2010 |
Certified Specialist Attorney for Intellectual Property Law. |
2008 |
Dr. iur. (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf), Dissertation on the topic “Die Konzentrationsmaxime des § 145 PatG” (The Concentration Maxim of Sec. 145 Patent Act, Nomos Publishing 2009). |
Since 2005 |
Attorney-at-law with a focus on Intellectual Property Law in several renowned commercial law firms; in own practice since 2016. |
2005 |
Second State Examination (Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf) and admission to practice. |
2003-2005 |
Practical legal training (“Rechtsreferendariat”) with training stages, inter alia, in the European Patent Office in Munich and in the 2nd Civil Senate of the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf (Patent Senate). |
2002/03 |
“Master of Laws” (“LL.M.”) in Intellectual Property Law (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf). |
2002 |
First State Examination (Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg). |
1995-2002 |
Legal Studies, Universities of Heidelberg and Newcastle upon Tyne/Great Britain. |
1994/95 |
Military Service (Parachute Battalion 251/Parachute Brigade 25 in Calw/Schwarzwald). |
1994 |
Abitur (German University entrance qualification). |