About
Partner at Maiwald GmbH and a German and European patent attorney and UPC representative with a chemistry background (PhD). Specialises in chemistry and pharmaceuticals—notably medicinal products, dental materials and polymers—and advises on patent portfolio strategy, validity/infringement/nullity proceedings, SPCs, freedom-to-operate, due diligence and patent prosecution.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatentsLife SciencesPharmaceuticalsChemistry
Office
Expertise
Medicinal productsDental materialsPolymersOrganic chemistrySupplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs)Patent portfolio strategy and managementValidity, infringement and nullity proceedingsFreedom-to-operate and due diligencePatent prosecution
Education
- Doctoral degree in organic chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (1995–1998)
- Studied chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; University of Sussex, Brighton (Erasmus); Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (1989–1995)
- Studied law for patent attorneys, University of Hagen (2004–2006)
Admissions
- Admitted to practice before the UPC (2023)
- Admitted as a German patent attorney (2008)
- Admitted as a European Trademark and Design Attorney (2008)
- Admitted as a European Patent Attorney (2004)
Languages
GermanEnglishFrench