Address/Country
RUHR-IP Patent Attorneys
Brucker Holt 58, 45133 Essen-Germany
Institution name and department
RUHR-IP Patent Attorneys
Position held
Founder, Senior Partner
Key words
PhD in Chemistry, German- and European Patent Attorney, European Design- and Trademark Attorney, LL.M. in European Intellectual Property Law.
PhD thesis on structure-property relationships of supramolecules (co-crystals), in particular thermally reversible photochromic co-crystals and their preparation by means of mechanochemical processes and crystallisation.
Focus in chemistry studies on organic chemistry, solid-state chemistry and analysis, as well as in the field of general process engineering and reactor technology. Doctorate in the field of materials science of photochromic molecular solids. From 2000, patent manager at ratiopharm GmbH. Responsible for searches, freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses of generic developments of blockbusters, due diligence, development of creative solutions to avoid infringement of critical patents, international strategy planning the implementation of nullity proceedings. Becoming a Patent Attorney in a patent and law firm, with focus on medical technology as well as steel industry and trademarks. Training as a German Patent Attorney at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court and the Federal Patent Court in Munich. At the same time, set up of a consultancy firm for planning experiments for opposition or nullity proceedings in the pharmaceutical sector with a focus on polymorphism and crystallisation technologies.
Interdisciplinary areas of expertise, in different industry sectors, particular in the fields of chemistry, pharmacy, dental field, reactor technology, process engineering, battery technology, medical technology, hydrogen production and applications, plasma processes, electrochemistry, interventional medical technology, spectroscopic methods, nano-technology, surface chemistry, organofunctional silanes compounds, inorganic silicon chemistry, photochromic pigments, construction chemistry, metal organics, polymorphism, re- and further processing of semi-precious and precious metals, mechanics, energy systems, renewable energies, electrical engineering.
GRUR - Executive Board District Group West Secretary; Patent and Utility Model Law" Committee of the Chamber of Patent Attorneys, Member of the "EQE" Examination Committee of epi
Passion for the Europe and the idea of the green deal in combination with re-establishing the pharmaceutical production in Europe, preferred with all kinds of solvent free production processes, and secondly an extensive use of all kinds of H2 (hydrogen) as energy source.
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