• studies of mechanical and process engineering at the RWTH Aachen
• project work at the research center (KFA) in Jülich and at BASF AG in Ludwigshafen
• thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA

Specialized in:

• general mechanical engineering
• medical and hygienic products
• process engineering
• chemical technology
• electrical tools and instruments

Other work-related activities:

• honorary judge in the chamber for Patent Attorney disputes at the district court of Munich
• member of the Chamber of German Patent Attorneys committee "Trademark"
• one of the head members of the Working Committee for Prospective Patent Attorneys in Baden-Württemberg until 2009

Member of:

• the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
• the International Trademark Association (INTA)
• the European Patent Institute (epi)
• the Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
• the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
• the Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys

Foreign languages:

• English

Publications