Chris Mercer Council Member

President of the epi; Member of the Patents Committee; Social & Programme Committee; European Liaison Committee; Pro Bono Committee and SACEPO.

Carpmaels & Ransford, 43 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2RA.

M.A.(Oxon.); M.Sc.(Oxon.);CPA; EPA; RTMA. Registered 13 September, 1979.

Professional career: Technical assistant National Coal Board Patents Department 1975-1981. Technical assistant Carpmaels & Ransford 1975-1988. Partner 1988 to date.

Services to Institute: Examiner Intermediate Exams, Foreign Law.

Services to the profession outside the Institute: Tutor for many years on Finals and EQE Exams and the JDD courses. Member of epi Council. UK epi Board member.

Other relevant information: Having served on the EPI Council for a number of years, Chris feels that CIPA needs to continue the improvement in links between EPI and CIPA. He intends to work towards this, in particular in the areas of training and continuing education.