C. Thomas Becher
Dipl.-Ing. degree in mechanical engineering, German and European Patent Attorney
Specialisation
Intellectual property rights in the field of mechanical engineering, in particular the enforcement and parallel defence of patents and utility models; preparation and conducting inter partes proceedings before the patent offices and the courts. Particular experience in the field of medical devices.
Professional Memberships
German Patent Attorney Bar Association, epi, VPP, VdI, IPO, AIPLA, INTA, Association des Praticiens Européens des Brevets.
Publications
Frequent presenter on German and European IP aspects; concommitant papers.
Career
Studied general mechanical engineering at the Technical University (RWTH) in Aachen; 1995/96 final thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Fraunhofer-Institute for Production Technology (IPT) on rapid prototyping in product development. Practical experience in the layout of manufacturing plants. Active in intellectual property law and with Hoffmann · Eitle since 1996; German Patent Attorney since 2000, European Patent Attorney since 2001.
Personal Information
Married, one child. Leisure interests: music, skiing, snowboarding and motorcycles.
Languages
German, English, French.
