COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 January 2018

renewing the term of office of the President of the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office

(2018/C 34/07)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark(1), and in particular Article 166(2) thereof,

Whereas,

on 21 November 2017, the Management Board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office decided to propose to the Council the extension of the term of office of Mr Théophilos MARGELLOS as President of the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office for a period of five years or until retirement age if retirement age is reached during the new term of office,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The term of office of Mr Théophilos MARGELLOS as President of the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office is hereby renewed for the period from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2023 or until retirement age if retirement age is reached during the new term of office.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Brussels, 29 January 2018.

For the Council

The President

R. PORODZANOV

(1)

OJ L 154, 16.6.2017, p. 1