Technology areas Mechanical Engineering & Mechatronics
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In these fields of technology our areas of special expertise include classical mechanical engineering, automotive technology, mechatronics, drive technology, automation technology and sealing technology.
Our lawyers and experts in Mechanical Engineering & Mechatronics
Alwin Rietzler
Mechanical Engineer
Partner
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and Interntional Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings bevor the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination oft he Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Cancelation and Nullity Proceedings before the German Patent Authorities
- IP Strategy and Portfolio Management
- Employees‘ Inventions and Inventors‘ Remunerations
- IP-Licensing
- Validity and Infringement opinions
- German and International Patent Disputes and Litigations
- Design Protection
- Trademarks
- Mechanics
- Automotive engineering
- Computer technology
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney
- Patent Attorney at SIEMENS AG
- Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Partner of EHF
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Frank Heidrich
Electrical Engineer
Partner
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Cancellation and Nullity Proceedings before the German Patent Authorities
- IP Strategy and Portfolio Management
- Employees’ Inventions and Inventors’ Remunerations
- IP-Licensing
- Validity and Infringement opinions
- German and International Patent Disputes and Litigations
- Analogue and digital circuitry
- Software technology
- Data processing systems
- Automotive engineering
- Mechanics
- Electrical engineering studies at the University of Karlsruhe (Graduate Engineer)
- Assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems Engineering and Innovations Research
- Thesis at the Research Center of Karlsruhe (Institute for Technical Physics)
- Patent Professional at SIEMENS AG
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at SIEMENS AG
- Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Partner of EHF
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Christoph Aufhauser
Electrical Engineer
Partner
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Cancellation and Nullity Proceedings before the German Patent Authorities
- IP Strategy and Portfolio Management
- Employees’ Inventions and Inventors’ Remunerations
- IP-Licensing
- Validity and Infringement opinions
- German and International Patent Disputes and Litigations
- Design Protection
- Electrical Engineering
- Telecommunications Technology
- Automotive Engineering
- Information Technology
- Sensors
- Automation Technology
- Mechanics
- Designs
- Electrical engineering studies at the Technical University of Munich
- Development Engineer at BMW AG, advanced development for Rapid Prototyping Software
- Patent Professional at SIEMENS AG
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at SIEMENS AG
- Patentassessor at SIEMENS AG
- Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Partner of EHF
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Richard Schachtner
Physicist
Partner
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Cancellation and Nullity Proceedings before the German Patent Authorities
- IP Strategy and Portfolio Management
- Employees‘ Inventions and Inventors‘ Remunerations
- IP-Licensing
- Validity and Infringement opinions
- German and International Patent Disputes and Litigations
- Opto semiconductor components and process technology
- Optical communication technology
- Laser technology
- Semiconductor physics and process technology
- Fuel cell technology
- Physics
- Communication technician
- Physics studies at the University of Regensburg (Graduate Physicist)
- Development Engineer at SIEMENS AG
- Patent Professional at SIEMENS AG
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at SIEMENTS AG
- German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Partner of EHF
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Martin G. Brand
Electrical Engineer
Partner
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Cancellation and Nullity Proceedings before the German Patent Authorities
- IP Strategy and Portfolio Management
- German and International Patent Disputes and Litigations
- Design Protection
- Electrical engineering and electronic systems
- Mobile communications
- Radio technology
- Telecommunications technology
- Analogue and digital semiconductor circuitry
- Electrical drive systems
- Electrical engineering studies at the University of Fridericiana in Karlsruhe (Graduate Engineer)
- Software Developer at SIEMENS, U.S.
- Patent Professional at SIEMENS AG
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Partner of EHF
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Dr. rer. nat. Florian Koller, LL.M.
Physicist
Master of Laws
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Cancellation and Nullity Proceedings before the German Patent Authorities
- German and International Patent Disputes and Litigations
- Optoelectronic components and process technology
- Biophysics
- Spectroscopy and structure determination
- Applied optics and laser technology
- Mechanics
- Physics studies at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich
- Doctorate at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich at the Chair of BioMolecular Optics
- Continuing Studies at the Open University Hagen ”European Intellectual Property Rights“
- Patent Professional at EHF
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
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Adrian Lindner
Electrical Engineer
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Cancellation and Nullity Proceedings before the German Patent Authorities
- Validity and Infringement opinions
- German and International Patent Disputes and Litigations
- Patent and Prior Art Searches
- Trademarks
- Automation technology
- Automatic control engineering
- Sensors
- Robotics and autonomous systems
- Medical engineering, Biomedical engineering
- Computer technology
- Studies in electrical engineering and information technology at the Technical University of Munich and at the École Supérieure Chimie Physique Électronique (CPE) of Lyon, France
- Patent Professional at EHF
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
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Matthias Richter
Econo-Physicist
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Cancellation and Nullity Proceedings before the German Patent Authorities
- Validity and Infringement opinions
- German and International Patent Disputes and Litigations
- Patent and Prior Art Searches
- Semiconductor components
- Electronic circuits and systems
- Sustainable energy systems
- Automotive engineering
- Studies in Econophysics at the University of Ulm and the University of Valencia (Spain) (Graduate Econo Physicist)
- Staff member of the project managment team for plant layout at REM GmbH, Rottenburg
- Patent Professional at EHF
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
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Dr. rer. nat. Martina Stork
Physicist
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Cancellation and Nullity Proceedings before the German Patent Authorities
- Validity and Infringement opinions
- German and International Patent Disputes and Litigations
- Optoelectronic components
- Biophysics
- Physics of atomic and molecular interactions
- Atomic force microscopy
- Medical devices
- Studies in physics at the Technical University of Munich and in physics and mathematics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich
- One-year scholarship at the University of Lund in Sweden at the Divison of Solid State Physics
- Doctorate at the Chair for BioMolecular Optics, Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
- Patent Professional at EHF
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
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Dr. Mathias Neumüller, MPhil, MSc, PhD
Physicist and Computer Scientist
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Cancellation and Nullity Proceedings before the German Patent Authorities
- Validity and Infringement opinions
- German and International Patent Disputes and Litigations
- Patent and Prior Art Searches
- Computer implemented inventions
- Distributed systems
- Communication network
- Wireless data communication
- Switching power supply
- Studies of physics at the University of Hannover and the University of Strathclyde (MPhil)
- Scientific assistant at the LaserZentrum Hannover e.V.
- Studies of Information Technology Systems and Computer Science at the University of Strathclyde (MSc dist., PhD)
- Patent Professional at EHF
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
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Maximilian Völkl
Mechanical Engineer
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Mechanical engineering
- Medical engineering
- Plastics engineering
- Software engineering
- Tele-operated driving
- Studies in mechanical engineering with a main focus on medical engineering and plastics technology as well as medical implants at the Technische Universität München and the Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg (graduate engineer)
- Patent Professional at EHF
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
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Dr. rer. nat. Fabian Budde
Physicist
Occupation
- Drafting and Prosecution of German, European and International Patent Applications
- Opposition and Appeal Proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent Authorities
- Coordination of the Application and Prosecution of National and Regional Patent Applications outside Germany and Europe respectively
- Automotive Engineering
- Mechanics
- Sensors
- Medical Engineering
- Studies of physics at the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena
- Doctoral studies in the area of laser physics with special focus on the development and characterisation of laser systems at the Heinrich-Heine-University of Duesseldorf
- Patent Professional at EHF
- Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
- Patent Attorney at EHF
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