Date and Place of Birth:
January 24, 1946 West-Virumaa
Marital Status:
married, with son and daughter
Qualifications:
1964 Rakvere Secondary School No 1
1967 Tallinn Polytechnical Institute, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
1970 Kaunas Polytechnical Institute, Faculty of Light Industry, Mechanics Engineer
1974 Tallinn Social Patent Institute, Patent Examiner
1976 State Patent Institute, Patent Examiner
1998 Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Economics, MSc
Experience:
1970-1974 Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Light Industry, Information and Standardisation Department, Leading Engineer
1974-1990 Tallinn Branch Office of the Soviet Union Centre of Patent Services Manager
1990-1992 Estonian Patent Searches Centre, Director
1992-1999 Patent Office, Assistant Director General
since 1999 Estonian Patent Library, Director
Other occupations:
since 2004 Member of the Board of Appeals of Industrial Property
Foreign Languages:
English, Russian, Finnish
Hobbies:
Engineering
Publications:
- Patent Information - Resource for Product Development = Patendiinformatsioon - ressurss tootearenduseks. [WWW] http://www.aktiva.ee/26567y/z0zARTICLEy240220.html (28.04.2004)
- Estonian Economical Prospects and Industrial Property Protection in Integration into the European Union : Dissertation = Eesti majanduspotentsiaal ja tööstusomandi õiguskaitse integreerumisel Euroopa Liitu : magistritöö. Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, 1998
- State of Art and Advantages of High Quality = Kvaliteedieelis ja leiutustase. � Eesti Majanduse Teataja, 2000, 10, 22-24
- Research Libraries = Teadusraamatukogud. Raamatukogud ja raamatukogundus taasiseseisvunud Eestis 1991-2001. Tallinn: Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu, 2002, 22-39
- Estonian Patent Library 1991-2001 = Eesti Patendiraamatukogu 1991-2001. Raamatukogu, 2002, 2, 8-10
- Opportunities of Development for the Base Attainments in Estonia = Teadmistepõhise arendustegevuse võimalustest Eestis . Põllumajandustehnika, -ehitus ja energeetika = Agricultural Machinery, Building and Energy Engineering. Tartu: Eesti Põllumajandusülikool, 2001, 214, 128-136
- About Estonian Patent Library = Eesti Patendiraamatukogust. Raamatukogu, 2000, 6, 11-12
- Possibilities of Technology and Technique Efficiency Increasing in Estonia = Tehnoloogia ja tehnika arenduse efektiivsuse tõstmise võimalustest Eestis. Põllumajandustehnika, -ehitus ja -energeetika = Agricultural Machinery, Building and Energy Engineering. Tartu: Eesti Põllumajandusülikool, 2000, 206, 71-80
