Team

Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Phys.
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trademark Attorney
European Design Attorney

Office Regensburg:
Phone +49 941 698263-0, -40
Fax +49 941 698263-99

Office Hofkirchen:
Phone +49 8545 969096
Fax +49 8545 969097

wr@bavpat.com

 

Areas of Practice

• Patents
• Utility models
• Patent strategies
• Trademarks
• Designs
• German law on employee inventions and inventors' compensation
• Prosecution
• Litigation
• Licensing
• Technology transfer
• Evaluation of technology and patent portfolios
• Consulting of start-ups
• Co-operations between R&D institutes and industry

 

Technical Fields

• Physics
• Optics
• Polymer physics
• Plastics technology and engineering
• Electrical and process engineering
• Mechanical engineering, automotive
• Semiconductor technology
• Medical technology and engineering
• Bio technology
• Inorganics
• Computer technology
• Acoustic technology

 

Professional Experience and Education

Since 2014: Managing partner and co-owner of intellectual property law firm Reichert & Lindner Partnerschaft Patentanwälte
2006-2014: Managing partner and owner of intellectual property law firm Reichert & Kollegen

Further professional experience and education:

• Leica Microsystems GmbH (former Leica Microsystems AG), Wetzlar, Germany; Head of Corporate Patents & Trademarks Department; Member of the Corporate Management Team; Executive Secretary (pro cura); global intellectual property management for all business units
• Eastman Kodak Company, Head Office, Rochester, New York, USA; European Patent Attorney
• Kodak GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
• University of Regensburg, Institute for Applied Physics; assistant lecturer
• IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, USA; post-doctoral assignment in the area of adhesion of polymer films to the Si-wafer surface
• Research and Technology Transfer Dept. at the University of Regensburg (FUTUR); foundation and management
• PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University of Regensburg; instructed by Professor Dr. D. Goeritz
• Study of Physics (Master of Physics) at the University of Regensburg, Germany

 

Professional Associations and Memberships

• German Patent Attorney Chamber
• European Patent Institute (EPI), tutor (2006-2018) and member
• Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys
• Féderation Internationale des Conseils en Proprieté (FICPI; International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys)
• Licensing Executives Society (LES) (-2017)
• Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
• German Association for Intellectual Property Rights (GRUR)
• American Industrial Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• International Trademark Association (INTA)

 

Pro Bono Activities

• European Patent Institute (EPI), tutor for patent attorney candidates (2006-2018)
• Oct. 2008: Speaker and panel discussant at AIPLA Conference, Washington D.C., «Considerations in Europe Including Scope of Patent Protection and the European (OHIM/EUIPO) Design System»
• Federation of German Industries (BDI), Member of Committee for Intellectual Property (2000-2007)
• Fraunhofer Association, Member of Committee for Intellectual Property (2004-2007)
• Lions Club Regensburg, member, president 2014/2015, 2018/19

 

Languages

• German
• English
• Japanese (basic knowledge)

Dipl.-Phys.
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trademark Attorney
European Design Attorney

Office Munich
Phone +49 89 7485210
Fax +49 89 74852117

MAIL@patmuc.de

 

Areas of Practice

• Patents
• Utility models
• Patent strategies
• Trademarks
• Designs
• German law on employee inventions and inventors' compensation
• Prosecution
• Litigation
• Licensing
• Technology transfer
• Evaluation of technology and patent portfolios
• Consulting of start-ups
• Co-operations between R&D institutes and industry

 

Technical Fields

• Physics
• Optics
• Electrical and process engineering
• Semiconductor technology
• Computer technology
• Software-based inventions
• Mechanical engineering
• Automotive
• Medical technology and engineering
• Building and construction engineering
• Inorganics

 

Professional Experience and Education

Since 2014: Managing partner and co-owner of intellectual property law firm Reichert & Lindner Partnerschaft Patentanwälte
2010-2014: Managing partner and co-owner of intellectual property law firm Seeger · Seeger · Lindner Partnerschaft Patentanwälte

Further professional experience and education:

• 1998-2010: Managing partner and co-owner of intellectual property law firm Patentanwälte Walter · Eggers · Lindner
• 1993-1998: Intellectual property law firm Patentanwalt Manfred K. Lindner (sole practitioner)
• Training as patent attorney in Munich based intellectual property law firm Manitz Finsterwald and Partner
• Post-master at University of Regensburg, Professor Dr. Renk, working with high pressure CO2 laser
• Study of Physics (Master of Physics) at the University of Regensburg, Germany; Title of master thesis: Stimulated Raman effect in alpha-quartz

 

Professional Associations and Memberships

• German Patent Attorney Chamber
• European Patent Institute (EPI)
• Féderation Internationale des Conseils en Proprieté (FICPI; International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys)
• Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
• German Association for Intellectual Property Rights (GRUR)

 

Pro Bono Activities

• Seminars at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) for traders 1993-1995
• Member of the Regional Board (Regionalkreisvorstand) of the Federal Association of Young Entrepreneurs (Bundesverband Junger Unternehmer e.V. (BJU)) in the Work Group of Self-Employed Entrepreneurs Arbeitsgemeinschaft selbständiger Unternehmer (ASU)) 1995-1998
• Member of Federal Board (Bundesvorstand) of the BJU 1998/99
• Representative of the BJU until 1999; coach and juror until now in the Business Plan Competition of Munich since establishment in 1996

 

Languages

• German
• English

Dipl.-Math. Univ., M.B.A.
European Patent Attorney

Office Regensburg
Phone +49 941 698263-41
Fax +49 941 698263-99

sr@bavpat.com

 

Areas of Practice

• Patents
• Utility models
• Licensing
• Intellectual property software

 

Technical Fields

• Computer science
• Information and computer technology
• Software patents
• Mechanical engineering

 

Professional Experience

• Practice in Intellectual Property Rights since 2005, European Patent Attorney since 2010
• Consultant at has program service AG, Hamburg, Germany, S.A.P.-based administration systems
• Professional for Life Insurance at DBV-Winterthur Versicherungen, Dept. Life Insurance Mathematics and IT

 

Education

• Graduated from the University of Hannover, Germany as Dipl.-Math. Univ., Mathematics as major subject, Computer Science as minor subject
• Graduated from City University of Seattle, USA, in Frankfurt am Main; as M.B.A.

 

Professional Associations and Memberships

• European Patent Institute (EPI)
• Association of Intellectual Property Experts in Germany (VPP)
• Licensing Executives Society (LES; 2006-2018)
• American German Business Club (AGBC; -2009)

 

Languages

• German
• English
• French
• Dutch

Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Phys.
European Patent Attorney

Office Regensburg
Phone +49 941 698263-0
Fax +49 941 698263-99

mat@bavpat.com

 

Areas of Practice

• Patents
• Utility models
• Inventor's compensation

 

Technical Fields

• Physics
• Computer science
• Information and computer technology
• Mechanical engineering

 

Professional Experience

• Practice in Intellectual Property Rights since 2009, European Patent Attorney since 2013
• Research Fellow at the Atomistic Simulation Centre at Queen's University Belfast, Ireland
• Postdoc at the Institute of Applied Mathmatics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
• Postdoc at the Department of Condensed Matter, Universidad Zaragoza, Spain

 

Education

• Graduated from the University of Regensburg, Germany as Dipl.-Phys. Univ.
• Postgraduate student and scientific assistant at the Chair of Theoretical Physics I, University of Bayreuth, graduation as Dr. rer. nat.

 

Professional Associations and Memberships

• European Patent Institute (EPI)

 

Languages

• German
• English
• Spanish

Mag. Jur. Univ., LL.M. Univ.
Trademark and Design Professional

Office Regensburg
Phone +49 941 698263-19
Fax +49 941 698263-99

mma@bavpat.com

 

Areas of Practice

• Trademarks
• Designs

 

Professional Experience

• Practice in Intellectual Property Rights since 2007
• Practice in law since 1996
• Student trainee at Siemens AG, IP Department, Munich
• Internship at the Consulate General of Poland, Legal Department, and in the Institute of East European Law, Munich

 

Education

• Graduated from the University of Regensburg as LL.M. Univ.
• Graduated from the Nicolaus Copernicus University of Torun in Poland as Mag. Jur. Univ. and with a degree in European law
• Participation to the ERASMUS Program

 

Languages

• German
• English
• French
• Polish
• Russian

Senior Paralegal, Office Manager Munich

Office Munich
Phone +49 89 748521-0
Fax +49 89 74852117

MAIL@patmuc.de

 

Areas of Practice

• Administration

 

Professional Experience and Education

Mrs. Bergmüller is a trained patent paralegal ("Patentanwaltsfachkraft", equivalent to former title "patent attorney specialist" ("Patentanwaltsgehilfin")). She works since 1989 in the team of patent attorney Manfred Lindner. Since 1999, Mrs. Bergmüller heads the administrative area of our firm and is also responsible for staff training.

 

Languages:

• German
• English

Senior Paralegal, Office Manager Regensburg and Hofkirchen

Office Regensburg
Phone +49 941 698263-11
Fax +49 941 698263-99

awe@bavpat.com

 

Areas of Practice

• Administration

 

Professional Experience and Education

Anja Weikenstorfer has an education as a lawyer's assistant (paralegal). Since 2007 she is in charge of our administration department of our intellectual property law firm. In 2014, Anja Weikenstorfer received a degree as “Patentreferentin” (patent professional) from the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena and IP for IP GmbH. In 2011 she also successfully completed her examination as “Kanzleimanager” (office manager, SKT-certified).

 

Languages

• German
• English

Paralegal, Administration

Office Regensburg
Phone +49 941 698263-10
Fax +49 941 698263-99

kr@bavpat.com

 

Areas of Practice

• Administration

 

Professional Experience and Education

Initially, Mrs. Raab had an education as merchant in wholesale trade, import and export. Since then, she has worked for more than 10 years in the adminstration of intellectual property law firms. In 2010, Mrs. Raab passed a distance learning course with a degree as Patent Professional ("Patentreferentin") at the Distance Learning University of Hagen, Germany.

 

Languages

• German
• English

Paralegal, Administration

Office Regensburg
Phone +49 941 698263-17
Fax +49 941 698263-99

sh@bavpat.com

 

Areas of Practice

• Administration

 

Professional Experience and Education

Ms. Haller has an education as a lawyer's assistant (paralegal). Before joining our intellectual property firm in 2011 she worked for non-IP law firms.

 

Languages

• German
• English