Antonio Tuynman has worked as a patent examiner at the European Patent Office since 2000, specializing in biotechnology. He has extensive experience examining patents related to clinical diagnostics, immunology, proteomics, and more. Mr. Tuynman holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Amsterdam and has published several scientific papers. He is fluent in English, French, German, and Dutch.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Contact Information
Name: Antonio Tuynman
Email: tuynman@telfort.nl
Personal Information
First Name: Antonio
Family Name: Tuynman
Date of Birth: 22-02-1971
Place of Birth: Amsterdam (NL)
Nationality: Dutch
Employment History
09-2000-present: Patent Examiner in directorate 1405 (which was originally directorate
1223) (Biotechnology) at the European Patent Office in The Hague (NL). A4 since 08-
2009.
Functions:
• Examination: Technical field: Biotechnology: clinical diagnostics
IPC: G01N33/50-98 and C12Q1/00-66: Assays, Immunology, Proteomics,
Enzymology, Protein Chemistry, Detection methods and devices,
Conjugates, Probes.
o Search examiner since 09-2000.
o BEST examiner since 12-2001.
o Classifier since 2002.
o Chairman in examination since 2004.
o Tutor (coach for newcomers) since 2004.
o Opposition since 2006.
o Chairman in opposition since 2008.
o Quality Nominee 2010-2011.
• Projects:
o Harmonisation of search and examination between The Hague and
Munich (since 2004).
o Development of a planning tool for production for biotech (2004).
o Participation in the workgroup Patentability of 3D crystal structures of
biological molecules (2002-2003).
• Principal Directorate Means (PDMeans: Planning and forecasting
department):
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2. o Establishment of MTBPs (Medium Term Business Plans) 2008-2012
and 2009-2013 and the Forecasts 2007 and 2008.
o Development of a Planning tool for office wide production.
 Development of mathematical concepts: Flux models, queuing
models, trending models.
 Programming of software (Excel, Visual Basic).
 Extraction of data and parameters.
 prototype (2005-2006)
 PT7 planning tool 2007-2011. Programming, maintenance,
data extraction. The present planning tool of the office is an
upgraded version thereof
My investment for PDMeans has been around 40% in the indicated years.
• Learning and Development
o Instructor since spring 2005: various academies for newcomers and
advanced examiners
o Instructor for special courses:
 “Raising the bar” for all Biotechnology directorates in The
Hague (2010).
 EPC2000 for all Biotechnology directorates in The Hague.
 Exceptions and Exclusions to patentability.
 Efficiency in Examination.
 Inventive step workshop in directorate 1223 (2010)
 Examination matters 12-2009 (course for patent attorneys)
• Missions
o 10/2008 Visit to Indian IP Office. Seminar presented by me on EPO
examination practice.
o 06/2006 Visits to Roche, Genentech, Amgen and Loyola law school in
the USA.
 Presentations given at Genentech and Roche on G1/04.
o 01/2006 Biotech and Pharmaceutical Patenting Conference (Paris)
 Visit to Cabinet Plasseraud (Paris)
• Special Courses followed:
o STN searching (2001)
 Biotech specific search tools (Cobidoc)
 Molecular structure searches (Cobidoc)
o Sequence searching (2001)
o Classification (2002)
o Chairman course (2004)
o Presentation skills (2005)
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3. o Management courses Price Waterhouse Cooper (2006-2007):
 Leading people and Managing conflict.
 Self awareness and Effective communication.
o EQE courses Deltapatents autumn 2006-autumn 2007.
Previous Experience/Qualifications/Education
 03-2008 EQE exam: papers successfully passed in 2008: A (Chemistry), C and D.
 03-2009 EQE exam: paper successfully passed in 2009: B (Chemistry).
 10/1999-06/2000
o Post-Doc Researcher at the CNRS Paris V. Biocatalysis; Protein
Chemistry, Enzymology and Organic synthesis.
 1 scientific publication (vide infra).
 05/1995-10/1999
o Ph.D. Thesis at the University of Amsterdam: Enantioselective oxygen
transfer reactions catalysed by peroxidases.
 Research: Enzymology; Protein biochemistry; Biocatalysis;
Kinetics.
 4 Scientific Publications (vide infra).
 Tutor of stages for undergraduate students
 Instruction of various practical courses for undergraduate students
 Participation in Eurobic 1998 international congress (Sevilla):
poster presentation
 Participation in Peroxidase Biotechnology and Application 1997
international congress (St Petersburg).
 Scientific lecture at Protein Chemistry 1997 international congress
(Lunteren).
 Several lectures at IOP meetings (Innovative Research Programme
of Dutch government).
 Lecture at NOVO Nordisk SA (Denmark, 1997)
 Stage at ETH in Zürich (1995).
 Specialised courses:
• Metal ions in biological systems (Louvain la Neuve, 1998)
• Protein Purification (Amsterdam, 1997)
• Biocatalysts for the production of Food Ingredients and
Fine Chemicals (Wageningen, 1997)
 09/1989-04/1995
o M.Sc. (Chemistry) at the University of Amsterdam
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4. o Honour’s degree (average rating higher than 8/10)
o Principle directions: Organic Synthesis, Biochemistry
o 2 scientific publications (vide infra).
o Additional education followed:
 Several courses in mathematics and physics.
 Courses on didactics
 Stage as teacher at a high school.
 08/1983-08/1989
o Baccalaureate (Gemeentelijk Gymnasium Hilversum)
 Average rating higher than 8/10.
 Participation as an actor in several theatre plays.
Scientific Publications:
1. Inhibitory effects and spectral interactions of isomeric methoxyindazoles on
recombinant nitric oxide synthases, Nitric Oxide, 2003, Volume 9(2), pp. 86-94.
2. The sulphoxidation of thioanisole catalysed by lactoperoxidase and Coprinus
cinereus peroxidase: European Journal of Biochemistry, 1998, Vol. 258 (2), pp.
906–913.
3. Enantioselective Sulfoxidation Catalyzed by Vanadium Haloperoxidases, Inorg.
Chem., 1998, Vol. 37 (26), pp. 6780 -6784.
4. Enantioselective Epoxidation and Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage cataluysed by
Coprinus cinereus peroxidase and myeloperoxidase J Biol Chem, 2000, Vol. 275,
Issue 5, pp. 3025-3030.
5. Enantioselective Sulfoxidations Catalyzed by Horseradish Peroxidase,
ManganesePeroxidase, and Myeloperoxidase Monatshefte fur Chemie, Volume
131, Nr. 6. pp. 687-695.
6. Synthesis of bicyclic guanidines from pyrrolidin-2-one Tetrahedron, 1996) Vol.
52, pp. 2929-2946.
7. Studies towards the synthesis of guanidine alkaloids; synthesis of a tricyclic
guanidine from succinimide. Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, Vol. 37, pp. 905-908.
Other publications:
 Book published in 2012: “Technovedanta: Internet Architecture of a
quasiconscious Vedantic Webmind. A panpsychic Theory of Everything”.
Languages:
 Fluent: English, French, German and Dutch. Note that I chair oral proceedings in
all three official languages of the EPO.
 Good mastering: Spanish (active and passive)
 Beginner's level: Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Japanese.
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5. Personal interests:
 Science: Biochemistry, biotechnology, mathematics (queuing algorithms).
 Art: Painting, drawing, music, literature, learning languages, writing.
 Father of 4 children between 4-13 years.
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6. Personal interests:
 Science: Biochemistry, biotechnology, mathematics (queuing algorithms).
 Art: Painting, drawing, music, literature, learning languages, writing.
 Father of 4 children between 4-13 years.
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