Stephan von Allmen is an experienced legal professional specializing in intellectual property law. Since March 2007, Stephan has been employed at the Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum, holding various positions including Verantwortlicher Praxisanwendung absolute Ausschlussgründe, Leiter Sektion Markenprüfung 2, Stv. Leiter Sektion Markenprüfung 2, and Markenjurist. Prior to this, Stephan gained experience as a Praktikant at v.FISCHER Recht in 2005 and at JGK Kanton Bern as well as Regierungsstatthalteramt Erlach from 2004 to 2005. Stephan's educational background includes a degree in Fürsprecher, Recht from Obergericht des Kantons Bern (2003-2006) and a lic. iur., Recht from the University of Bern (1998-2003).