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What you think is the summit is only a step up.
Lucius Aenneus Seneca, called Seneca the Younger

Dr. Dorothea Hofer

Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Phys. (Univ.),
Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney,
European Trademark & Design Attorney
Registered Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Registered Representative before the Austrian Patent Office

+49 89 69 39 21-0hofer@pruefer.eu

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Dorothea Hofer has been with Prüfer & Partner since 1993 and has been a managing partner since 1998. She gained her Ph.D. in physics at the LMU Munich.
After studying physics at LMU Munich, she also worked for Siemens in the area of semiconductor physics.

LANGUAGES:
German, English, French

Specialist areas of activity:

ACTIVITIES:

  • conducting litigation proceedings:
    • patent and utility model infringement proceedings (before the District Courts of Munich, Düsseldorf, Mannheim and Hamburg and before the competent Higher District Courts)
    • opposition proceedings before the EPO and the GPTO, nullity proceedings before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice
  • cooperating with foreign associates in patent infringement proceedings in foreign countries such as Italy, France, Japan and the US
  • elaboration of patent applications, also with regard to the requirements of the USPTO
  • prosecution of patent application
  • advice on employee invention issues
  • elaboration of licence agreements
  • consultancy with regard to research and cooperation agreements
  • advice on trademarks and designs

SPECIAL FIELDS:

  • physics
  • medical technology
  • 2D and 3D print
  • semiconductors

Publications and memberships

Publications

D. Hofer et al., “Direct and multiple excitations in 96Zr from inelastic scattering experiments”, Nucl. Phys. A 551 (1993), 173-209

Hofer, D., Stocker, W., “A Dirac particle in a scalar potential depending on one spatial coordinate”, (1989), Phys. Lett. A, 138, 463-464

Memberships

epi – European Patent Institute
AIPPI – International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
Chamber of Patent Attorneys
VPP – Association of Intellectual Property Experts
GRUR – German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright

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Curiosity and attentiveness are the foundation of all knowledge and progress

Markus Adamczyk

Dipl.-Inf.,
European and German Patent Attorney,
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Patent Attorney/Attorney-at-law
Registered Representative before the Unified Patent Court
Registered Representative before the Austrian Patent Office

+49 89 69 39 21-0adamczyk@pruefer.eu

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY:
Markus Adamczyk has been a partner at Prüfer & Partner since 2009 and has been working there as a legal and patent attorney.
Prior to that, he worked for Mannesmann Pilotentwicklung/Vodafone Group R&D.
After studying law at the LMU Munich, he passed his legal internship at the Bavarian Higher Regional Court. In addition, he completed a computer science course with a minor in mechanical engineering.

LANGUAGES:
German (mother tongue), English, French (basic knowledge)

Specialist areas of activity

ACTIVITIES:

  • Patent infringement proceedings before regional court of Mannheim, Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe, Regional Court/Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf, Regional Court Munich I, Higher Regional Court Munich
  • Nullity proceedings and cancellation proceedings before the German Patent Office (DPMA), the German Federal Patent Court (BPatG), and the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH)
  • Filing, opposition and appeal proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office.
  • Infringement reports

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • computer-implemented inventions (software development, data bases, data network technology, cryptography and security systems, audio and video coding, search engines, user interfaces)
  • automotive technology (air-conditioning/compressors, exhaust systems, engine and system control, brake systems, airbags, chassis, sensors)
  • measurement and process technology (weighing systems, bulk transport, packaging)
  • mechatronics, precision engineering (print systems)
  • mechanical engineering (machine tool control, manipulator management, cable/tube layout)

Publications and memberships

Publications

No publications

Memberships

epi – European Patent Institute
Chamber of Patent Attorneys

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Determination and perseverance form the basis for innovation and success

Dr. Marvin Frisch

Dr. rer. nat.
Patent Trainee

+49 89 69 39 21-0frisch@pruefer.eu

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Marvin Frisch has been a patent attorney candidate at Prüfer & Partner since September 2024.
As a student of Molecular Materials Science/Nanoscience at the University of Konstanz, Mr. Frisch has acquired a broad academic background in the fields of chemistry and physics.
Following his Master’s degree, he completed a PhD in the field of electrochemistry at the Technical University of Berlin, focusing on the development of more efficient electrode coatings for the production of hydrogen by water electrolysis. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Technical University of Berlin (TUB) and at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, where he conducted research on various projects, particularly in the fields of catalyst development and characterization, as well as scaling of electrochemical processes.
As part of his academic career, Dr. Frisch has also gained significant practical experience in industry, for example as part of internships during his studies or various collaborative projects.
Dr. Marvin Frisch completed his doctorate at the Technical University of Berlin with distinction.

LANGUAGES:
German, English, French

Specialist areas of activity:

SPECIAL FIELDS:

  • Electrochemistry & Electrocatalysis
  • Heterogeneous & Homogeneous Catalysis
  • Chemical processes and process technology
  • Thermodynamics
  • Polymers, fiber materials, composites/composite materials
  • Diagnostic procedures & medical technology

Publications and memberships

Publications

M. Frisch, L. Wu, P. Strasser et al., “Unraveling the synergistic effects of Cu-Ag tandem catalysts during electrochemical CO2 reduction using nanofocused X-ray probes”, Nature Communications 2023, 14, 7833

M. Frisch, T. N. Thanh, P. Strasser et al., ”Seawater electrolysis using all-PGM-free catalysts and cell components in an asymmetric feed”, ACS Energy Letters 2023, 8, 2387

A. S. Hazari, M. Frisch, C. Berlinguette et al., ”Electrolytic conversion of nitro compounds into amines in a membrane reactor”, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 28153

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Complex tasks are like a slalom. The aim here is the ideal line.

Marion Ziliox

Attorney-at-Law

+49 89 69 39 21-0ziliox@pruefer.eu

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY:
Marion Ziliox has been an attorney at Prüfer & Partner since 2011. Before that, she practised the profession at Bardehle Pagenberg in Munich and in a medium-sized patent law firm.
She studied law at the university of Freiburg i. Brsg.

LANGUAGES:
German, French (second mother tongue), English, Spanish, good understanding of Italian

Specialist areas of activity

ACTIVITIES:

  • Advice and representation in patent litigation in a wide variety of technical areas
  • Advice in regard to and drafting of agreements concerning IP-relevant matters and copyright law, in particular research and development agreements, licensing agreements, purchase agreements
  • Industry-specific experience: mechanical engineering, automotive, medical engineering, construction, rail vehicles, waste water technology, measurement technology, chemistry, pharmaceutical, entertainment electronics, software, sporting goods, fashion, furniture, luxury articles, wine

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • patent and trademark law
  • IP contracts
  • regularly IP-relevant antitrust and competition law
  • copyright, design and employee invention law

Publications and memberships

Publications

No publications

Memberships

No memberships