Trademarks are used to distinguish goods and services of companies. The classification of goods and services is defined by the International treaty known as "Nice Classification" or "International Classification of Goods and Services". Every five years the Nice Classification is revised.
Dr. Elmar Hiltl
| CHEMIST Of Counsel Dr. Elmar Hiltl, chemist, obtained his Doctorate in Natural Sciences and is a qualified German and European Patent Attorney. He has been in practice as a patent attorney since 1976. Dr. Hiltl obtained practical experience with Schering AG/Berlin at subsidiary and holding companies in Munich, Portugal and Mexico. This experience included industrial adhesives, coatings, sealing materials, polyurethane foams and their usage with metals, alloys, plastics, wood and other natural and synthetic materials. Dr. Hiltl's technical fields of expertise are inorganic/organic chemistry, chemical engineering, metallurgy, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, alloys, polymers, plastics, heat resistant materials, photochemistry, hospital and medical supplies and techniques, aerosol techniques, dairy products and foodstuffs, agricultural technology and mechanics. As a patent attorney, Dr. Hiltl works primarily in matters involving opposition, nullity and infringement cases, as well as other industrial property matters and license agreements. He is of counsel since 2009. Dr. Hiltl speaks German, English and Spanish. |