Dipl.-Ing. (Univ.) Mechanical Engineering, Master of Laws
Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney,
European Trademark & Design Attorney
BIOGRAPHY:
Jürgen Feldmeier has been a patent attorney since 1992 and has been the managing partner of Prüfer & Partner since 2001.
Prior to his training as a patent attorney, he gained practical experience at BMW Technik GmbH, Hurth and Convotherm.
He studied mechanical engineering with a focus on design and development at the TU Munich. He also acquired the Master of Laws (LL.M. European Intellectual Property).
LANGUAGES:
German (mother tongue), English (business fluent), French (basic knowledge)
ACTIVITIES:
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Technical knowledge and experience in the fields of:
“Protection and allowance for (industrial) intellectual property in European Community Law]
epi – European Patent Institute
Chamber of Patent Attorneys
AIPPI – International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
FICPI – International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
INTA – International Trademark Association
EPLIT – European Patent Litigators Association
Dipl.-Inf.,
European and German Patent Attorney,
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Patent Attorney/Attorney-at-law
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)
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
No publications
epi – European Patent Institute
Chamber of Patent Attorneys
Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering
Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney,
European Trademark and Design Attorney
BIOGRAPHY:
Mr Brauneck joined Prüfer & Partner in September 2016, and has been registered as a patent attorney since January 2021.
Prior to his work at Prüfer & Partner, Mr Brauneck gained several years of professional experience in project management at TESIS DYNAware GmbH. There, he worked in the complete vehicle development for BMW Efficient Dynamics. Among other things, he was responsible for the development of driving performance and fuel consumption prognoses, the operational strategy development for hybrid vehicles in simulation and testing and the further development of functionalities in the powertrain.
At the Technical University of Munich, he studied “Mechanical Engineering” with the subject modules “Motor Vehicle Technology” and “Combustion Engines”, and he graduated as a Dipl.-Ing. In addition, Mr Brauneck was able to deepen his expertise in the field of automatic control. During his studies, he completed industrial internships at BMW AG, IAV GmbH and at the Gear Research Centre at the TU Munich.
LANGUAGES:
German, English
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
No publications
VDI – The Association of German Engineers
Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Phys., Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Christian Einsel has been working at Prüfer & Partner since 2006.
He trained as a patent attorney in Munich, is a European Patent Attorney and has already worked as a development engineer for production control systems at Siemens AG (Semiconductor Group), and Infineon Technologies AG.
After his doctorate at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, he was employed as a research assistant at ARI (Center for Astronomy, University of Heidelberg).
He studied geophysics/physics at the Georg-August University Göttingen.
LANGUAGES:
German, English, Japanese (basic knowledge)
ACTIVITIES:
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Einsel et al., “Chemically consistent evolution of galaxies: broad band colours and Mg2”, Astronomy & Astrophysics 296 (1995), p. 347
Einsel et al., “Dynamical evolution of rotating stellar systems – I. Pre-collapse, equal-mass system”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astron. Society 302 (1999), p. 81
Kim et al., “Dynamical evolution of rotating stellar systems – II. Post-collapse, equal-mass system”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astron. Society 334 (2002), p.310
Chamber of Patent Attorneys
epi – European Patent Institute
GRUR – German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright
DJJV – German-Japanese Association of Jurists
Examination Commission of Patent Attorneys (2009-2015)
Board of Trustees of the Aid Foundation of the Chamber of Patent Attorneys
Dr.-Ing., Dipl.-Ing. (Univ.)
European Patent Attorney
BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Ulrike Henneböhle has been working in the field of intellectual property since 2006 and became European Patent Attorney in 2010 amd has been working as European Patent Attorney at Prüfer & Partner since 2017.
She worked as head of intellectual property for TRUMPF Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG prior joining Prüfer & Partner. Until 2011 she also worked several years for TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG in the field of IP.
Frau Dr. Henneböhle studied mechanical engineering with a major in production technologies at the RWTH Aachen. She holds a PhD degree from the RWTH Aachen in cooperation with EADS Deutschland GmbH.
LANGUAGES:
German, English
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
No publications
epi – European Patent Institute
Dipl.-Ing. (Univ.) Mechanical Engineering
Patent Professional
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
ACTIVITIES:
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
No publications
No memberships
Dipl.-Phys. (Univ.), Master of Laws
Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney,
European Trademark & Design Attorney
BIOGRAPHY:
Alexander Lehmann has been working in intellectual property law since 1991, as a patent attorney since 1995 and as a partner at Prüfer & Partner since 2008. Before training to be a patent attorney, he gained practical experience in the automobile industry. He studied physics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and gained his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in European intellectual property law at the University of Hagen.
LANGUAGES:
German (mother tongue), English (business fluent), French (basic knowledge)
ACTIVITIES:
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
No publications
Chamber of German Patent Attorneys
Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys
VPP – Association of Intellectual Property Experts
epi – European Patent Institute
FICPI – International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
INTA – International Trademark Association
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney,
European Trademark & Design Attorney
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
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
No publications
No memberships
Dipl.-Ing. Electrical Engineering
European Patent Attorney
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
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
No publications
epi – European Patent Institute
Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Biol., German Patent Attorney,
European Patent Attorney, European Trademark & Design Attorney
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Susanne Sonnenhauser has been a partner at Prüfer & Partner since 2008.
She completed her training as a patent attorney in a large law firm in Munich.
She also trained at the DPMA, the Federal Patent Court and the Patent Litigation Chamber of the regional court Munich, after graduating as Dr. rer. nat. at the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar (Technical University of Munich).
Before that, she studied biology at the Technical University of Munich specialising in microbiology, immunology and genetics.
LANGUAGES:
German, English, French (basic knowledge)
ACTIVITIES:
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
No publications
epi – European Patent Institute
Chamber of Patent Attorneys