of the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), Strasbourg, and chairman of the Enlarged and the Legal Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO). He also authored the first edition of a well-known commentary on the European Patent Convention.^[2]

As first chairman of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO, he chaired the first group of cases decided by that Board, i.e. G 1/83, G 5/83 and G 6/83. This was the only one and the last decision by the Enlarged Board of Appeal under the chairmanship of Singer before he retired.^[3]

Further reading

• J.B. van Benthem, "The European Patent System and European Integration", Translation of a revised version of the Romuald Singer Memorial Lecture held at the Patent Forum 1992 in Munich. Consulted on April 22, 2011.
• "Romuald Singer Memorial Lecture: European patent system and European integration", IIC 1993, pp. 435–445

Notes and References

1. Haertel. Kurt. Nachruf: Romuald Singer. Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Internationaler Teil (GRUR Int.). 1991. 40. 12. 887–888.
2. D. Harrison, "The European Patent Convention A Commentary, Third Edition, Singer/Stauder", epi Information 3/2004, p. 111.
3. Web site: Casalonga . A. . epi Information Issue 3 of 2023 Il y a 50 ans naissait le brevet européen . ... 50 years ago, the European patent was born . information.patentepi.org . 30 September 2023 . French . September 2023 . Sous l'impulsion du Dr Singer, la grande chambre de recours, dans sa toute première décision (ce serait la seule et la dernière sous la présidence du Dr Singer avant qu'il ne prenne sa retraite) ... . At Dr Singer's instigation, the Enlarged Board of Appeal, in its very first decision (it would be the only and last under Dr Singer's chairmanship before he retired) ....