German Patent Attorney, 1992
European Patent Attorney, 1992
European Trademark and Design Attorney, 1996

Education

Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg:
Diploma in Chemistry,1980; Diploma in Biology, 1984.
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich: Doctorate in Molecular Biology (practical work conducted at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry in Martinsried), 1986

Field Of Expertise

Prosecution and enforcement of patents in the field of life science; opinion work

Activity and Publication

Lectures and publications on biotech IP matters; Co-author of “Protection of Biotechnological Matter under European and German Law”, Wiley-VCH, 1997;
Member of the Board of the German Patent Attorneys Association;
Member of the Biotechnology Committee of the German Patent Attorneys Association;
Member of EPPC (European Patent Practice Committee) of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
Vice President of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)

Membership

FICPI, GBM (Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), GRUR, LES

Language

German, English