About
Partner at Maiwald and a German and European patent attorney with a background as a chemist and an LL.M. in European Intellectual Property Law. Advises and represents clients in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals on securing, defending and enforcing patent rights, including freedom-to-operate and validity opinions, and opposition and nullity proceedings; admitted to practice before the UPC.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionPatent LitigationLife SciencesBiotechnologyPharmaceuticals
Office
Expertise
BiotechnologyPharmaceuticalsFreedom-to-Operate & Validity OpinionsOpposition and Nullity ProceedingsPatent StrategyUnitary Patent / UPC Proceedings
Education
- Master’s degree (LL.M.) in European Intellectual Property Law, University of Hagen, 2004–2006 (focus on European and International Civil Procedure Law)
- Studied law for patent attorneys, University of Hagen, 1999–2001
- Doctoral degree in organic and biochemistry, Technical University of Munich, 1995–1998
- Studied chemistry, Technical University of Munich, 1990–1995
Admissions
- Admitted to practice before the Unified Patent Court (UPC), 2023
- Admitted as European patent attorney, 2002
- Admitted as German patent attorney, 2002
Languages
GermanEnglish