Dipl. Phys. Dr. Bernhard Bittner LL.M.

Patent Attorney, Attorney-at-Law

  • European patent attorney
  • European trademark attorney
  • European design attorney
  • Specialist lawyer for industrial property protection
  • Lecturer at the University of Regensburg
  • Lecturer at the OTH Amberg-Weiden for industrial property protection
  • Member of an examination board of the Bar Association of Nuremberg

Technical education

Studied Physics

  • at the University of Regensburg
  • at Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT, USA
  • Doctorate in Physics at the University of Regensburg

Legal education

Studied Law

  • at the University of Regensburg
  • at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (LL.M.)

Attorney training

  • at the district court Regensburg
  • in a Munich patent and law firm as well as
  • at the administrative court Regensburg

Patent attorney training

  • in a Munich patent and law firm
  • at the German Patent and Trademark Office
  • at the Federal Patent Court
  • at a patent litigation chamber of the Regional Court of Munich I

Examination and accreditation as a European Patent Attorney

Main focus of practice

  • All matters regarding industrial property rights, especially patent, utility model, trademark and design applications
  • Opposition, appeal and nullity proceedings
  • Legal representation in patent, trademark and design infringement proceedings
  • Preparation of industrial property right infringement expert opinions
  • Preparation of license and R&D agreements, representation in competition and copyright matters

Technical focus

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Plastic processing technology
  • Electronics
  • Communications technology
  • Semiconductor technology
  • Optics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Laser technology
  • Optoelectronics
  • Brewery technology
  • Vehicle engineering
  • Control technology