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Dr. Isabel Tomerius

Registered German Patent Attorney, Registered European Patent Attorney, Registered European Trademark and Design Attorney, Chemist (Diplom-Chemikerin)

Professional Background

  • 1982 to 1987: Earned degree in chemistry from the University of Würzburg
  • 1988 to 1991: Earned doctorate in chemistry (Dr. rer. nat.) from the University of Würzburg
  • 1991 to 1993: Trained as patent attorney
  • 1993 to 1994: Completed internships at the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court and the Munich Regional Court (Landgericht München) (Board for Patent Litigation)
  • since 1994: Registered German patent attorney, registered European trademark attorney
  • since 1995: Registered European patent attorney
  • 2000: Founded Lang & Tomerius together with Friedrich Lang

Areas of Expertise

  • Drafting patent and utility model applications and prosecution of examination proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office and the WIPO, in particular in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, laboratory and medical technology, life science, mechanical engineering
  • Opposition and appeal proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court and the European Patent Office
  • Nullity proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Supreme Court
  • License negotiations and the enforcement of intellectual property rights in infringement proceedings before the competent German regional courts, defence of clients in infringement proceedings
  • Representation in trademark and design patent matters before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office and the WIPO
  • Counsel in matters pertaining to the German law governing employee inventions
  • Counsel in matters pertaining to the infringement of intellectual property rights, issues relating to the validity of intellectual property rights, freedom-to-operate searches, etc.

 

Dr. Philipp Heidler

Registered German Patent Attorney, Registered European Patent Attorney, Registered European Trademark and Design Attorney, Licensed Pharmacist

Professional Background

  • 1991 to 1992: Completed exchange year at Buckingham, Brown & Nichols High School in Boston, MA, U.S.A.
  • 1996 to 2001: Earned degree in pharmacy from the University of Hamburg (passed 1st state examination in 1998 and 2nd state examination in 2000, passed 3rd state examination and was licensed as pharmacist in 2001)
  • 2001: Completed traineeship at  GlaxoSmithKline in Bad Oldesloe in the areas of production and quality assurance
  • 2002 to 2004: Earned doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Marburg (Philipps-Universität)
  • 2005: joined LANG & TOMERIUS in Munich
  • 2008: Completed internships at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court; Registered as German patent attorney, European trademark attorney and European design attorney
  • 2009: Registered as European patent attorney; internship in intellectual property department at Baker & Hostetler, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Areas of Expertise

  • Drafting and prosecution of patent and utility model applications before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office, in particular in the areas of life science, chemistry and mechanics
  • Drafting and prosecution of trademark and design patent applications
  • Prosecution of opposition and appeal proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court and the European Patent Office
  • Patent infringement and nullity proceedings
  • Counsel in matters pertaining to the German law on employee inventions
  • Counsel in matters pertaining to intellectual property right infringements and the legal validity of intellectual property rights

 

Monika Bandouch

Legal Attorney

Professional Background

  • 1999 to 2004: Earned law degree from the University of Munich with particular emphasis on intellectual property and copyright law
  • 2004 to 2006: Completed internships at the local and regional court in Munich as well as at law firms specialising in intellectual property, copyright law and competition law in Poole (England) and Brussels (Belgium)
  • August 2006: Admitted as legal attorney
  • 2006 to 2013: legal attorney at a law firm specialising in intellectual property, copyright law and competition law
  • 2010: Admitted as Certified IP-Lawyer
  • February 2014: joined LANG & TOMERIUS

Areas of Expertise

  • Counsel and representation in matters relating to trademark law, copyright law and competition law, including domain law and internet-related issues
  • Management and prosecution of international trademark and design patent portfolios and applications
  • Management and prosecution of trademark and design patent matters before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office and the World Intellectual Property Organisation, including the conduct of preliminary searches for identical or similar trademarks
  • Patent infringement proceedings
  • Drafting license contracts
  • Counsel and representation in matters pertaining to general civil law