Services

Intellectual property protection – comprehensive and personal

I provide comprehensive advice on obtaining, defending and enforcing your patent and trademark rights – in Germany, Europe and worldwide.

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Obtaining rights

Drafting and prosecuting patent, trademark and design applications, searches, patentability and freedom-to-operate opinions, and strategic portfolio building.

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Defending rights

Oppositions and appeals before the patent and trademark offices, and defending granted IP rights in opposition and nullity proceedings.

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Enforcing rights

Coordinating and leading infringement proceedings, legal opinions, mediation and litigation, as well as IP due diligence and valuation.

Technical fields

From molecule to machine

The firm's focus is on chemistry, pharmaceuticals and process engineering – but the technical range extends across the full spectrum of applied technology.

Chemistry, materials & process engineering

New materials and nanotechnology, polymer chemistry and plastics recycling, chemical process engineering.

Biotechnology & pharmaceuticals

Genetic engineering and RNA-based therapeutics, pharmaceutical formulations and active ingredients.

Medical technology & diagnostics

Imaging methods (PET, MRI), neurostimulation, infusion, ventilation and fluid-transfer systems, implants and biomaterials (including bone cements).

Mechanical & manufacturing engineering

Machine tools and sensor technology, welding processes (including friction stir welding), powder metallurgy and composite materials.

Energy & electrical engineering

Wireless charging, charging infrastructure for e-mobility, photovoltaics (including perovskite solar cells), high-frequency connectors.

Agricultural, harvesting & livestock technology

Harvesting machinery and combine harvesters, livestock handling and barn systems, seeding, fertilising and crop-protection technology.

Areas of law

Representation before offices & courts

My practice covers all aspects of intellectual property – including obtaining, defending and enforcing patent and trademark rights in Germany, Europe and worldwide.

Including related fields: patent and trademark law, competition law, employee inventor law, and questions of IP valuation.

Representation before

all German courts, including the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in nullity appeal proceedings
the Federal Patent Court (BPatG)
the European Patent Office (EPO)
the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA)
the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
the Federal Plant Variety Office and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Confidentiality

Secure & confidential communication

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Encrypted transmission

I place the greatest importance on the confidentiality of documents entrusted to me. For the secure electronic transmission of sensitive data, I recommend prior encryption via PGP/GPG. Filings with the patent offices are made exclusively via encrypted transmission (EPO Online Filing, DPMAdirekt).

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Special security arrangements

To meet the highest security requirements, the steps necessary to protect an invention can, on request, also be carried out on the client's own premises.