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True greatness consists of being great in the little things.

Dr. Cheng Cheng

Dr. rer. nat., B.Sc., M.Sc. (Pharmacy)
Patent Professional

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

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Cheng Cheng has been working as a patent professional at Prüfer & Partner since March 2018. Dr Cheng Cheng studied and completed her Ph.D. degree under an EU research program in drug discovery at the Graduate School of Life Science of the University of Würzburg (Germany). Prior to her PhD study, she completed her Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Science at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (UK), and a degree of Bachelor of Science (BS) in Pharmacy at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (China). During her studies she also worked as a research assistant at the University of Strathclyde and as an internship student at AstraZeneca in Macclesfield in the UK.

LANGUAGES:
Chinese, English, German (basic knowledge)

Specialist areas of activity

ACTIVITIES:

  • Dr. Cheng Cheng mainly handles patent prosecution and opposition matters before the European Patent Office.
  • Dr. Cheng Cheng was also involved in patent due dilligence

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Medicinal chemistry
  • Metabolomics
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Natural products

Publications and memberships

Publications

Cheng C et al., Nat. Prod. Res., 2017 Dec; 31(23), 2818-2823

El-Hossary EM, Cheng C et al., Eur. J. Med. Chem., 2017 Jan; 126, 631-651

Cheng C et al., Tet. Lett., 2016 Sep; 57 (37), 4196-4199

Cheng C et al., Tet. Lett., 2016 June; 57 (25), 2786-2789

Horn H, Cheng C et al., Mar. Genomics., 2015 Dec; 24, 285-287

Abdelmohsen UR, Cheng C et al., Planta Med. 2015 Mar; 81(5), 382-387

Cheng C et al., PLoS ONE, 2015 Sep; 10(9): e0138528

Abdelmohsen UR, Cheng C et al., Mar. Drugs., 2014 Mar; 12 (3), 1220-1244

Memberships

No memberships

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I simply enjoy creatively putting new ideas into words.

Willibald Hiemer

Dipl.-Ing. (Univ.) Mechanical Engineering
Patent Professional

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

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY:
Willibald Hiemer has been working for Prüfer & Partner since 2008. Prior to that, he was employed in the medical technology industry as a representative for Regulatory Affairs and Patents at KREUZER GmbH + Co. oHG and TRUMPF Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG. Willibald Hiemer also worked as a development engineer in the automotive supply industry at Webasto AG Fahrzeugtechnik and Webasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH.
He studied general mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich.

LANGUAGES:
German, English

Specialist areas of activity

ACTIVITIES:

  • patent applications (including opposition and appeal proceedings) before the DPMA and the EPO
  • opposition proceedings against third party patents
  • FTO investigations

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • patent applications and issue procedures in the fields of:
    • medical technology
    • machine tools
    • automotive engineering
    • electrical equipment
    • general mechanical engineering

Publications and memberships

Publications

No publications

Memberships

No memberships

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Only through individual protection of intellectual property it is possible to secure the fruit of the innovativeness of future-oriented companies.

Thomas Peppmeier

M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney,
European Trademark & Design Attorney

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

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Peppmeier worked for Prüfer & Partner from November 2017 until February 2021, where he underwent the training to become a German and European Patent Attorney. Since March 2021, he has been registered as a patent attorney and supports Prüfer & Partner as a cooperation partner.
Before joining Prüfer & Partner he participated in the global graduate program for design and engineering of paper machines of the engineering company Voith GmbH. Additionally he gained practical experience at Robert Bosch GmbH and MTU Aero Engines AG in the field of production technology and CAD/CAM-Engineering.
During his studies of mechanical process engineering at TU Darmstadt, he was able to deepen his knowledge in the field of automotive technology, control engineering and process engineering. In both his bachelor and master thesis, Mr. Peppmeier discussed different aspects of kinetic energy storage systems.

LANGUAGES:
German, English, Spanish

Specialist areas of activity

ACTIVITIES:

  • Elaboration of patent applications, conducting prior art searches, FTO-searches
  • Patent prosecution and opposition proceedings at the German Patent and Trademark Office and at the European Patent Office

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • mechanical engineering
  • control engineering
  • mechatronic systems
  • automotive technology
  • combustion engines
  • process engineering
  • paper machines
  • paper technology
  • CAD/CAM-engineering

Publications and memberships

Publications and memberships

No publications

Memberships

No memberships

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Building bridges – between technology, law, people and cultures.

Naoko Ritter

Dipl.-Phys., Bachelor of Science
Patent Professional

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

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY:
Naoko Ritter has been working for Prüfer & Partner since 2011.
Before that, she worked as a patent engineer at a patent attorney’s office in Tokyo.
After studying physics at the University of Hamburg, she also worked as a research associate at the Institute of Laser Physics in Hamburg. Before working as a development engineer at the Research Centre for Semiconductor Technology at Toshiba Co. in Japan, she studied physics at the University of Sophia in Tokyo.

LANGUAGES:
Japanese (mother tongue), German, English

Specialist areas of activity

ACTIVITIES:

  • patent issue proceedings before the EPO and DPMA
  • participating in opposition proceedings and infringement proceedings

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • Patent prosecution in the fields of:
    • semiconductor technology (components, manufacturing processes, manufacturing machines)
    • electronic components
    • optics, laser technology
    • medical technology
    • mechanics/mechanical engineering (automotive engineering, industrial equipment)
    • computer-related inventions

Publications and memberships

Publications

“Hot Electron Injection Characteristics in Asymmetrically Structured Submicron MOSFETs“, Jap. J. of Appl. Phys. Let., Vol.28, No.1, p.21, 1989

“A Surrounding Gate Transistor (SGT) Cell for 64/256 Mbit DRAMs“, IEEE Proceedings of the IEDM (International Electron Devices Meeting), p.23, 1989

Memberships

No memberships

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Bringing patents to grant is more enthralling than any detective story.

Bernhard Scheuvens

Dipl.-Ing. Electrical Engineering
European Patent Attorney

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

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY:
Bernhard Scheuvens has been working at Prüfer & Partner in intellectual property rights protection since 2002 and has been a European Patent Attorney since 2006.
Prior to that, he pursued a teaching career and was also involved in electronics development and documentation.
He studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University.

LANGUAGES:
German, English, French, Italian, Spanish

Specialist areas of activity

ACTIVITIES:

  • Preparation of new applications and notices of opposition
  • Responding to office actions and oppositions
  • Oral proceedings
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Patent granting, opposition and appeal proceedings in the fields of:

  • electrical engineering (in particular semiconductor technology and semiconductor circuits)
  • high frequency technology (circuits and components)
  • sensors and measurement technology
  • optoelectronics
  • medical technology
  • additive manufacturing processes
  • computer-related inventions

Publications and memberships

Publications and memberships

No publications

Memberships

epi – European Patent Institute

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Who ceases to want to become better, ceases to be good.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Dr. Gunther Schöllhammer

Dr. rer. nat., Mag. rer. nat. (Chemistry)
Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney,
European Trademark & Design Attorney
Registered Representative before the Unified Patent Court

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

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Gunther Schöllhammer has been working as a patent professional at Prüfer & Partner since June 2015. He has been a German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney since 2019. Prior to that, he worked in the engineering industry as a research engineer and patent professional.
After completing his doctorate at the University of Vienna, he worked there as a research associate at the Institute for Physical Chemistry.
He also completed his diploma in chemistry at the University of Vienna and at the University of Warwick (UK).

LANGUAGES:
German, English, French

Specialist areas of activity

ACTIVITIES:

  • Patent drafting and patent prosecution before the German Patent Office (DPMA) and the EPO
  • Opposition and appeal proceedings
  • Patent invalidity proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court (BPatG)
  • Participation in patent litigation
  • Trademark law proceedings before the DPMA and the EUIPO
  • Expert opinions

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • Material science and material processing
  • Inorganic chemistry
  • Organic chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical chemistry
  • Medical technology
  • Trademark law

Publications and memberships

Publications and memberships

G. Schöllhammer et al., Journal of Alloys and Compounds 480, 111 (2009)

G. Schöllhammer et al., Physical Review B 84, 094122 (2011)

T. Kerscher et al., Physical Review B 86, 014107 (2012)

Memberships

Chamber of Patent Attorneys
epi – European Patent Institute
FICPI – International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys

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My motivation is always to have something new on the table.

Sophia Steinmüller

B.Sc. Physics, M.Sc. Geophysics
European Patent Attorney

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

Professional career

BIOGRAPHY:
Sophia Steinmüller has been working for Prüfer & Partner since 2013.
In addition, she worked at the German Alpine Club in the field of applied research on safety issues from 2013-2015.
She studied physics and geophysics at Ludwig-Maximilians and Technical University of Munich.
During her studies, she completed an industrial internship at TÜV Süd AG in the field of radiation protection and environmental engineering.

LANGUAGES:
German, English, French (basic knowledge), Italian (basic knowledge)

Specialist areas of activity

ACTIVITIES:

  • patent issue proceedings
  • participating in patent litigations

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • physics
  • geophysics
  • additive manufacturing

Publications and memberships

Publications

No publications

Memberships

No memberships

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