Thomas Schlief
working in IP since 1996
Dipl.-Phys. Dr. rer. nat.
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Patent Litigator
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Partner
University Career
Physics at the Universities of Münster, Würzburg and Buffalo/NY (USA)
Doctorate at the Department of the University of Göttingen Industrial
Property Rights at the University of Hagen
Personal Background
1990 - 1992
Department of the University of Würzburg:
research in opto-acoustical materials, super-light materials
1992 - 1994
Max-Planck-Institute of Biophysical Chemistry,
Department of Membrane Biophysics, Göttingen
1994 - 1996
Max-Planck-Department of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, Jena
1996 - 1998
Patent Engineer, Patent Attorney training
1998 - 1999
Training at the German Patent Office, at the District Court of Munich
and at the Federal Patent Court
1999
German Patent Attorney
1999
European Trademark Attorney
1999
Joining Canzler & Bergmeier
2000
European Patent Attorney
Areas of Expertise
Patents/ Utility models:
- Application and granting procedures, focus on EP-applications
- Drafting of patent applications
- Oppositions and appeals
- Patent infringement proceedings
- Prior art searches
Trademarks:
- Strategic consulting
- Trademark registration procedures
- Trademark oppositions
- Trademark appeal proceedings
- Trademark searches
- Domain law
Designs:
- Design infringement proceedings
- Design cancellation proceedings
Memberships
