Technical education
Doctorate
- Dr. rer. nat. in Semiconductor physics at the University of Regensburg
Studied Physics
- at the University of Regensburg
- at Wesleyan University, CT, USA
Training as a communication electronics specialist, specializing in telecommunication technology
Study of Law
Training as a patent attorney
- at the German Patent and Trademark Office
- at the Federal Patent Court
- in a patent law firm
Examination and accreditation as a European Patent Attorney
Studied Law
- at the University of Hagen
Studied Intellectual Property law at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Main focus of practice
- All matters relating to industrial property protection, in particular patent, utility model, trademark and design patent applications
- Opposition, appeal and nullity proceedings
- Infringement proceedings pertaining to patent, trademark, design and utility model rights
- Development and monitoring of patent applications abroad in cooperation with associate attorneys
- Patent and trademark matters in the USA
Technical focus
- Mechanical engineering
- Medical technology
- Automotive Engineering
- Electrical engineering, Electronics
- Plastics processing technology
- Semiconductor technology
- Optoelectronics
- Spectroscopy
- Laser technology
- Spintronics
- Communication technology
- Information technology
- Nanotechnology