About
Claus Schindele is a Partner at Maiwald who advises clients on strategic intellectual property issues in the various fields of chemistry, drafts patent applications, conducts European opposition proceedings and prepares legal opinions on patent validity and relevance. He holds a doctoral degree in organic physical chemistry from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, has specialist expertise in polymer chemistry and thin film technology, was admitted as a German patent attorney in 2005 and as a European patent attorney in 2007, and has been a partner at Maiwald since 2018 (admitted to practice before the UPC in 2023).
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionOppositions & AppealsIP StrategyLife Sciences / Chemistry
Office
Expertise
Polymer ChemistryThin Film TechnologyOrganic ChemistryInorganic ChemistryPharmaceutical ChemistryPatent OppositionsPatent Drafting
Education
- Studied chemistry, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1992–1998)
- Doctoral degree in organic physical chemistry, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1998–2002); Lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles
- Studied law for patent attorneys, University of Hagen (2002–2005)
Admissions
- Admitted to practice as German patent attorney (2005)
- Admitted to practice as European patent attorney (2007)
- Admitted to practice before the UPC (2023)
Languages
GermanEnglish