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.