Specialisation:
Examination, opposition and appeal proceedings before the European and German Patent Offices and before the German Federal Patents Court; nullity actions before the Federal Patents Court; licensing; litigation; legal opinions. Particular expertise in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and polymers.
Professional Memberships:
Patent Attorney Bar Association, EPI, FICPI, GdCh.
Career:
Studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg, diploma thesis in the fields of physical and organic chemistry. Dissertation in surface chemistry and surface physics. ECTS Scholarship at the University of Greenwich. Research scientist in the field of bioengineering and biomaterials at the University of Washington. Scholarship from the German Research Association (DFG). Consultant at the Fraunhofer Institut in Stuttgart, Department of Technology Management and Patents. With Hoffmann ยท Eitle since 1999. German Patentanwalt and European Patent Attorney since 2004.
Personal:
Two children. Leisure interests include literature, chess and badminton.
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