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christoph k. engel patentanwalt (patent attorney) diplom-ingenieur european patent attorney european trademark and design attorney mediator Christoph K. Engel was born on January 1st, 1966 in Suhl/Thuringia. He lives together with his wife and his two children in Suhl. Mr. Engel studied automation engineering and technical cybernetics with respect to process measuring technology, sensor technology and laser measurement at the Technische Universität Ilmenau. He worked for his diploma thesis at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (Berlin) to the topic of high temperature strain sensors. Afterwards he began his apprenticeship as patent attorney trainee with the patent lawyers' association and worked at a supra-regional office located at Munich/Landshut. Christoph K. Engel took the German and the European patent attorneys' examinations. Furthermore, he qualified for mediator in the range of industrial property right. Mr. Engel advises on all questions of industrial property right. Regularly, he represents our clients at the following authorities and courts: German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) European Patent Office (EPO) Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) Regional and Higher Regional Courts (participation on disputes) Federal Patent Court Federal Court of Justice (proceedings under § 3 II no. 3 PatAnwO) Besides his professional activities Mr. Engel gives lectures and seminars in cooperation with the Technical University Ilmenau, the Chamber of Commerce and further educational institutions. memberships patent lawyers' association www.patentanwalt.de epi - Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office www.patentepi.com FICPI - Federation Internationale Conseils En Propriete Industrielle www.ficpi.org GRUR - German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property www.grur.de Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys www.bundesverband-patentanwaelte.de top

susann reinhardt attorney at law Ms. Reinhardt studied law at the Friedrich Schiller Universität in Jena. She graduated her legal clerkship at the Regional Court Erfurt. Afterwards, Ms. Reinhardt took postgraduate studies in business law at the Institute for German, European and International Business Law in Bielefeld. Since December 2006, Ms. Reinhardt has been employed as attorney in our office. She is responsable for the work on special legal questions, especially in the range of trademark and design law as well as contract law and legal disputes. Ms. Reinhardt's substantiated legal knowledge is helpful with the treatment of borderline cases arising because of the interface between the classical fields of patent attorneys' activities and the conventional fields of lawyers activities. memberships Bar association Thüringen www.rechtsanwaltskammer-thueringen.de top

dr.-ing. marco rittermann patentanwalt (patent attorney) diplom-ingenieur european patent attorney european trademark and design attorney Mr. Rittermann earned a diploma in electrical engineering in the field of electronic media engineering from Technische Unversität Ilmenau. After that, he served as scientific assistant at the Institute of Media Technology of that university. His research lay in the coding and quality assessment of three-dimensional video objects. Furthermore, he dealt with audio-visual application systems according to MPEG-4. After a successful conclusion of his research work, he earned a doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) in engineering science from Technische Unversität Ilmenau. Mr. Rittermann has joined our patent law firm in 2005. From 2006 to 2009 he graduated training in the area of the industrial property rights. Mr. Rittermann has the authorisation to the german patent attorney and to the european patent attorney. memberships patent lawyers' association www.patentanwalt.de epi - Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office www.patentepi.com top

kathrin herold diplom-ingenieurin fachinformatorin Ms. Herold studied electrical engineering with respect to automation and systems engineering at the Technische Universität Ilmenau. Afterwards, she worked as scientific assistant at the Technische Universität Ilmenau and at the Thuringian Institute of Textile and Plastics research in Rudolstadt. Additionally to her professional activities, Ms. Herold graduated a professional improvement on the field of economic and professional information. Ms. Herold has been employed as patent engineer since September 2003. She is responsible for the processing of affairs concerning industrial property right as well as for the research in patent and further specialised databases. top

silvia engel engineer After a training as tracer, Ms. Engel studied mechanical engineering at the Ingenieurschule für Maschinenbau in Schwerin. Afterwards, she worked in construction departments of different branches, so that she possesses a consolidated knowledge in this area. Since 1996 Ms. Engel has been involved in the office together with her husband. Currently, she is responsible for controlling combining her technical expert knowledge with the additionally gained accounting knowledge. top

corinna popp diplom-wirtschaftsjuristin (fh) Since September 2010, Ms. Popp has been a member of our team. She studied commercial law at the Fachhochschule Schmalkalden. Afterwards she worked several years in the range of the industrial property rights in particular in the area of trademark collision monitoring. Ms. Popp supports us as a business lawyer (University of Applied Sciences) with her legal and economical knowledge in administration during processing formal procedures domestic and foreign patent right procedures. Beyond that she works also during processing special legal matters, in particular in the trademark and design patent right. nach oben

jessica linke patentanwaltsfachangestellte (IP paralegal) Since 2002, Ms. Linke has been a member of our team. After her A-levels, she began with her training as paralegal finished successfully in summer 2005. Particularily, she is responsible for the administration of foreign property rights and the formal correspondence with our clients. top

katrin knaut patentanwaltsfachangestellte (IP paralegal) Ms. Knaut has been employed in our office since 2002 and gained the specific knowledge which is necessary for the work in a patent attorney's office. Subsequent to her A-levels, she began her triannual training as paralegal finished in summer 2005. Ms. Knaut manages the workflow, the formal correspondence with our clients as well as the administration of property rights. top

daniela matz patentanwaltsfachangestellte (IP paralegal) After passing her A-levels, Ms. Matz began her training as paralegal at our office in August 2005 and finished it successfully in summer 2008. Particularly, she is responsible for the administration of foreign property rights and the formal correspondence with our clients. top

kristin brandt trainee After passing her A-levels, Ms. Brandt began her training as IP paralegal at our office in August 2010. nach oben

daniel häfner master of arts trainee Mr. Häfner began his training as IP paralegal at our office in November 2012. nach oben