Partner
Christian Menges
German Patent Attorney | Professional Representative before the EPO | Professional Representative before the EUIPO | UPC Representative
Education and professional experience
Until 1999 academic studies in engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), specialized in the subjects automatic control, measuring and computer engineering, semiconductor components and nuclear energy
2003 qualification as German Patent Attorney as well as registration as professional representative before the European Patent Office
2004 Tutor for European Patent Law for the CEIPI (Centre for International Industrial Property Studies)
Technical area of practice
Audio/video coding, automotive, electronics, mechanics, material sciences, measuring and control engineering
Area of practice as attorney
- Application, examination and registration proceedings for obtaining IP rights (in particular patents, trademarks, utility models and designs)
- Opposition, cancellation and nullity proceedings
- Enforcement of IP rights in infringement proceedings
- Defense of claims arising in alleged infringement proceedings
Mitgliedschaften
Internationale Vereinigung für den Schutz des Geistigen Eigentums (AIPPI)
Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)
Deutsche Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR)
Bayerischer Patentanwaltsverein
Memberships
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)German Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright Law (GRUR).
Languages
German, English, Italian, French
