Technical education
Studied Technical Physics
- Technical University of Munich
- Oregon State University, USA
- Royal Technical University in Stockholm, Sweden
Legal education
Studied Law
- at the University of Hagen, patent attorney degree program
- in a Munich patent law firm,
- at the German Patent and Trademark Office,
- at the Federal Patent Court as well as
- at a patent litigation chamber of the Regional Court of Munich I
Examination and accreditation as European Patent Attorney
Main fields of activity
- All matters regarding industrial property rights, in particular patent, utility model, trademark and design patent applications
- Opposition, appeal and nullity proceedings
- Patent, trademark and design infringement proceedings
- Development and cooperation agreements
- Licensing matters
- Employee inventor rights
- Due diligence
Key technical fields
- Mechanical engineering
- Automotive engineering
- Plastic processing technology
- Electronics
- Communications technology
- Information technology
- Inorganic chemistry
- Pesticides
- Thin film semiconductor technology
- Medical technology
- Optoelectronics and laser technology