Dr.-Ing., Dipl.-Ing. (Univ.)
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney,
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Career:
Studies of mechanical engineering with diploma in 1984, scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation; doctorate at the Technical University of Munich 1985 on “Analysis and Optimization of the Dynamic Behavior of a Passenger Car Driveline”. Consultant at McKinsey & Co; many years' experience in industry (machine tool construction, plastics machinery construction; bearing technology), most recently as head of patents and testing; freelance patent attorney since 2003.
Technical fields of work:
Mechanical engineering with a focus on machine tools and plastics processing machines; automotive technology; medical technology.
Areas of law:
Patent law; utility model law; trademark law; design law; employee invention law; property right infringements; contract law.