Hoffmann Eitle
Leonard L. Werner-Jones
Partner
Dr., B.A. Biology, German Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney
Profile
Languages: English, German
Specialisation
Examination, opposition and appeal proceedings before the European and German Patent Offices and the Federal Patent Court. Preparation of litigation and legal opinions. Expertise in biotechnology, in particular neurobiology, immunology, cell biology, molecular biology and genetic engineering.
Career
Studied biology at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH/USA; B.A. in 1991. Doctoral thesis at the Max-Planck-Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried/Munich in 1998. Post-doctoral scientist and faculty member at the University of California/San Diego (UCSD) researching nerve regeneration following spinal cord injury (1999-2004). Author of over 30 international scientific publications. Scholarships and research grants from US-NIH, US-VA, US-NARSAD, DAAD, Max-Planck-Society and Hoffmann-La Roche. With HOFFMANN EITLE since 2004. German and European Patent Attorney since 2009.