Dr. Andreas Dustmann, LL.M.
Dr. Andreas Dustmann, LL.M.
Attorney at Law (Germany)
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Kurfürstendamm 185
10707 Berlin
Germany
T +49 (30) 23 60 76 70
F +49 (30) 23 60 76 721
Plaza Santisima Faz, 3 -1 / B
03002 Alicante
Spain
T +34 (965) 21 53 99
F +34 (965) 21 39 65
Andreas Dustmann studied law at the University of Heidelberg, Complutense University of Madrid, and University of Cologne. He obtained the degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of Edinburgh in 1995. In his doctorate work, Andreas Dustmann was concerned with the liability of internet service providers for online copyright infringement. From 1998 to 1999, he was a research fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg. In 2001, Andreas Dustmann joined BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT and became a partner in 2007.
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Andreas Dustmann acts on behalf of his clients including domestic and foreign undertakings in a wide range of intellectual property work. He is well known, among other things, for the legal representation of some US film studios in the fight against internet piracy. He has been a legal advisor for the construction of several video-on-demand portals and eCommerce platforms, and provides ongoing counsel to media companies, agencies, and dealers on legal issues of the internet. Another focus of his work is representation in court proceedings. For years he has represented clients in complex legal disputes, especially in the area of unfair competition, copyright, trademark, and design law. He is also increasingly active in patent litigation. Clients appreciate his ability to work towards solutions for cost-effective, amicable settlement.As a specialist in domain law and practice, Andreas Dustmann acts in domain name disputes both before the German courts and in arbitration before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Besides his litigation practice, he manages the trademark and design portfolios both for medium-sized and globally operating companies.The JUVE Handbook 2016/2017 has once again selected Andreas Dustmann as one of the specially recommended lawyers for trademark, unfair competition, and media law in the state of Brandenburg. He regularly writes on copyright and internet law topics and has been a lecturer on copyright law at the University of Potsdam since 2010.Andreas Dustmann is a co-author of the Praxishandbuch Geistiges Eigentum im Internet (Practical Handbook on Intellectual Property in the Internet, 2003), the Handbuch Kunstrecht (Handbook on Arts Law, 2nd edition 2012), and the Fromm/Nordemann Commentary on Copyright Law (11th edition, 2014).Since 2007, he has chaired the specialist lawyers’ committee on copyright and media law for the state of Brandenburg, and is a member of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR) and of UNION.
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Dr. Thomas L. Bittner
Dr. Thomas L. Bittner
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Diplom-Physiker
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Kurfürstendamm 185
10707 Berlin
Germany
T +49 (30) 23 60 76 70
F +49 (30) 23 60 76 721
As a Patent Attorney Thomas L. Bittner focuses on technical intellectual property rights, especially patents and utility models, both with respect to filing and prosecution, as well as litigation. Also, he advises and represents his clients in opposition proceedings and revocation proceedings before the German authorities and courts, and before the European Patent Office. Thomas L. Bittner advises companies on the establishment and strategic development of intellectual property rights portfolios, including licensing. His special technical interests are, among others, electrical and mechanical engineering, semiconductor devices, medical devices, and software patents.
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Thomas L. Bittner studied physics at the Humboldt-Universität of Berlin. After his PhD he worked as a scholarship holder of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation at the Argonne National Laboratory in the US. He started his career in the field of intellectual property at the patent department of IBM Germany in 1995.
Thomas L. Bittner regularly teaches intellectual property law both in Germany and abroad. He was a visiting lecturer at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute of the University of Potsdam for many years. For the German Attorney Academy he is teaching in a course about the protection of software.
In addition, he held a training course on European patent law for several weeks in China. Since 1999, he is a partner of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT.
Dr. Jin Jeon
Dr. Jin Jeon
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
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Pettenkoferstraße 22
80336 Munich
Germany
T +49 (89) 55 96 80
F +49 (89) 55 96 85 090
Jin Jeon offers expertise in all areas of physics, especially semiconductor physics, optics, microfluidics, satellite communications, mechanics, and plasma physics. In addition, Jin Jeon is specialized in electrical engineering, information and communication technology, materials science, manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering. He has several years of experience in interdisciplinary research with experts from medicine, microbiology and chemistry, which makes him an expert also for multidisciplinary technologies.
Jin Jeon assists clients in the preparation and prosecution of intellectual property applications as well as in the enforcement of intellectual property rights in Germany and Europe.
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Jin Jeon studied technical physics at the Technical University of Munich with a focus on energy sciences and plasma physics. His diploma thesis deals with the investigation of the scattering of electromagnetic waves by plasma crystal in high vacuum using ellipsometry.
He received his PhD from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching in collaboration with the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in the field of plasma medicine, in which cold atmospheric plasmas are used for antimicrobial purposes. During his research, he designed and generated dielectric barrier discharges that were used to interact with various microorganisms. The plasma chemistry was investigated optically under various atmospheric and electronical conditions with respect to antimicrobial activity.
Jin Jeon is bilingual and speaks German and Korean as a native speaker. He speaks business fluent English.
He joined BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in 2015.
Dr. Mario Araujo
Dr. Mario Araujo
German Patent Attorney
Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Agent (Agente de la Propiedad Industrial)
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Contact
Pettenkoferstraße 22
80336 Munich
Germany
T +49 (89) 55 96 80
F +49 (89) 55 96 85 090
The activity of Mario Araujo as a patent attorney focuses on the drafting and prosecution of IP rights before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office. Technically, he mostly deals with the fields of physics, optics, semiconductor technology, electrical engineering, IT and medical technology. Mario Araujo is further specialized in cross-border patent litigation, representing and advising clients in nullity and patent infringement proceedings before the German, Spanish and European courts and authorities.
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Mario Araujo studied physics at the Universitat de Barcelona and at the Technical University of Munich. At Imperial College London he obtained his Master of Science in Theoretical Physics. For his doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich, he investigated the electrical properties of strongly coupled matter using numerical calculations based on gravitational theories. Mario Araujo gained further technical experience during his practical work as a researcher in the fields of particle accelerators, fusion reactors and the simulation of molecular dynamics of phase transitions. He is author of several scientific publications.
He has been with BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT since 2015. He is admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney, as a Spanish Patent Attorney (Agente de la Propiedad Industrial) and as a European Patent Attorney.
Mario Araujo is a member of the German Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright Law (GRUR), the Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP), the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI), as well as the German and Spanish Patent Attorney Association (Colegio Oficial de Agentes de la Propiedad Industrial, membership number 829).
Dr. Stefan Schohe
Dr. Stefan Schohe
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Diplom-Physiker
Contact
Pettenkoferstraße 22
80336 Munich
Germany
T +49 (89) 55 96 80
F +49 (89) 55 96 85 090
Apart from prosecution of intellectual property rights for German and foreign clients, a main part of his work is litigation, especially pre-litigation advice, representation of clients in court, and coordinating international patent litigation. He also takes a keen interest in alternative dispute resolution and is a trained mediator (CVM). His main technical fields are information technology, medical devices, lighting technology, and physical measurement technology.
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Stefan Schohe joined the profession in 1992, having graduated with a Diploma in physics following studies at the University of Karlsruhe and Cambridge University, and obtained a PhD in theoretical and computational physics from the University of Würzburg.Apart from prosecution of intellectual property rights for German and foreign clients, a main part of his work is litigation, especially pre-litigation advice, representation of clients in court, and coordinating international patent litigation. He also takes a keen interest in alternative dispute resolution and is a trained mediator (CVM). His main technical fields are information technology, medical devices, lighting technology, and physical measurement technology.Stefan Schohe authored several articles in learned publications, especially in the field of computer-implemented inventions, and regularly talks and teaches on issues of intellectual property. He is co-editor of the intellectual property journal Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte, chair of the High Technology Committee of LESI, chair of the IT Committee of LES Germany, and member of the Committee on the Protection of Computer Software of the German Chamber of Patent Attorneys.JUVE Handbuch 2017/2018, a survey of business law firms, names him as a frequently recommended patent attorney.
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Dr. Steffen Schmidt
Dr. Steffen Schmidt
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Diplom-Physiker
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Pettenkoferstraße 22
80336 Munich
Germany
T +49 (89) 55 96 80
F +49 (89) 55 96 85 090
Steffen Schmidt works in various fields of physics. In addition to drafting and prosecuting patent applications, he particularly focuses on opposition proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office and the European Patent Office.
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Steffen Schmidt studied physics at the University of Frankfurt focusing on solid-state physics. After completing his thesis at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, he worked as a research assistant at the Physikalische Institut of the University of Frankfurt on issues relating to magnetic resonances, cryogenics, and ultrasound in low-dimensional spin systems. He received a PhD in these fields.In his work as patent attorney he specializes in the area of computer-related inventions in addition to the classic areas of physics. Moreover, he does volunteer work for the German Chamber of Patent Attorneys as a tutor for patent attorney candidates.
Dr.-Ing. Uwe Manasse
Dr.-Ing. Uwe Manasse
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Diplom-Physiker
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Hollerallee 32
28209 Bremen
Germany
T +49 (421) 340 90
F +49 (421) 349 17 68
Uwe Manasse focuses on obtaining and defending protective rights, consulting, and supporting clients concerning filing strategies, enforcing protective rights, and avoiding infringement of protective rights. Furthermore, advising regarding employee invention law and design protection are part of his core work. He works in many technical areas, particularly in physics, process engineering, software/IT, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, conveyor technology, and handling technology.
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Uwe Manasse studied physics at the University of Bremen, and, after working there for several years as research associate, he obtained his doctorate in the area of production technology, process engineering. During this time he specialized in laser measuring technology, especially particle measuring techniques. Prior to taking up his position as patent attorney, he was head of the measuring technology department of an Erlangen company.Uwe Manasse completed his German patent attorney training with BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT from 1994 to 1997. Since 1999, he is an admitted professional representative before the European Patent Office and before the European Union Intellectual Property Office.Uwe Manasse is a member of the Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP), the Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), the Licensing Executive Society (LES), the International Association of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).
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Eva Liesegang
Eva Liesegang
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Diplom-Ingenieurin
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Pettenkoferstraße 22
80336 Munich
Germany
T +49 (89) 55 96 80
F +49 (89) 55 96 85 090
Eva Liesegang has extensive experience advising and counseling mid-sized German companies in all matters of patent law, and representing multinational corporations in European patent matters. Her activities comprise not only prosecuting and enforcing intellectual property rights, but also establishing patent departments and developing portfolio strategies. She deals with industrial property rights in almost all areas of technology, having an emphasis in the areas of IT, communication technology, semiconductor technology, drive engineering, and selected areas of mechanical engineering and physics.
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Eva Liesegang studied electrical engineering at the Technical University Munich and specialized in control engineering and automation systems. She gained practical experience as an engineer at a Munich-based systems engineering company, developing and programming computer and microprocessor-aided automatic control and interface systems.After starting her training as a German and European patent attorney at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in 1991, Eva Liesegang has worked there ever since. She gained practical experience in US patent law by working in the patent department at Hewlett-Packard in the US. She can draw on longstanding experience in all fields of technical property rights and neighboring rights – which, besides patents, particularly also include designs rights and the employee inventions law. She also pulls from her comprehensive knowledge in giving practical advice concerning the establishment and management of patent departments, including everything from looking after inventors to licensing and enforcing patents.Eva Liesegang regularly gives seminars on patent law both in Germany and abroad, with a special focus on Asia, particularly India, Taiwan and Japan.Eva Liesegang is an active member of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), the Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP), the Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI), the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), UNION, and the Licensing Executives Society (LES).
Dr. Dennis Kretschmann
Dr. Dennis Kretschmann
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Diplom-Physiker
Contact
Pettenkoferstraße 22
80336 Munich
Germany
T +49 (89) 55 96 80
F +49 (89) 55 96 85 090
Dennis Kretschmann focuses on the development and management of patent portfolios in the areas of physics, optics, electrical engineering, IT, and software. He represents clients in examination proceedings before German and international patent offices. Dennis Kretschmann also has wide expertise in patent litigation matters. He regularly conducts patent infringement and nullity proceedings before the German courts, and often coordinates cross-border infringement cases. In addition, he provides counsel on technology transfer, licensing agreements, and employee invention law.
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Dennis Kretschmann studied physics at the Technical University of Braunschweig, and as Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tennessee / Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA. For his PhD thesis, he undertook research at the Technical University of Braunschweig and University of Cambridge in the area of quantum information science, and investigated how quintessential quantum physical properties can be utilized for transmitting, storing, and processing information. He extended his research as a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholar and postdoc at the University of Pavia in Italy.
Dennis Kretschmann has worked for BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT since 2007. Following his training in industrial property law, he was admitted as German patent attorney in 2010. He has been an admitted representative before the European Patent Office and before the EU Intellectual Property Office since 2011.
In 2014, he was appointed adjunct professor for intellectual property law at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan’s leading technical university.
Dennis Kretschmann is a member of the Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys, UNION, the Licensing Executives Society (LES), the Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP), and the German Physical Society (DPG).
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Dr. Matthias Hofmann
Dr. Matthias Hofmann
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Diplom-Physiker
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Pettenkoferstraße 22
80336 Munich
Germany
T +49 (89) 55 96 80
F +49 (89) 55 96 85 090
Matthias Hofmann focuses on examination, opposition, and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office. Most of his work is related to computer-implemented inventions, in particular relating to artificial intelligence. He has in-depth technical expertise in the fields of machine learning, medical imaging, video and image processing, computer architecture, telecommunications, and bio-informatics (computational genomics).
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Matthias studied physics and computer science at the University of Tübingen and the University of Cambridge, UK. He obtained his doctoral degree from the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Oxford, UK, with a topic on applying machine learning to medical imaging. He also conducted research at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and at the Laboratory for Preclinical Imaging at the University of Tübingen. His publications have won international awards and received more than 1000 citations. Patents for Matthias‘ inventions are being licensed by a major medical device manufacturer.
He is frequently in China and in 2017 was appointed as Guest Professor of the IP School at the University of Nanjing University of Science and Technology.
Matthias has been working in the field of intellectual property rights since 2010. He was admitted as German patent attorney in 2013, and as European patent attorney in 2014. He joined BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT at the beginning of 2015.
Matthias is a member of the German Chamber of Patent Attorneys, the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi), and the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI).
