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Bastian Best

Hi đź‘‹, I’m Bastian Best.
help IP professionals upgrade their digital patents.

I’ve always been a computer nerd and a hobby programmer. 

Studied computer science.

Worked in the automotive industry but realized that I’m less of a tinkerer myself.

Became a patent attorney.

Quickly became a salary partner in one of the most successful IP firms in Europe.

Settled in my own patent law firm to focus exclusively on patents for the digital future.

How can I help you?

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I’ve compiled a handy checklist for you to figure out if your outside counsel’s software patent draft is any good.

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I’ve been working with nothing else than digital patents throughout my career. If your case involves an algorithm or a digital business model, chances are I’ve seen similar cases and have an idea how to hook into the EPO’s framework for computer-implemented inventions.

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