MÜLLER, Michael

M.Eng. and D.Phil. in Materials Science
LL.M. in European IP Law
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Representative before the UPC (European Patent Litigation Certificate)
Business Mediator

Education

  • Studied Materials Science at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany. (2001–2006)
  • Undergraduate thesis as an ERASMUS exchange student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) on the characterisation of solid oxide fuel cells. (2004)
  • Diploma thesis at the Otto Schott Institute for Glass Chemistry at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany on electron beam lithography on photosensitive glasses. (2006)
  • PhD thesis and postdoctoral research at the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford, UK on atomic probe microscopy of compound semiconductor materials. (2006–2011)
  • Training as a patent attorney at a leading Munich-based IP law firm. Admitted as a patent attorney and European Patent Attorney. (2012–2016)
  • Part-time Master’s course in ‘Mediation’ with a focus on business mediation and intercultural mediation at the ‘Fernuniversität Hagen’, Germany. (2016–2018)
  • Part-time LL.M. programme in ‘European Intellectual Property Law’ at the ‘Fernuniversität Hagen’, Germany. (2019–2022)
  • Part-time ‘European Patent Litigation Certificate’ programme at the ‘Fernuniversität Hagen’, Germany. (2025–2026)

Professional Experience

  • Student assistant at the Chair of Materials Science, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, GER. (2002–2004)
  • Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Materials, University of Oxford, UK. (2010–2011)
  • Patent attorney and later associate partner at a leading Munich-based IP law firm. (2016–2026)

Specialized in

  • All areas of materials science:
    • Materials processing
    • Materials characterisation
    •  Process engineering, particularly steel production
    • Coatings
    • Nanomaterials
    • Biomaterials
    • High-performance alloys
    • Glass technology
  • Materials-related process engineering and process technology
  • Handling and robotics, particularly medical robotics
  • Air conditioning technology

Member of

  • epi

Foreign language

  • English