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I’ve always been a computer nerd and a hobby programmer.
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Studied computer science.
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Worked in the automotive industry but realized that I’m less of a tinkerer myself.
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Became a patent attorney.
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Became a salary partner in one of the most successful IP firms in Europe.
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Founded my own firm to focus exclusively on patents for the digital future.
I’ve compiled a handy checklist for you to figure out if your outside counsel’s software patent draft is any good.
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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Last week, the Enlarged Board of Appeal finally published its long-awaited decision G1/19 about the patentability of computer simulations. Does it revolutionize the patentability of computer simulations and patents for software in general, as some...
An invention has to be novel to be patentable. But does any difference over the prior art do the job (e.g. a purely aesthetic one) or does it have to be technically relevant? This is a recorded Clubhouse event I hosted with my colleague...
What types of inventions in database technology are patentable in Europe? The EPO guidelines will be updated on 1 March 2021 with a new section specifically on database management systems and information retrieval. In this episode I will walk you...
Basic groundwork today. We’re going through 10 EPO Board of Appeal decisions which relate to AI inventions. Topics include technical character, clarity, obviousness and sufficiency of disclosure.
Welcome to the very first episode of the podcast! As we go through the section on AI and machine learning in the examination guidelines, I’ll tell you why the EPO’s current approach is too restrictive when it comes to patenting AI...
My partner Peter Hess and I wrote an article for cloudmagazin about patent infringement in the cloud and what cloud providers do to help their customers stay safe.
If you can read German, you can check out the article on cloudmagazin.com.
Readers of my scrapbook will most probably also follow Oliver Randl’s K’s Law, a great blog featuring an almost daily extract from a decision of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO. Fortunately, Oliver has recently been appointed technical member of a...
Dies ist ein Abdruck meines Buchbeitrags zu “Perspektive Patentanwalt 2010: Herausforderungen zwischen Technologie und Recht. Berufsbild, Ausbildung, Einstieg, Karrierewege” (e-fellows.net, 3. Auflage, Januar 2010). Während meines Informatikstudiums...