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Christian Pioch

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

GermanyPatent Prosecution, Patent LitigationGerman, English, French

About

Partner at Maiwald advising and supporting companies in patent and utility model prosecution as well as in opposition, nullity and appeal proceedings, with specialist focus on software, sensor systems, data processing, semiconductors, medical and laboratory technologies. Admitted as a German and European patent attorney and authorized to practice before the UPC.

Practice areas

Patent ProsecutionPatent LitigationIP Oppositions & Appeals

Office

Expertise

SoftwareSensor SystemsData ProcessingSemiconductorsMedical Devices & Laboratory TechnologyArtificial Intelligence & Machine LearningInternet of Things (IoT)Industry 4.0Data SecurityAutonomous DrivingDetector Development / Nuclear and Radiation Research

Education

  • Studied physics, Technical University of Munich (2002–2008)
  • Doctoral degree (detector development, software development, nuclear physics and radiation research), Technical University of Munich; Research Center for Nuclear Physics; Japan Atomic Energy Agency (2009–2012)
  • Research associate, Helmholtz Zentrum München (2012)
  • Studied law for patent attorneys, University of Hagen (2013–2015)

Admissions

  • Admitted to practice before the Unified Patent Court (2023)
  • Admitted as European patent attorney (2016)
  • Admitted as German patent attorney (2016)

Languages

GermanEnglishFrench