Hoffmann Eitle
Christiane Stein-Dräger
Partner
Dr., Dipl.-Chem., German and European Patent Attorney
Profile
Languages: English, German
Specialisation
Chemical Patents, in particular examination, opposition and appeal proceedings before the European and German Patent Offices and the Federal Patent Court as well as legal opinions on patent infringement and validity questions. Particular expertise in the fields of polymer chemistry, liquid crystals, photochemistry and applied organic chemistry, with an emphasis on cosmetics, washing and detergent compositions, foodstuffs and textile chemistry.
Professional memberships
Patent Attorney Bar Association, EPI, FICPI.
Career
Studied chemistry (inorganic, organic and physical chemistry) at the Technical University of Munich from 1977-1986. Graduated in 1983, doctoral thesis in organic and macromolecular chemistry on the decomposition of polymerisation initiators and synthesis of fluorinated organic compounds. Patent experience since 1987; German Patent Attorney since 1990. With HOFFMANN EITLE since 1990. European Patent Attorney since 1991.
