About
Dr. Dorothea Hofer is Managing Partner at Prüfer & Partner in Germany. She joined the firm in 1993, has been a managing partner since 1998, holds a PhD in physics from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, and practices broadly in IP including patent litigation, prosecution, oppositions, licensing and trademark/design matters; she obtained the European Patent Litigation Certificate and is registered as a representative before the Unified Patent Court (since 14 July 2023).
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatent LitigationPatent ProsecutionTrademarks & DesignsLicensingOppositions & Nullity ProceedingsEmployee Inventions
Office
Expertise
Physics (optics)Laser TechnologyOptoelectronicsSemiconductor TechnologyMedical Technology3D PrintingComputer-Related Inventions
Education
- PhD in Physics, Ludwig Maximilian University (Munich)
Admissions
- European Patent Litigation Certificate
- Registered as a representative before the Unified Patent Court (since 14 July 2023)
Languages
GermanEnglishFrench