Friederike Sturm
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Patent Attorney | European Patent Attorney | European Trademark and Design Attorney
With dompatent since 2024
Languages
German, English
Technical Expertise
Mechanical and plant engineering, including shipbuilding, marine engineering, structural strength, design and safety of maritime systems, hydrodynamics, manufacturing engineering, production engineering, metrology, renewable energy technology
Key Activities
- Advice on building portfolios of intellectual property rights for national and international patents, utility models, trademarks, and designs
- Drafting, filing, and managing grant procedures for intellectual property rights
- Defending intellectual property rights in opposition, nullity, and cancellation proceedings
- Technical and strategic advice on intellectual property infringements
- Advice and representation in trademark and design matters
- Preparation of infringement and legal validity opinions
- Advice on employee invention law
Professional Background
B. Sc. Mechanical Engineering specialisation Ship and Offshore Technology at the University of Duisburg-Essen, M. Sc. Mechanical Engineering specialisation Ship and Offshore Technology at the University of Duisburg-Essen, training as a german patent attorney in a patent law firm in Düsseldorf with a training period in a patent law firm in Westborough (Massachusetts, USA), and as a professional representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), training as a professional representative before the European Patent Office (European Patent Attorney)
Memberships
Chamber of Patent Attorneys, FICPI, German Society for Maritime Technology, epi