Technical/Scientific Background:
Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe (1992), specialising in computer-aided design, fluid dynamics, applied thermodynamics and hydrodynamics;
Research Project with AECL at Chalk River Laboratories, Canada.

Legal Background:
Active in the field of intellectual property since 1992; Examination as a patent assessor in 1995;
Admission as a German Patentanwalt, to the European Patent Office and to the European Trademark Office in 1996.

Areas of Activity:
Patents, trademarks, design patents; internet domains; employed inventors’ law, in particular for clients in the field of mechanical engineering, automotive technology, household appliances, civil engineering and drugstore retailing.

Memberships:
German Patent Attorneys Bar Association, epi (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office), Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys, FICPI (Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle), LES (Licensing Executives Society), GRUR (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property), INTA (International Trademark Association)