About
Partner at Maikowski & Ninnemann and a physicist by training, he has been a patent attorney since 1998 specializing in patent litigation and prosecution, with extensive experience before district and appeal courts and the Federal Patent Court. He holds a doctorate in physics and an LL.M. in European IP Law, has been appointed as an arbitrator in international proceedings, and has held leadership roles in AIPPI and GRUR.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatent LitigationPatent ProsecutionLitigationInternational Arbitration
Office
Expertise
PhysicsElectrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSoftwareTelecommunicationsMagnetism & SuperconductorsFemtosecond Spectroscopy
Education
- Studies in Physics, Berlin and École Normale Supérieure (Paris)
- Doctoral degree (PhD) in Physics, Freie Universität Berlin (1993) — research in magnetism, superconductors and femtosecond-spectroscopy
- LL.M., European Intellectual Property Law, Kurt-Haertel Institute, FernUniversität Hagen
- Qualified Patent Attorney (since 1998)
Admissions
- German Patent Attorney (since 1998)
- Appointed arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings
Languages
GermanEnglishFrench