Patent Attorneys / Attorney-at-law
Walter Moll (of counsel)
Dipl.-Phys. (physicist), Dr. rer. nat., admitted to bar as "Patentanwalt" (patent attorney) in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1968; European Patent and Trademark Attorney
Education: Physics at Technical University of Munich, doctoral thesis relating to nuclear physics
Specialities: patent and utility model law (in particular in the fields of physics, communication techniques, textiles, pollution control), infringement proceedings, design patent law, trade mark law
Bernhard Merkau (Patent attorney, Munich)
Dipl.-Phys. (physicist), admitted to bar as "Patentanwalt" (patent attorney) in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1989; European Patent and Trademark Attorney, Partner
Education: physics at the University of Paderborn, work as an assistant in the field of solid state physics
Specialities: patent and utility model law (in particular in the fields of electronics, semiconductors, and solid state physics), protection of semiconductor topographies, trade mark law
Christof Keussen (Patent attorney, Hamburg)
Dipl.-Chem. (chemist), Dr. rer. nat., admitted to bar as "Patentanwalt" (patent attorney) in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1994; European Patent and Trademark Attorney, Partner
Education: chemistry at the University of Kiel, doctoral thesis in the field of microwave spectroscopy
Specialities: patent and utility model law (in particular in the fields of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology), supplementary protection certificates, trade mark law, plant variety rights
Axel Riesenberg (Patent attorney, Hamburg)
Dipl.-Ing. (electrical engineer), Dr.-Ing., admitted to bar as "Patentanwalt" (patent attorney) in the Federal Republic of Germany since 2000; European Patent and Trademark Attorney, Partner
Education: electrical engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe, doctoral thesis in the field of medical electronics
Specialities: utility model law (in particular in the fields of electronics, control engineering, mechanics, aviation technology, software), infringement opinions, trade mark law (in particular in internet cases), copyright protection of software and databases
Stephan Russlies (Attorney-at-law, Hamburg)
Dipl.-Phys. (physicist), admitted to bar as "Rechtsanwalt" (attorney-at-law) in the Federal Republic of Germany since 2001, Partner
Education: physics at the Technical University of Braunschweig and the University of Hamburg, law at the University of Hamburg, stage at the Zivilkammer 4 of the District Court of Düsseldorf (competent for patent infringement suits)
Specialities: infringement proceedings, unfair competition, internet law, copyright law
Thomas Westphal (Patent attorney, Hamburg)
Dipl.-Biol. (biologist), Dr. rer. nat., admitted to bar as "Patentanwalt" (patent attorney) in the Federal Republic of Germany since 2005; European Patent and Trademark Attorney, Partner
Education: biology at the Lomonosov University of Moscow, doctoral thesis in the field of chromatin structure at the Martin Luther University of Halle
Specialities: patent and utility model law (in particular in the fields of biology, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals), supplementary protection certificates, plant variety rights, trade mark law
Thomas Westphal is author of a number of publications:
- Вестфаль Т 2009. Зависимые патенты, избирательные изобретения. Патентный поверенный 4: 49-51.
- Вестфаль Т 2009. Сквозные патентные притязания. Патентный поверенный 3: 37-39.
- Вестфаль Т 2009. Заявка на выдачу европейского патента: есть особенности. Патентный поверенный 2: 49-51.
Enno Töpken (Patent attorney, Munich)
Dipl.-Chem. (chemist), Dr. rer. nat., admitted to bar as "Patentanwalt" (patent attorney) in the Federal Republic of Germany since 2005; European Patent and Trademark Attorney, Partner
Education: chemistry at the Georg August University of Göttingen, doctoral thesis in the field of organic solid phase synthesis
Specialities: patent and utility model law (in particular in the fields of chemistry, semiconductors, and mechanical engineering), trade mark law
Philipp Harlfinger (Patent attorney, Hamburg)
Dipl.-Phys. (phyisicist), Dr. rer. nat. Dr. jur., admitted to bar as "Patentanwalt" (patent attorney) in the Federal Republic of Germany since 2006; European Patent and Trademark Attorney, Partner
Education: physics at the universities of Marburg and Kiel, law at the university of Kiel, doctoral thesis on the analysis of time series, doctoral thesis on licence agreements under European antitrust law
Specialities: patent and utility model law (in particular in the fields of mechanical engineering and process engineering), trade mark law, licence agreements
Philipp Harlfinger is author of a number of publications:
- Mikalsen R, Harlfinger P, Roskilly A.P 2011. Patent protection in the marine industry: international legal framework and strategic options. Proc. IMechE Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, 225(3):232-241 - a preprint can be downloaded here.
- Harlfinger P 2010. Programmierte Erfindungen. Patentierung von Software - Stand der Diskussion, CT 16/2010, S.142-144.
- Harlfinger P 2009. Erfinderparadies in Bewegung - Patentrecht und Erteilungspraxis in den USA. CT 22/2009, S.158-160.
- Harlfinger P 2009. Bindungswirkung eines auf Teilwiderruf des Patents gerichteten Antrags des Einsprechenden. GRUR 2009, S.466-470.
Claus Becker (Patent attorney, Hamburg)
Dipl.-Ing. aer. (aerospace engineer), admitted to bar as “Patentanwalt” (patent attorney) in the Federal Republic of Germany since 2010; European Trademark and Design Attorney, Associate
Education: aerospace engineering studies at the University of Stuttgart, thesis at the University of Cambridge, UK
Specialities: patent and utility model law (particularly with regards to mechanics, aerospace technology, information and communication technology), design law, trademark law
Email: becker@glawe.de