Technical/Scientific Background:
Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from the RWTH Aachen University (1989), specialising in machinery design, fluid dynamics, thermal and power engines, and tribology.

Legal Background:
Active in the field of intellectual property since 1989;
Examination as a patent assessor and admission as a German Patentanwalt in 1993;
Admission to the European Patent Office in 1994 and to the European Trademark Office in 1996.

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 include mechanical engineering, civil engineering, machine tools, facility technology, photo and film processing equipment, and information technology.