Virginia Melgar

Virginia Melgar (French and Uruguayan)

Graduated in law from the University of Paris (Paris I| Assas), (1981); Graduated in Criminal Sciences from the Institute of Criminology Paris (1980), Judge in France (1982), Public Prosecutor at the Versailles Court of First Instance (1984-1986), Magistrate at the Ministry of Justice Criminal division (1986-1991), Seconded
National Expert at the Legal Service of the European Commission (1991-1994), Lawyer at the Legal Service of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trade marks and designs) Alicante (1995-2001), Deputy Director of the General Affairs and External Relations Department of OHIM (2001-2004), Examiner of trade marks at the Trade Marks Department of OHIM (2004-2006), Principal Director Legal Affairs at the
European Patent Office Munich (2006-2011), Lawyer at the cancellation and litigation department of OHIM (2011-2012), Lawyer at the Litigation Department of EUIPO (former OHIM) ( 2012-2015), Member of the Board of Appeal of EUIPO (2015-2020) and currently Chairperson of the 5th Board of Appeal of EUIPO since 1/4/2020.