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Thomas HenzlerPartner

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  THenzler@dompatent.de

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M.Sc. RWTH (Mechanical Engineering) | M.Sc. Tsinghua (Industrial Engineering)
Patent Attorney | European Patent and Trademark Attorney | UPC Representative
With dompatent since 2016

Languages

German, English

Technical Expertise

Mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, including: production engineering, medical engineering, manufacturing technology, quality management, surface engineering, 3D printing, mechatronics, Industry 4.0, smart products

Key Activities

  • Advice on establishing IP rights portfolios of national and international patents, trademarks and designs
  • Defense of both domestic and international IP rights in opposition, invalidity and cancellation proceedings
  • Provision of technical and strategic advice in the area of both domestic and international IP rights infringement
  • Preparation of infringement opinions
  • Enforces property rights in court
  • Preparation, filing and prosecution of IP rights applications
  • Advice on and representation in matters concerning trademarks including appeal proceedings and trademark infringement proceedings
  • Advice on strategies for registering designs
  • Advice on and preparation of filing and legal dispute strategies in Asia
  • Conducting opposition and invalidity proceedings against patents
  • Advice on matters relating to research, development and licensing agreements
  • Establishment of freedom-to-operate opinions
  • German Employee Invention Law
  • Preparation of validity opinions

Professional Background

Degree in Industrial Mechanical Engineering in the field of Production Technology at RWTH Aachen University (M.Sc. RWTH), degree in Industrial Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (M.Sc. Tsinghua); Patent attorney training at dompatent von Kreisler and admission as a German patent attorney – training to become a Professional Representative before the European Patent Office and admission as a European Patent Attorney, training and admission as an authorised representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

Memberships

Chamber of German Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer), German Federal Association of Patent Attorneys (Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte e.V.), epi, FICPI, Association of German Engineers (VDI), Engineers without Borders