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. Stefan Schohe
Dr. Stefan Schohe
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
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.
Nils T. F. Schmid
Nils T. F. Schmid
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Diplom-Ingenieur
Contact
Pettenkoferstraße 22
80336 Munich
Germany
T +49 (89) 55 96 80
F +49 (89) 55 96 85 090
10 Avenue Kléber
75116 Paris
France
T +33 (1) 5603 6591
F +33 (1) 5603 6594
Nils T.F. Schmid specializes in traditional mechanical engineering, his particular interest being in the areas of motor vehicles, tool engineering, process engineering, textile technologies, and medical technology. For his clients, especially medium-sized companies in Germany/Europe and Asian and American big corporations, he develops both German and global patent strategies and sees to their implementation with regard to the building up and management of patent and design patent portfolios.
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Other key areas of his work include infringement and nullity disputes regarding patents, utility models, and designs, and the establishment and counseling of in house IP departments, including advising on employee inventor law.Nils T. F. Schmid studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe and at the California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) with an emphasis on materials science and technical mechanics. He qualified as an engineer in 1997. At the same time, he acquired a Diplôme d’Études Approfondies (DEA) at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) in Paris in the area of development and manufacturing of motor vehicle bodies. In 1997, Nils T. F. Schmid started his studies to become patent attorney. Since 2001, Nils T. F. Schmid is working for BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT as a German patent attorney and European patent and trade mark attorney. Further, he is the location representative at the Paris office of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT.Nils T. F. Schmid lectures at the Université de Strasbourg (CEIPI seminars), preparing candidates for the admission examination to qualify as a European patent attorney (EQE) (European Qualifying Examination). In addition, he regularly holds further education seminars for the European Patent Academy of the EPO to prepare examiners for the EQE.He is a member of UNION-IP (European Practitioners in Intellectual Property) and served as Vice-President of the UNION-IP Board from 2007 to 2013. Nils T. F. Schmid led UNION-IP as President from 2013 to 2015, and was Past-President from 2015 to 2017. Nils T.F. Schmid was appointed honorary president by UNION-IP delegates in October 2017. He is also President of the Statutes Commission.Nils T. F. Schmid is a member of the Senate and the Innovations Committee of the BWA (Bundesverband für Wirtschaftsförderung und Außenwirtschaft, Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade), which advises the German Government on questions of research, innovation and public investment.
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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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Florian Malescha
Florian Malescha
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
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Pettenkoferstraße 22
80336 Munich
Germany
T +49 (89) 55 96 80
F +49 (89) 55 96 85 090
Florian Malescha advises numerous German and international clients in all matters of patent and design law, ranging from questions of employee invention law and the identification of objects of protection to examination proceedings in front of the German and international patent offices, the strategic development and sustained maintenance of complex patent portfolios as well as the defence and enforcement of intellectual property rights in patent litigation, nullity and opposition proceedings and the performance of freedom-to-operate analyses.
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His main areas of expertise include advising and assisting clients as well as building and maintaining competitive patent portfolios in all areas of traditional mechanical engineering, automotive technology, process technology, aerospace technology, production technology, in particular generative manufacturing technology, robotics and AI, and energy technology.Florian Malescha studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). In addition to his training as a patent attorney, he gained extensive practical experience in several research and development departments of leading companies in the automotive and mechanical engineering industries in Germany and Singapore.Florian Malescha joined BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in 2014 and has been a partner since 2021.He is a member of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR) and the Association of European Patent Attorneys (UNION-IP).
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
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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
Contact
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).
