Authorized to represent clients with
- German Trademark and Patent Office (DPMA)
- Federal Patent Court (BPatG)
- Federal Court in nullity appeal proceedings (BGH)
- European Patent Office (EPA)
- European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Vita
* 1962, Leutkirch
2 children (aged 22 and 26)
- Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart
- Thesis in the field of theoretical communications engineering
- Doctorate from the University of Stuttgart on the topic of “Polycrystalline Semiconductors and Low-Temperature Dielectrics to Manufacture Thin-Film Transistors for Flat Liquid Crystal Displays”
- Trained as a patent attorney
Since 1998 patent attorney and partner at Ravenspat
Known in the firm for
- HR, communication and training
- outside work he is a keen mountain biker, surfer, and now and again hits the pistes as an alpine and cross-country skier
- speaks good English and is responsible for Europa, the USA, Japan, Canada and Korea
Other activities
- Counseling for inventors at the Lake Constance and Upper Swabia Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- Teaching assignment on intellectual property rights at Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences
Memberships
- German Chamber of Patent Attorneys
- German Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright Law (GRUR)
