My services for you
As a German and European patent attorney, I support industrial companies, inventors, and law firms in strategically protecting technical innovations. The combination of scientific education, a PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in cooperation with Volkswagen AG, TU Darmstadt, and the Karlsruhe Research Center, as well as more than 20 years of practical experience at over 30 industrial sites, forms the basis for pragmatic advice in patent and innovation law.
From the first idea through patent filing to enforcing your IP rights, I guide you in a structured, international manner with a clear focus on long-term competitive advantages.
Filing and management of IP rights
I guide you through the strategic development and filing of your IP rights in Germany, Europe, and internationally.
- Strategic advice on patent and IP strategy
- Drafting and filing of patent, utility model and trademark applications
- Prior art searches and novelty assessments
- Development and optimisation of patent portfolios
- Deadline management and support throughout patent prosecution
Defense and enforcement of patents
I support you in defending your IP rights and fending off infringing third-party patents.
- Development of design-around strategies
- Representation in litigation, including preliminary injunction proceedings
- Opposition and third-party observations against competing patents
- Nullity and revocation actions
- Defense against patent infringement claims
Freedom-to-Operate and contract advisory
To ensure your entrepreneurial freedom of action, I analyze existing IP rights and assist with contractual arrangements.
- Support in technology and R&D collaborations
- Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) analyses
- Licensing agreements and know-how transfer
- Advising on employee inventions law
Valuation and exploitation of IP rights
I support you in the economic valuation and strategic utilization of your patents.
- Advising on patent sales and licensing strategies
- Patent portfolio valuation
- Individual IP asset valuation
- Development of IP commercialisation strategies
Post-grant proceedings
I represent and support you in all relevant proceedings following the grant of a patent.
- National revocation and nullity actions
- Opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO)