Specialisation:
Main area of work concerns patents in the chemical field, principally litigation in Court and opposition and appeal proceedings before the European and German Patent Offices, as well as patent application proceedings. Numerous cases in SPC matters before the German Federal Patent Court and Federal Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice. Particular expertise in the area of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, washing and detergent compositions, foodstuffs, polymers and electrochemistry.
Publications:
Numerous lectures in Germany and abroad on patent law.
Professional Memberships:
Patent Attorney Bar Association, EPI, GDCh and Society of German Patent Attorneys.
Career:
Studied inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry at the University of Regensburg, diploma degree in 1981. Ph.D. in 1985 in the area of electrochemistry and battery development. Industrial experience in the research, development, and production of semiconductors (with Siemens AG), and printing inks (M. Huber GmbH). With Hoffmann ยท Eitle since 1987, German Patentanwalt since 1991, European Patent Attorney since 1992.
Personal:
Leisure interests include politics, culture, art, tennis, skiing and karate.
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