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Christian Schäflein

Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Physicist · Maiwald GmbH

GermanyIntellectual Property, PatentsGerman, English

About

Partner at Maiwald GmbH with extensive experience in patent prosecution and contentious IP matters worldwide, including opposition and invalidity proceedings and freedom-to-operate opinions. Trained physicist who leads Maiwald’s digitalization and data security group and advises clients in sensor systems, data processing, aircraft construction, medical devices and imaging.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsPatent ProsecutionPatent LitigationTechnology & DigitalisationData Privacy & Cybersecurity

Office

Expertise

Sensor SystemsData ProcessingAircraft ConstructionMedical DevicesImagingDigitalisation & Data Security

Education

  • Doctoral degree in Experimental Semiconductor Physics, Center for NanoScience (CeNS), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2000–2003)
  • Studied law for patent attorneys, University of Hagen (2003–2006)
  • Studied Physics, University of Regensburg; University of California, Irvine; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1993–1999)

Admissions

  • Admitted to practice before the UPC (2023)
  • European Patent Attorney (2006)
  • German Patent Attorney (2006)

Languages

GermanEnglish