Dr. Jan-Hendrik Spilgies
Dipl.-Chem., German and European Patent Attorney
Specialisation
Examination, opposition, appeal and nullity proceedings before the European and German Patent Offices as well as the Federal Patent Court, among others in the fields of pharmaceuticals (including active principles and formulations), polymers and paper chemistry. Furnishing legal opinions on issues of validity and infringement of patents; national and international litigation activities, in particular in the field of pharmaceuticals.
Professional Memberships
Patent Attorney Bar Association, EPI, FICPI.
Publications
Paper on border seizure measures in Europe (with Dr. A. Petersen-Padberg).
Career
Studied chemistry at the University of Cologne; diploma thesis in physical chemistry (1992). Doctoral thesis in the field of colloid and interface chemistry and the determination of structures in microemulsions (1996); industry research projects in the field of process engineering (extractive distillation and catalyst research, in Germany) and pharmacology (pharmaceutical technology, in the USA). With Hoffmann · Eitle since 1996; German Patent Attorney since 2000 and European Patent Attorney since 2001.
Personal Information
Leisure interests include playing the piano and outdoor activities such as hiking and running.
Languages
German, English.
