Dr. Philipp Heidler

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

Professional Background

1991/1992: 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.

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