George Szabo The Author

George Szabo is a chemical engineer, a British and
European patent attorney, and a former chairman
of one of the Boards of Appeal at the European
Patent Office in Munich, Germany.

He has authored several publications about the assessment
of  the inventive step (originality) in several technical fields.

Other writings include:

Trips and the Question of "Invisible" Process Infringement—
Relevant Litigations in Hungary, THE JOURNAL OF
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Nov, 2001

"The Problem and Solution Approach in the European
Patent Office ," IIC Vol. 26 No. 4/1995

"The question of Purity in the EPO" CIPA-JOURNAL,
May, 2002, pp 246-254.

George Szabo has returned to private practice in
London and provides counsel on European patent
matters.

He was an Elder in the Hungarian Reformed Churches
in London, U.K. and Munich, Germany.

e-mail g.szabo@virgin.net