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1 Patentanwälte European Patent Attorneys European Trademark & Design Attorneys US Patent Attorneys In association with Schlee IP International, P.C. U.S.A.

2 Our Office Our office is located in Munich, the European center for intellectual property. We count the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court as well as important infringement courts of first and second instance among our neighbors. Since its founding in 1970 by Karl-Heinz Schaumburg, our office has worked for renowned companies in Germany and abroad, representing them at the European and the German Patent Offices as well as at international patent authorities and courts. In the course of the past decades, we have obtained a vast number of protective rights for our clients in all fields of technology and have provided qualified expertise to our clients in all matters regarding patents, utility models, trademarks, and designs. Our patent attorneys and partners are engineers and scientists with a university degree, covering all essential fields of technology, ranging from the traditional engineering and scientific disciplines, such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, optics and general chemistry, to more recent technical areas, such as internet technology, software, and nanotechnology. Our technically qualified staff as well as further patent attorneys support us in all fields of technology. Schaumburg & Partner is in association with Schlee IP International P.C. located in Los Angeles, USA. Through this association we are able to provide our clients with quality international representation for all of their intellectual property needs.

3 Karl-Heinz Schaumburg Dipl.-Ing. (Master of Science in electrical engineering) European Patent Attorney European Trademark and Design Attorney Karl-Heinz Schaumburg - IP Counseling - Patent Infringement - Oppositions - Electrical Engineering - Electronics - Automobile Engineering - Telecommunication Bar admissions - European Patent Attorney - Office admissions - European Patent Office - German Patent and Trade Mark Office - European Union Intellectual Property Office - World Intellectual Property Organization Court Admissions - German Federal Patent Court - German Supreme Court in cases of Patent Nullity - German Regional Courts as collaborating patent attorneys in IP cases Professional Associations - epi Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office - FICP International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys Karl-Heinz Schaumburg has been serving his German and international clients in all IP fields since 1970 when he founded and then established Schaumburg & Partner as one of the renowned patent law firms in Munich. He mainly worked in the fields of electrical engineering and electronics, telecommunications, semiconductors, data processing and camera technologies. Karl-Heinz Schaumburg obtained his Master of Science in electrical engineering and electronics from the Technical University of Aachen, Germany. He had worked with the IP department of Siemens for seven years where he was admitted as a German patent attorney. At Siemens Karl-Heinz Schaumburg was in particular involved with patent prosecution, building and maintaining patent portfolios as well as law on employee inventions. Karl-Heinz Schaumburg is now performing an advisory function within our firm.

4 Dr. Dieter Thoenes Dipl.-Phys. (Master of Science and PhD in physics) European Patent Attorney European Trademark and Design Attorney Dr. Dieter Thoenes - Patent Infringement - Oppositions - IP Counseling - Trademarks - License Agreements - Mechanics - Medical Technology - Automobile Engineering - Office Machines - Printing Technologies Bar admissions - European Patent Attorney - Office admissions - European Patent Office - German Patent and Trade Mark Office - European Union Intellectual Property Office - World Intellectual Property Or-ganization Court admissions - German Federal Patent Court - German Supreme Court in cases of Patent Nullity - German Regional Courts as col-laborated patent attorneys in IP cases Professional Associations - epi Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office - FICPI International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys In more than three decades of professional experience, Dieter Thoenes has served his clients in numerous areas of practice for obtaining, defending and licensing patents, trademarks and designs. Dieter Thoenes has extensive experience in handling opposition cases before the Opposition Divisions and Technical Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office. Further, he is dealing with nullity proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Supreme Court. Dieter Thoenes has acted as expert, appointed by the Court, in patent infringement proceedings. Dieter Thoenes works on patents related to mechanical engineering in general, including machine tools, automobile technology, injection and pressure moulding; sewing machines; medical and surgical equipment; office machines, banking machines, cash registers and retail self-service systems; mail handling machines. Dieter Thoenes obtained his Master of Science and PhD in physics from the Technical University of Munich, Germany. After being trained in a Munichbased patent firm, Dieter Thoenes joined and then established our office together with the founder, Karl-Heinz Schaumburg, as a patent law firm in Munich. Dr. Thoenes was involved in the training of German patent attorney candidates on behalf of the German Patent Lawyers Association.

5 Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Thurn Dipl.-Ing. (Master of Science and PHD in electrical engineering) European Patent Attorney European Trademark and Design Attorney Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Thurn - Patent Infringement - Oppositions - Trademarks - Portfolio management - Electrical Engineering - Electronics - Automobile Engineering - Telecommunication - Printing Technologies - Mechanics Bar admissions - European Patent Attorney - Office admissions - European Patent Office - German Patent and Trade Mark Office - European Union Intellectual Prop-erty Office - World Intellectual Property Or-ganization Court admissions - German Federal Patent Court - German Supreme Court in cases of Patent Nullity - German Regional Courts as col-laborated patent attorneys in IP cases Professional Associations - epi Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office - FICPI International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys - VPP German Association of Intellectual Property Experts - Federal Association of s With three decades of legal practice Gerhard Thurn has extensive experience in all fields of IP. He handles domestic and foreign cases in patent, trademarks, design and license matters. Gerhard Thurn is particularly experienced in patent prosecution, opposition and validity cases as well as cases of patent and trademark infringement. On behalf of his German and international clients, Gerhard Thurn is involved with building and maintaining IP portfolios. In his technical work Gerhard Thurn focuses on the field of mechanics, electrical engineering and electronics, telecommunication, software, electromedical technique, optics and optoelectronics, printing technology and automobile engineering. Gerhard Thurn studied electrical engineering and electronics at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, and subsequently worked as a research associate at the Institute for Measurement and Control Technology) at the above-mentioned university. His research focused on the control of machine tools as well as on computer science and opto-electronics. He obtained his PhD in the field of opto-electronical sensors. Subsequently, Gerhard Thurn worked at the company Schering AG for three years, where he contributed, as assistant to the management, to a market survey on novel technologies conducted by the management consultancy firm McKinsey. Gerhard Thurn joined the firm in 1987.

6 Dr. Jürgen Landskron Dipl.-Phys. (Master of Science and PhD in physics) European Patent Attorney European Trademark and Design Attorney Dr. Jürgen Landskron - Oppositions - Patent Infringement and Invalidation - Design Patents - Optics - Automobile Technology - Medical Engineering - Nanotechnology Bar admissions - European Patent Attorney - Office admissions - European Patent Office - German Patent and Trade Mark Office - European Union Intellectual Property Office - World Intellectual Property Organization Court Admissions - German Federal Patent Court - German Supreme Court in cases of Patent Nullity - German Regional Courts as collaborating patent attorneys in IP cases Professional Associations - epi Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office - FICPI International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys - Federal Association of s For his domestic and foreign clients, Jürgen Landskron has been dealing with a large number of patent applications, especially in the technical fields of optics, including microscopes, lenses, eyeglasses, cameras, binoculars, surveying instruments, laser systems; medical engineering, including diagnosis devices, endoscopes, surgical instruments, medical accessories, bone replacement materials, cell cultivation; automobile engineering, including transmissions, clutches, ignition coils; electrical engineering, including transformers, electrical contacts; electrical engineering, including semiconductor devices and digital filters; nanotechnology. During his twenty years of experience, Jürgen Landskron handled a vast number of patent applications before the German and European Patent Offices. He was involved in numerous patent opposition cases, in particular before the Technical Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office. Jürgen Landskron has substantial experience in nullity proceedings before the German Patent Court and the German Federal Supreme Court. He is also highly experienced in matters pertaining to the infringement and validity of design patents. Jürgen Landskron studied physics at the University of Munich, Germany, where he obtained his PhD in solid state physics. His research focused on the analysis of metal and semiconductor surfaces by low energy electron diffraction. Jürgen Landskron is a partner and joined the firm in 1996.

7 Lars Eckert Dipl.-Ing. (Master of Science in electrical engineering) European Patent Attorney European Trademark and Design Attorney Lars Eckert - Portfolio management - Trademarks - Design Patents - Opposition - Information Technology - Software / Control Technology - Computer Hardware/ Electronics - Electromechanical Technology - Printing Technologies Bar admissions - European Patent Attorney - Office admissions - European Patent Office - German Patent and Trade Mark Office - Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market - World Intellectual Property Organization Court Admissions - German Federal Patent Court - German Supreme Court in cases of Patent Nullity - German Regional Courts as collaborating patent attorneys in IP cases Professional Associations - epi Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office - FICPI International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys - Federal Association of s Lars Eckert serves his clients in all fields of IP, including patent prosecution, patent oppositions, trademark prosecution and trademark oppositions. He has handled opposition cases before the German Federal Patent Court and the Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office. Further, Lars Eckert has been involved in numerous patent, trademark and design infringement and invalidation cases. Technically, Lars Eckert focuses on the fields of software; power engineering; image processing, e.g. in stereo camera systems; printing technology; mechanical engineering, including medical equipment; plastic molding machines and automotive parts. Further, Lars Eckert represents his clients also in trademark and design patent cases before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, the German Federal Patent Court and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Lars Eckert studied electrical engineering and electronics at the Technical University of Leipzig, Germany, where he obtained his Master of Science. He specialized both in electrical power engineering and microcontroller/computer science. Lars Eckert worked as an electrical engineer for three years. He designed various electrical installations, logic controllers and supervised the start-up phases in a number of plants in South Korea, China and Singapore. Lars Eckert joined our firm in 1998 and is a partner. Lars Eckert is a member of EUPEX at the EPO in which examiners and attorneys discuss current legal topics.

8 Dr. Jens Bernhardt Dipl.-Phys. (Master of Science and PhD in physics) European Trademark and Design Attorney Dr. Jens Bernhardt - Oppositions - Patent Infringement and Invalidation - Optics - Medical Engineering - Computer liquid cooling systems - Audio coding/image processing Bar admissions - Office admissions - German Patent and Trade Mark Office - European Union Intellectual Property Office Court Admissions - German Federal Patent Court - German Supreme Court in cases of Patent Nullity - German Regional Courts as collaborating patent attorneys in IP cases Professional Associations - FICPI International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys For both domestic and foreign clients, Jens Bernhardt has been dealing with a large number of patent applications in the technical fields of mechanics, physics and electrical engineering, including optics, medical engineering, printing technology, ATM/reverse vending machines, telecommunications engineering, audio coding, and software. During his several years of experience, Jens Bernhardt has been mainly involved in the prosecution of numerous patent applications before the German and European Patent Offices. His focus has been on the drafting of patent and utility model applications and the drafting of notices of opposition. Jens Bernhardt has also performed several in-depth preparations of assessments of validity and possible infringement of patents. Jens Bernhardt studied physics at the Friedrich- Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany and obtained his PhD in physics at the Université Laval in Québec, Canada. He also made a one-year research visit at the Chinese Academy of Sciences at the Institute of Physics in Beijing, China. His research focused on experimental work in the field of high-intensity laser plasma physics. Jens Bernhardt joined the firm in 2014.

Melanie Zani Master of Science (engineering) Patent Engineer Patent Attorney Candidate Melanie Zani - IP searches - Drafting Patent Applications - Printing Technologies - Electrical Engineering -

9 Melanie Zani Master of Science (engineering) Patent Engineer Patent Attorney Candidate Melanie Zani - IP searches - Drafting Patent Applications - Printing Technologies - Electrical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Medical Equipment Melanie Zani is involved in the patent prosecution process, including drafting patent and utility model applications both in German and English languages. She is experienced in conducting drafting responses to examination reports issued by the German and European Patent Offices. Melani Zani is also experienced in conducting patent, trademark and design searches in advance of the application process and disputes. Melani Zani is dealing with patent and utility model applications in the fields of mechanics and electrical engineering, optics, medical equipment, image processing and printing technology. Melanie Zani obtained her engineering degree from the scientific-technological university Politecnico di Milano of Milan, Italy. The focus of her studies were on statistic and probabilistic models of environmental systems, informatics, remote sensing and image processing, as well as on structural mechanics. After graduation, she passed the Italian State Examination entitling her to pursue the profession of engineer independently. Melanie Zani joined Schaumburg & Partner in In addition to German and English, Melanie Zani is a native Italian speaker.

Steffen Schwertfeger Master of Science in physics Patent Engineer Patent Attorney Candidate Steffen Schwertfeger - IP searches - Drafting Patent Applications - Optics - Electrical Engineering -

10 Steffen Schwertfeger Master of Science in physics Patent Engineer Patent Attorney Candidate Steffen Schwertfeger - IP searches - Drafting Patent Applications - Optics - Electrical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Medical Equipment Steffen Schwertfeger is currently dealing with patent prosecution, including drafting patent and utility model applications both in German and English language. He deals with examination reports from the German and European Patent Offices. Further, Steffen Schwertfeger is experienced in conducting patent, trademark and design searches in advance of the application process and disputes. Technically, Steffen Schwertfeger focuses on the fields of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, optics, in particular microscopes, eye-glasses and lenses, medical equipment, in particular endoscopes, surgical instruments and accessories.. Steffen Schwertfeger obtained his Master of Science in physics from the University of Siegen in He worked as a research assistant at the Technical University of Munich in 2015/2016. His scientific work focused on quark flavor physics in view of the planned Belle-2 experiment at the nuclear- and particle research center KEK in Japan. Steffen Schwertfeger joined Schaumburg & Partner in 2016.

11 Alexander Schlee Dipl.-Ing. (Master of Science in mechanical engineering) European Patent Attorney European Trademark & Design Attorney US Attorney at law (California) US Patent Attorney Alexander Schlee T info@schleeip.com Bar admissions/court admissions - - European Patent Attorney - European Trademark & Design Attorney - US Attorney at law (California) - US Patent Attorney Board Positions : Board of Directors, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) : Officer, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) : President, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) : Chairman, International IP Practice Committee of the Orange County Intellectual Property Law Association (OCIPLA) : Executive Committee, International Law Section (ILS), State Bar of California : Advisor, Executive Committee, International Law Section, State Bar of California : Member, Executive Committee, International Law Section, State Bar of California Memberships - American Intellectual Property Law Association AIPLA - American Bar Association ABA - International Trademark Association INTA - Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association LAIPLA - Orange County Intellectual Property Law Association OCIPLA - San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association SDIPLA - International Law Section State Bar of California ILS - Intellectual Property Law Section State Bar of California - Law Practice Management Section State Bar of California - Los Angeles County Bar Association LACBA - International Law Section Los Angeles County Bar Association LACBA - Deutscher Verband der Patentingenieure und Patentassessoren VPP - German American Business Association GABA Schaumburg & Partner in association with: Mr. Schlee graduated from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, as a mechanical engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) with emphasis in the field of automotive engineering, machine tools and the mechanics of flight. His German engineering degree is the equivalent of a U.S. masters degree in mechanical engineering. While pursuing his college education he worked as a technical designer in the fields of laboratory fittings, machine tools and in the automotive industry. Mr. Schlee s many years of experience in intellectual property rights includes domestic and foreign patents, utility models, trademarks and industrial designs. However, he deals mainly with International patent applications (PCT), U.S. patents, European patents, German patents and utility models. Mr. Schlee has represented numerous clients before various National and International Authorities for more than 25 years, specifically clients from the United States and Germany, but also from many other countries. This specific expertise makes him an expert in understanding the discrepancies and alignments between various Intellectual Property systems. After working for 13 years, mainly out of the head office of a German based Intellectual Property law firm in Munich, Germany, Mr. Schlee became the firm s founding partner of the Los Angles Office in The Los Angeles office was reconfigured in January of 2007 and became Schlee IP International, P.C.

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