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Kerstin Wolff

Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Ph.D. Molecular Biology and Microbiology · Maiwald GmbH

GermanyIntellectual Property, BiotechnologyGerman, English

About

Partner at Maiwald with a Ph.D. in molecular biology and microbiology. Advises on all aspects of patent prosecution and enforcement in the field of biology, drawing on a research background in antibiotic resistance, redox regulation in mycobacteria and antibiotic development against Staphylococcus.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyBiotechnologyLife SciencesPharmaceuticalsPatent Prosecution

Office

Expertise

Patent ProsecutionPatent EnforcementAntibiotic ResistanceMicrobiologyRedox RegulationAntibiotics (Staphylococcus)

Education

  • Doctoral degree in Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University (2007–2012)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Biology/Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University (2005–2007)
  • Studied pre-degree in Biology, University of Göttingen (2003–2005)
  • Studying law for patent attorneys, University of Hagen (2015–2018)

Admissions

  • Admitted to practice before the UPC (2023)
  • Admitted as European patent attorney (2019)
  • Admitted as German patent attorney (2019)

Languages

GermanEnglish