Graduate Chemist | Dr. rer. nat.
Patent Attorney | European and German Patent Attorney
Of Counsel
Languages: English, German
Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Meyers is a graduate chemist and holds a doctorate in natural sciences (Dr. rer. nat.), with many years of experience in intellectual property law. From 1985 to 2017, he worked at dompatent and has continued to support the firm in an advisory capacity as Of Counsel since 2018. He is a German and European Patent Attorney.
His technical focus lies in chemistry and biology, particularly in biochemistry, molecular biology, and the life sciences. In addition, he has extensive expertise in medical sciences, physiology, and environmental technology.
A particular focus of his work is the defense and enforcement of intellectual property rights. He represents clients in opposition, nullity, and cancellation proceedings in Germany and abroad, prepares infringement opinions, and provides strategic advice in cases of IP infringement. He also supports clients in out-of-court negotiations and represents their interests in litigation.
Dr. Meyers studied chemistry and—up to the intermediate diploma (Vordiplom)—biology at the University of Münster, before earning his doctorate. He completed his training as a patent attorney at dompatent von Kreisler. He is admitted to practice before the European Patent Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
He is a member of the German Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer), epi, FICPI, the German Chemical Society (GDCh), and the Association of Intellectual Property Professionals (VPP). In addition, he is internationally active as a lecturer in the field of intellectual property law, serves as a lecturer in the “Pharmaceutical Medicine” program at the University of Duisburg-Essen, and teaches at the IP Summer School of the University of Bonn.
