{"id":19846,"date":"2022-06-02T15:35:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T13:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/team\/thomas-l-bittner\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:20:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:20:22","slug":"thomas-l-bittner","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/en\/team\/thomas-l-bittner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Thomas L. 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Bittner, Patent Attorney at BOEHMERT &amp; BOEHMERT' title='Patent Attorney Dr. Thomas Bittner'  height=\"667\" width=\"1000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bittner-Thomas-Portrait-web.jpg 1000w,  https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bittner-Thomas-Portrait-web-300x200.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bittner-Thomas-Portrait-web-768x512.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bittner-Thomas-Portrait-web-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ce3k3k-c228f1108d039226a4a9ed5ffb234a40\">\n.flex_column.av-ce3k3k-c228f1108d039226a4a9ed5ffb234a40{\nwidth:46%;\nmargin-left:8%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ce3k3k-c228f1108d039226a4a9ed5ffb234a40 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l4qtcwpn-e250f27a22d29c7175dda44d337f9408\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l4qtcwpn-e250f27a22d29c7175dda44d337f9408{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l4qtcwpn-e250f27a22d29c7175dda44d337f9408 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l4qtcwpn-e250f27a22d29c7175dda44d337f9408 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l4qtcwpn-e250f27a22d29c7175dda44d337f9408 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Dr. Thomas L. Bittner<\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>German Patent Attorney<br \/>\nEuropean Patent Attorney<br \/>\nEuropean Trade Mark and Design Attorney<br \/>\nDiplom-Physiker<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-aas82o-c82c5ef8944ca2fb26d9731da94aaebf\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-aas82o-c82c5ef8944ca2fb26d9731da94aaebf{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-aas82o-c82c5ef8944ca2fb26d9731da94aaebf .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-aas82o-c82c5ef8944ca2fb26d9731da94aaebf .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-aas82o-c82c5ef8944ca2fb26d9731da94aaebf .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-aas82o-c82c5ef8944ca2fb26d9731da94aaebf .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-aas82o-c82c5ef8944ca2fb26d9731da94aaebf .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-aas82o-c82c5ef8944ca2fb26d9731da94aaebf av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Contact<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-odlczq-e7fc1559d4a0f349072f1642ca1d6a74\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-odlczq-e7fc1559d4a0f349072f1642ca1d6a74{\nmargin-top:-20px;\nheight:1px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-odlczq-e7fc1559d4a0f349072f1642ca1d6a74 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l4qtdftw-a347574d0439757f3813b4ebb7fdef5a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l4qtdftw-a347574d0439757f3813b4ebb7fdef5a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l4qtdftw-a347574d0439757f3813b4ebb7fdef5a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Kurf\u00fcrstendamm 185<br \/>\n10707 Berlin<br \/>\nGermany<\/p>\n<p>T +49 (30) 23 60 76 70<br \/>\nF +49 (30) 23 60 76 721<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6vh4z4-3806fe5c553f74a0dec6ccd6ed6d7494\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-6vh4z4-3806fe5c553f74a0dec6ccd6ed6d7494{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-6vh4z4-3806fe5c553f74a0dec6ccd6ed6d7494 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-l59fimel-074556d9dc8904bf9de769caa7694782-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_codeblock  open-content-popup'><a href=''  class='avia-button av-l59fimel-074556d9dc8904bf9de769caa7694782 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-size-medium avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"E-Mail to Dr. Thomas L. 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Bittner<\/span><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_right avia-iconfont avia-font-linearicons-free' data-av_icon='\ue87a' data-av_iconfont='linearicons-free' ><\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-zh4lzk-c3c9fc58a761090af70cee7400a96224\">\n.avia-section.av-zh4lzk-c3c9fc58a761090af70cee7400a96224{\nbackground-color:#f8f8f8;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-zh4lzk-c3c9fc58a761090af70cee7400a96224 main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-19846'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-y8xlr4-820ced7a72aa94bd79f19c9045325a05 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-y8xlr4-820ced7a72aa94bd79f19c9045325a05\">\n.flex_column.av-y8xlr4-820ced7a72aa94bd79f19c9045325a05{\nwidth:46%;\nmargin-left:0;\npadding:35px 35px 35px 35px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-y8xlr4-820ced7a72aa94bd79f19c9045325a05 .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:8%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-y8xlr4-820ced7a72aa94bd79f19c9045325a05 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-17  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l4qtfkyi-9d4d45a81c46a7971b894b9729ce3648'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>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. 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Bittner, Patent Attorney at BOEHMERT &amp; BOEHMERT\"    itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bittner-Thomas-Portrait-web.jpg);\"  title=\"Patent Attorney Dr. Thomas Bittner\" ><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cfy7sg-d275384504b1974d5325665a2ed7be6b\">\n.flex_column.av-cfy7sg-d275384504b1974d5325665a2ed7be6b{\nwidth:46%;\nmargin-left:0;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-cfy7sg-d275384504b1974d5325665a2ed7be6b .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:8%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-cfy7sg-d275384504b1974d5325665a2ed7be6b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l4qtgg5k-2731d148146181dbff1292073fd1c64e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Thomas L. Bittner studied physics at the Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he held a training course on European patent law for several weeks in China. Since 1999, he is a partner of BOEHMERT &amp; BOEHMERT.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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