Fields of Activity

  • All activities in connection with obtaining, defending and enforcing patents and utility models in the field of chemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, food technology and areas associated therewith

Awards

  • Best Lawyers (Intellectual Property Law, Germany) 2020, 2021 & 2022

Education

  • Studied Chemistry at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich
  • Graduate chemist since 1983
  • Worked for 4 years as a research assistant at the Institute for Biochemistry of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität while preparing the graduate thesis (Diplomarbeit) and dissertation in the field of molecular biology/genetic engineering
  • Doctoral thesis molecular fundamentals of viral activity (Dr. rer. nat. 1986)
  • Has been working in intellectual property at Weickmann & Weickmann since 1986
  • Further professional training by, inter alia, studying “European Intellectual Property Law”, graduated with the degree of Master of Laws

Memberships and other activities

  • German Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer)
  • epi (European Patent Institute)
  • FICPI (International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys)
  • GRUR (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
  • AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
  • EPLit (European Patent Litigators Association)
  • women in ip e.V.
  • Honorary Activities
  • Member of the General Council and the Executive Committee of GRUR
  • Founding member and member of the board (until 2020) of the European Patent Litigators Association
  • Member of the Executive Board of the German Chamber of Patent Attorneys (2004-2019)
  • President of the German Chamber of Patent Attorneys (2010-2015)

Languages

  • German
  • English