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Dr. Sandra Unterseer

Associate

European Patent Attorney

Patentassessor

M.Sc. Biology

Sandra is a patent attorney at Maiwald. As holder of a doctorate in biology with experience in the field of life sciences strategy consulting, the main focus of her work is the protection of intellectual property in the fields of (molecular) biology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, biotechnology and medical technology. She assists client companies in obtaining, defending and enforcing national and international intellectual property rights as well as in challenging IP claims of competitors.

since 2024
Patent attorney at Maiwald
2022 - 2023
Patent attorney trainee at another IP firm
2020 - 2022
Senior Consultant in life sciences strategy consulting
2017 - 2020
Patent attorney trainee at another IP firm

2024
Admitted to practice as European patent attorney
2023
Studied law for patent attorneys at the University of Hagen
2017
Doctorate in the field of population genetics at the Technical University of Munich
2011
M.Sc. in Biology at the Technical University of Munich
2009
B.Sc. in Biology at the Technical University of Munich

  • Patent grant procedures and portfolio management
  • Application strategies and drafting of applications
  • Freedom-to-operate and legal validity opinions
  • Opposition and nullity proceedings

  • German
  • English