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Dr. Tetiana Kharkovets

Associate

German Patent Attorney

European Patent Attorney

M.Sc. Biochemistry

Tetiana assists companies of all sizes, from start-ups to large corporations, in obtaining, defending, enforcing, and challenging intellectual property rights in Germany, Europe and worldwide. An important aspect of her work is preparing and filing patent applications with the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trademark Office. In addition to conducting opposition and appeal proceedings, she also prepares expert opinions in the areas of freedom to operate, legal validity, and infringement. Tetiana also holds lectures for start-up companies and students. She primarily advises companies in the life sciences sector.

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since 2025
Patent Attorney at Maiwald
2007 - 2025
Patent attorney at various patent law firms
2004 - 2007
Patent attorney trainee with a Munich patent law firm

2014
Admitted to practice as European patent attorney
2007
Admitted to practice as German patent attorney
2004 - 2007
Apprenticeship as German Patent Attorney
2000 - 2004
Doctorate in molecular and neurobiology, Center for Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), Hamburg
1988 - 1993
Master's degree in biochemistry at the University of Kharkiv, Ukraine

  • Patent grant procedures and portfolio management
  • Filing strategies and preparation of applications
  • Freedom to operate and validity opinions
  • Opposition and nullity proceedings

  • German
  • English
  • Ukrainian
  • Russian