Technical/Scientific Background:
Studied Physics at the University of Würzburg, the Université Joseph Fourier in Grenoble (France) and at Braunschweig Technical University;
Masters degree in Physics (Dipl.-Phys.) from Braunschweig Technical University (1998);
Scientist at the Geophysical Institute at Braunschweig Technical University (1999 to 2001);
Doctoral degree from Braunschweig Technical University (2001) in Physics, specialising in the aggregation of magnetic micro- and nanoparticles in co-operation with the European Space Agency (ESA).
Areas of expertise: microgravity, optics, material sciences, theory and simulation of multi-particle systems.

Legal Background:
Active in the field of industrial property since 2001;
Examination as a Patent Assessor in 2005;
Admission as German Patentanwalt and to the European Trademark Office in 2005;
Admission to the European Patent Office in 2006.

Areas of Activity:
All areas of industrial property; attainment, defence and assertion of property rights (patents, utility models, trademarks, design patents); strategic consultation, litigation and related legal disputes.

Primary areas of technological expertise: physical metrology, semiconductor and semiconductor-memory technology, information technology, optics, mechanics and mechanical engineering, robotics, automotive technology, and computer-implemented inventions (software).