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Fleuchaus & Gallo – Patent Attorneys, Attorneys at Law, European Patent Attorneys

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Entrust your concerns to a professional and interdisciplinary team that is tailored to you and your products.

We accompany your path towards spot-on intellectual property rights for your innovations. Intellectual property combines multiple disciplines, following their own laws.
We bring extensive legal expertise and technical know-how to the table as well as out-of-the-box thinking. All our patent attorneys have academic degrees followed by several years of professional experience in their respective technical fields.
We value short communication channels and complement your team with decades of know-how and specialist knowledge. We provide services worldwide using a network of renown patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law.

#### Main areas of practice:
-  Drafting, prosecution and enforcement of German and European patent applications in the field of virology, molecular biology, biochemistry, immuno oncology, microbiology, immunology and genetics
- Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs)
- Advising on IP portfolio and Life-Cycle-Management
- Infringement, opposition and appeal proceedings as well as invalidity proceedings before German and European boards
#### Technical education:
- Studies in biology at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich focusing on Genetics, Gene Therapy, Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Doctoral  studies in immunology and virology
#### Scientific Activities:
- Department of Membrane-Transport-Physiology of the Duke Medical Center in Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Neurochemistry of the Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry in Martinsried
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology of the Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry in Munich
- Ph.D.-Thesis on Recombinant Pox-Viruses for Vaccine Development at the Helmholtz-Zentrum in Munich
#### Teaching Activity:
- Lecture in “PatentLaw / Protection of Intellectual Property”, masters course in paper technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich
#### Attorney Training:
- Trainee at the patent law firm of Schroeter Fleuchaus Lehmann & Gallo, the German Patent and Trademark Office as well as at the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany) in Munich
- Several years of industrial experience in the field of biotechnology and development of vaccines
- Advanced studies of US patent law and practice at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA
#### Memberships:
- FICPI, ECTA, INTA, AIPPI, VPP, epi
- German Patent Attorney Association
- Bavarian Patent Attorney Association
- VBio (Association of Biology, Bioscienes)
- GfV (German Society of Virology)

Dr. Andrea Fleuchaus

Equity Partner—German and European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney, UPC Representative

#### Main areas of practice:
- Drafting and prosecution of German and European patent applications in the field of computer-implemented inventions (CII), software-inventions, optical, mechanical and electrical engineering, medical- and bio-technology as well as computer sciences
- Strategic advice on creating and designing  IP portfolios and the use thereof – if necessary – under the application of the German Employee Inventors Law
- Handling of patent and trademark litigation matters as well as inter-partes validity proceedings before German and European instances
#### Technical Education:
- Physics studies at the Technical University of Munich with special qualifications in non-linear optics and biophysics
- Specialization in the field of imaging techniques
- Several years of work experience in computer science as well as mechanical engineering
#### Scientific Activities:
 - Department of Physical Biology of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
 - Biophysical Department of the Technical University of Munich
 - Department of Internal Medicine of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Cardiology section
#### Attorney Training:
 - Trainee at the patent law firm of Wallinger & Partners, at the German Patent and Trademark Office as well as the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany) in Munich
#### Memberships:
 - German Patent Attorney Association
 - FICPI, AIPPI, GRUR, INTA, epi, VPP, DPG
 - Vice Chair of the epi's European Patent Practice Committee (EPPC)
 


Michael Fleuchaus

Managing Equity Partner—German and European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney, Technically Qualified Judge at the UPC

#### Main areas of practice:
 - Drafting and prosecution of German and European patent applications in the fields of life-science, medical technology, computerimplemented inventions, AI and microscopy
 - Strategic advice on portfolio management
 - Legal assessment of trademark searches
 - German Employee Inventors Act
 - inter-partes validity proceedings before German and European instances
 - patent and trademark litigation matters
#### Technical Education:
 - Studies in biology at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich focusing on Neurobiology, Botany, Pharmacology and Toxicology
 - Doctoral studies in Neurobiology and Biophysics
#### Scientific Activities:
 - Doctoral thesis on neuronal growth at the BioImaging Center of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich
 - PostDoc at Instituo Cajal, CSIC in Madrid
#### Attorney Training:
 - Trainee at the IP law firm Fleuchaus & Gallo, at the German Patent and Trademark Office as well as the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany) in Munich
#### Memberships:
 - FICPI, VPP, epi
 - Active member of the epi's Online Communications Committee (OCC)
 - epi´s delegate in the EPO´s front office working group

Dr. Benjamin Grau

#### Main Areas of Practice:
 - All areas of Intellectual Property with focus on German and European trademark and design law as well as german competition law
 - Defense and preparation of warning letters, defence and obtaining preliminary injunctions
 - Drafting licence, coexistence and transfer agreements
#### Legal Training:
 - Law studies at the University of Konstanz and Bayreuth with a focus on Intellectual Property
 - Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Munich
#### Work experience:
 - Several activities in law firms with focus on intellectual property

Wolfgang Babl

#### Main areas of practice:
 - Drafting and prosecution of European patent applications in the fields of electronics and computer-implemented inventions (CII) as well as the fields of mechanical, medical- and bio-technology
- Assisting prosecution of Japanese, U.S., Chinese, and Korean patent applications
- Assisting in patent litigation matters in Europe and Japan
#### Technical Education:
- Computer science studies at the University of Waterloo with special program in bioinformatics
- Several years of work experience in mid to large-size IT and tech firms and research labs across Canada and the U.S.
#### Scientific Activities:
- Nature publication with the Hospital for Sick Children
- Mathematics faculty of the University of Waterloo
#### Work Experience:
- Patent analyst and co-team leader of the electrical and electronics foreign staff team at the Japanese patent law firm Shusaku Yamamoto for over three years
- Handling patent applications in various jurisdictions for Japanese multinational electronics corporations
- Trained at the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies, Strasbourg
#### Attorney Training:
 - Trainee at the IP law firm Fleuchaus & Gallo in Munich
#### Memberships:
- epi

Samuel Wu

European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative

#### Main areas of practice:
- Drafting and prosecution of European patent applications in the fields of computer-implemented inventions, software inventions, user interfaces and artificial intelligence
#### Technical Education:
- Degree in information technology with a focus on technical acoustics and measurement technology at TU Dresden (analog and digital circuits, semiconductor technology, radio technology, computer processors)
- Training as a technical translator Russian-German for electrical engineering at the TU Dresden 
#### Attorney Training:
- Remote studies "Law for patent attorneys" at the University Hagen
- Training at Motorola to become a professional representative before the European Patent Office 
#### Memberships:
 - VPP, epi

Matthias Zahn

Partner—European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative  —  Office HD

#### Main areas of practice:
- Drafting and prosecution of European patent applications in the fields of computer-implemented inventions, software inventions and artificial intelligence
- Strategic advice on the value-based development and design of intellectual property portfolios and their exploitation
- IP management support: strategic IP asset creation, support in defining and implementing IP management processes in companies
#### Technical Education:
- Degree in Physics from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen with a focus on semiconductor physics
- Many years of experience in industry, mainly in the fields of image processing, integrated circuit design, software development—in particular in the area of ERP—and authorization systems as well as portal systems
#### Scientific Activities:
- Research associate at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics Freiburg in the field of III-V semiconductors
#### Attorney Training:
- Remote studies "Law for patent attorneys" at the University Hagen
- Training at SAP AG to become a professional representative before the European Patent Office 
- LLM in IP Law and Management (CEIPI)
#### Memberships:
 - VPP, epi, I3PM (International Institute for IP Management)


Peter Bittner

#### Main areas of practice:
 - Drafting and prosecution of German and European patent applications in the field of electrical engineering, communication technology, control systems engineering, mechanical engineering, medical technology as well as computer sciences
 - Challenge and defence of German and European technical intellectual property rights in opposition and nullity proceedings before German and European panels
 - Assisting in contentious patent litigation matters in and out of court
#### Technical Education:
 - Electrical Engineering studies at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich
 - Special focus on control of highly dynamic systems and multiple years of work experience in sensor and radar engineering
#### Attorney Training:
 - Trainee at the patent law firm of Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff, at the German Patent and Trademark Office as well as the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany) in Munich
#### Memberships:
 - FICPI, epi

Christoph Wagner

Associate—German and European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney, UPC Representative

#### Main areas of practice:
-  Drafting, prosecution and enforcement of German and European patent applications in the field of biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmacology, oncology, immunology, microbiology, and genetics
- Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs)
- Advising on IP portfolio and Life-Cycle-Management
- Infringement, opposition and appeal proceedings as well as invalidity proceedings before German and European boards
#### Technical education:
- Studies in biochemistry at the Karasin-University of Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine, focusing on toxicology, molecular biology, pharmacology and genetics 
- Doctoral studies in neurobiology, genetic engineering, molecular biology, electrophysiology
#### Scientific Activities:
- Ph.D.-Thesis on functional studies of voltage-gated potassium channel KCNQ4 in transgenic mouse models at the Center of Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), Hamburg
- Postdoc position at the Center of Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), Hamburg
#### Teaching Activity:
- Lectures on “IP rights in Biotechnology” at the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Innsbruck, Austria
#### Attorney Training:
- Trainee at the patent law firm of v. Füner, Ebbinghaus, Fink, the German Patent and Trademark Office and at the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany) in Munich
#### Memberships:
- FICPI, epi

Dr. Tetiana Kharkovets

Associate—German and European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney

#### Main areas of practice:
 - Drafting of German and European patent applications in the fields of chemistry, pharmaceuticals and computer-implemented inventions (CII)
 -  Drafting of responses to office actions in German and European patent applications proceedings
 - Preparatory work and correspondence with Chinese representatives in connection with patent application proceedings at the CIPO
 - Technical searches in scientific and patent databases
 - Preparatory work in connection with opposition proceedings
#### Technical education:
 - Master in Pharmaceutical Engineering at the East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai
 - Doctoral studies in Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
#### Scientific Activities:
 - Doctoral thesis on Analytical Chemistry at the Helmholtz Zentrum Munich
 - Postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena
 - Postdoc at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (Leibniz-HKI), Jena
#### Attorney Training:
 - Patent Engineer at the IP law firm Weickmann & Weickmann, Munich
 - Trainee German and European Patent attorney at the IP law firm Fleuchaus & Gallo, Munich
#### Memberships:
 - All China Patent Agent Association

Dr. Yan Li

Patent engineer, Trainee German and European Patent attorney

#### Main areas of practice:
 - Drafting of German and European patent applications in the fields of chemistry, life sciences and renewable energies
 - Drafting of responses to office actions in German and European patent applications proceedings
 - Conducting and evaluating technical searches in scientific and patent databases, in particular freedom-to-operate and due diligence searches
 - Drafting of reports and submissions in _inter-partes_ validity proceedings
#### Technical education:
 - Master Studies of chemistry at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg with a focus on organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, homogeneous catalysis and biological chemistry
 - Doctoral studiesin the field of protein engineering and natural product chemistry at the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
#### Scientific Activities:
 - Doctoral thesis in the field of biomimetic catalysis focussing on protein engineering and natural product chemistry at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM)
 - Research activities in the field of ionic liquids, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg
 - Research activities in the field of biological chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
#### Attorney Training:
 - Studies - Law for Patent Attorneys at the University of Hagen (ongoing)
 - Trainee German and European Patent attorney at the IP law firm Fleuchaus & Gallo, Munich

Pierre Zeides

#### Main areas of practice:
- Drafting and prosecution of patent applications in the field of computer-implemented inventions (software and hardware), data and signal processing, image processing, medical imaging (including endoscopy), nuclear physics (including nuclear medicine), optical instruments, business methods
- Assisting in the prosecution of patent applications as well as the litigation of patents in Europe, the US, Japan, Canada, Singapore and India
- IP portfolio management and licensing counselling
#### Technical Education:
- Undergraduate science (majoring in physics) at the University of Melbourne 
- Doctoral studies in experimental nuclear astrophysics at the University of Melbourne, including computer software development for the modelling of nuclear reactions and data analysis
#### Scientific Activities:
- School of Physics, the University of Melbourne (post PhD studies)
- Physics Department, Monash University
- Several scientific papers in “Nuclear Physics A”
- Lecturer in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Melbourne College of Advanced Education
#### Attorney Training:
- Trainee and attorney at the IP law firm of Griffith Hack (Melbourne & Sydney), 1995–2000
- Partner, Griffith Hack (Melbourne), 2001–2017
- Special Liaison for Japan at Griffith Hack, 2006–2016
- Training to qualify as a European Patent Attorney at the IP law firm Fleuchaus & Gallo 2018-2024
#### Memberships:
- Fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
- Councillor of the Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA)
- Member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand


Dr. Andrew Morton

Special Counsel—Australian and New Zealand Patent Attorney, Australian Trade Marks Attorney