Heads of Department

Head of Department 1/I - Patents I

Born in Rheinstetten, on 20 April 1951, married

1970 Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Karlsruhe

1970 – 1972 practical pharmaceutical training and pre–examination

1972 – 1977 studied chemistry and biology at Technische Universität Fridericiana in Karlsruhe

1977 state examination

1978 – 1981 doctoral thesis at the institute of genetics and toxicology of fissile material of Technische Universität Fridericiana, Karlsruhe

1981 doctoral degree in Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.)
1981 – 1985 research fellow at Ludwig–Maximilians–Universität, Munich

1985 – 1987 research fellow at a project management agency of the Federal Ministry of Research and later at the Bavarian State Ministry of Regional Development and Environmental Affairs

1988 member of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, patent examiner

1993 head of section 4.2.4 (administration systems for IP rights)

1995 head of division 4.2 (organisation)

1998 head of patent division 1.45 (inorganic chemistry, process engineering)

2003 judge at the Federal Patent Court (14th board)

Since 18 July 2011 Head of Department H1/ I

Head of Department 1/II - Patents II

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Head of Department 2 - Information

Born in Munich, on 11 September 1954, married, a daughter and a son

1974 Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Munich

1974 to 1975 military service

1975 to 1980 studied "brewing and beverages technology" at Technische Universität München–Weihenstephan

1980 to 1981 postgraduate studies in economics at Technische Universität München

1981 to 1987 employment in industry; in charge of the areas of technology, technique and energy at the Bavarian brewers' association "Bayerischer Brauerbund"

1987 to 2000 member of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, at first patent examiner, then group leader

2001 to 2003 Head of Division 2.4 (IT Operation)

2004 to 2005 Head of Division 2.5 (IT Development)

2006 to 2010 judge at the Federal Patent Court, technical member of a technical board of appeal

Since June 2010 Head of Department 2 (Information)

Head of Department 3 - Trade Marks, Utility Models, Designs

Born in Hamburg, on 13 July 1957, married, two sons

1974 Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Hamburg

1975 – 1980 studied Law in Hamburg

1980 – 1983 trainee lawyer in Hamburg, Schleswig–Holstein and Washington, D.C., USA

1983 – 1989 legal officer in the administrative service of Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, department of human resources and legal division of the police authorities, lecturer at Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences and in the Representation of the State of Hamburg to the Federal German government, Bonn

1989 – 1992 member of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, in the personnel division – first as Deputy Head of Section and in the coordination unit for legal affairs concerning the staff council, later Head of Section 4.1.1.A, personnel

1992 – 1996 parental leave

1996 – 2002 senior examiner in the trade mark area of Department 3 (trade mark divisions 3.3 and 3.2)

2002 – 2006 Head of the trade mark team 3.3.5 (building construction, building materials, lighting, heating, sanitary apparatus, toys, sports)

2006 – 2010 Head of the trade mark division 3.2 (trade mark examination, national and international trade mark law, coordination of decision practice)

Since 1 January 2009 Deputy Head of Department 3

Since 20 May 2010 Head of Department 3 (Trade Marks, Utility Models, Designs)

Head of Department 4 - Administration and Law

Born in Munich, on 18 January 1963, two daughters

1981 Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Munich

1981 – 1986 studied Law at Ludwig–Maximilians–Universität in Munich

1982 – 1985 extra curricular journalism training programme

1986 – 1989 trainee lawyer in Munich

1989 – 1991 judge at Munich district court (LG München I), press division

1991 – 1992 legal officer at Bayerische Staatskanzlei (Bavarian State Chancellery), public relations office

1992 – 1993 public prosecutor at Munich district court (LG München I)

1993 doctorate in Law (Dr. jur.)

1994 – 2000 judge at the local court in Munich, first in charge of guardianship cases, then general civil cases and, as from 1998, industrial property protection

2000 – 2010 judge at the Federal Patent Court, first at a board of appeal for trade marks and, as from 2008, at a technical board of appeal

2005 – 2010 Head of Public Relations and International Affairs, Federal Patent Court

Since January 2011 Head of Department 4 (Law), since October 2012 Head of Department 4 (Administration and Law)

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