Michael Topf vCard
Dates
- Joined K&W in: 2006
- Admitted as Attorney: 2006
Qualification
- Dr. rer. nat.
- Dipl.-Phys.
- Patent Attorney
- European Patent Attorney
- European Trademark and Design Attorney
- European Patent Litigator (UPC)
Languages
- German
- English
Academic and professional career
Technical University of Munich
Studies of General Physics
Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen
PhD in the field of semiconductor manufacture and characterization
1996 – 1999: Scientific Assistant, University of Giessen
1999 – 2001: Process Engineer at Aixtron AG, Aachen
2002: Department Manager Customer Operation Support USA at Aixtron AG, Aachen
2002 – 2005: Patent Attorney Trainee at Prüfer & Partner, Munich
2005 – 2006: Patent Attorney Trainee at the GPTO/BPatG, Munich
Memberships
- AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
- APAA (Asian Patent Attorneys Association)
- Chamber of Patent Attorneys
- DPG (German Physics Association)
- EPI (European Patent Institute)
- EPLIT (European Patent Litigators Association)
- FICPI (International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys)
- GRUR (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
- LES (Licensing Executives Society Germany)
- Medical Engineering Network of the University of Applied Sciences Landshut
- VPP (Association of Intellectual Property Experts)