Cypriot named to top European patent job

PANTELIS Kyriakides yesterday became the first Cypriot to be appointed to a European managerial position, when he was appointed vice president of the European patent office.

Kyriakides, born in Kyrenia, studied engineering and telecommunications in London before joining the British Patent Office in 1976. In 1981, he moved to the European Office in Munich, where his new post will also be based.

Cyprus is a full member of the 19-country European Patent Office. It joined in 1998, the only one of the six countries seeking EU membership to be accepted so far.

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