Eisenführ Speiser
Thomas Schmidt is a seasoned professional in intellectual property law, currently serving as a Patentanwalt and European Patent Attorney at Eisenführ Speiser since 2019. With prior experience in the Federal Patent Court and the German Patent and Trademark Office from 2011 to 2019, Thomas honed expertise in patent law. Additionally, a background as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Roche from 2009 to 2011 involved the development of purification processes for biologics. Thomas holds a Dr.-ing. degree in Biotechnology from RWTH Aachen University, earned between 2005 and 2008.
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Eisenführ Speiser
Eisenführ Speiser is a full-service IP law firm with a mixed team of specialists including both patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law. Founded 1966 in Bremen the firm has been experiencing substantial and continuous growth. At its four locations in Bremen, Munich, Berlin and Hamburg, Eisenführ Speiser serves a broad national and international client base. Traditionally strong in IP prosecution, the firm has additionally gained a strong reputation in IP litigation over the last two decades. Eisenführ Speiser is now routinely visible in international patent litigation campaigns for major national and international corporations, representing clients before German and European courts and coordinating parallel court actions and licensing negotiations across multiple jurisdictions. Eisenführ Speiser’s approach to IP counseling is strongly business-minded, viewing IP as an integral part of a company’s assets, to be strategically used within the framework of attaining corporate objectives. The firm’s range of services covers the range from individual IP services including IP-related analyses and expert opinions to long-term term strategic counseling and implementation of IP strategies tailored to the client’s business goals. Eisenführ Speiser has practice groups including attorneys with special experience in certain industries and technical fields, in particular for • Electrical Engineering • Renewable Energy • Physics and Materials Science • Computer-implemented inventions and software • Mechanical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Chemistry • Life Sciences • Medical Technology The interdisciplinary and interoffice cooperation between the firm’s patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law leads to significant clout in handling complex IP matters. Interdisciplinary short-term or long-term project teams led by one or more experienced partners are formed according to the individual requirements of the client or the specific task in question.