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> Gerd L. Koepe, LL.M.

Dipl.-Chem., Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney

Specialization
National and international patents and utility models in the field of chemistry.  Patent application proceedings, opposition and appeal proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court and the European Patent Office, legal opinions, invalidity and infringement proceedings.                

Particular expertise in the fields of organic and inorganic chemistry, metalorganic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, physical chemistry and medical technology.

Trademarks and Designs: Application proceedings, opposition and appeal proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court, the Federal Supreme Court, the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM, Alicante), the European Court of First Instance, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the WIPO (Geneva); Invalidity and infringement proceedings in national and international trademark matters, employee invention law.

Publications
Numerous presentations in Germany and abroad on patent and trademark affairs (see Publications and Presentations)

Career History
Obtained Chemistry Degree in 1979 from the University of Freiburg/Breisgau with specialization in organic chemistry, biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry and polymer chemistry.  Scientific work at the Max-Planck Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim/Ruhr until 1982.  Patent Attorney training until 1986, work at the Düsseldorf District Court (4th Chamber for Patent and Trademark Infringement) in 1985.  Patent Attorney since 1987, European Patent Attorney since 1989.  Became Partner responsible for chemical and trademark areas at Blumbach, Kramer & Partner in 1995.  Senior Partner at Koepe & Partner since 2001.  Master’s Program in European Intellectual Property at the Hagen FernUniversität since the 2003/2004; 2005: LL. M. ( University of Hagen ).

Personal Data
Born on February 26, 1950

Interests
Golf, Dancing, Literature, Photography



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