Dr Alexander Schmitz
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Electrical Engineer
Alexander Schmitz assists companies in prosecuting and enforcing IP rights in the fields of electrical and information technologies as well as mechanics and mechanical engineering. He is an acknowledged expert in the fields of medical devices, high-voltage technology, energy transmission and distribution systems as well as electrical components. His foremost priority is always to find the optimal solution for the client. Alexander also engages intensively with digitalization, Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0 and e‑mobility.
Alexander advises mostly medium-sized companies with regard to strategic planning as well as development and maintenance of IP portfolios. He regularly conducts infringement and validity proceedings and coordinates litigation involving similar issues.
Since 2008 | Partner, shareholder and managing director at Maiwald |
Since 2006 | Patent attorney at Maiwald |
2002-2006 | Patent attorney trainee at an IP law firm |
1996-2002 | Research associate and chief engineer at the Institute for High Voltage Technology at the RWTH Aachen University |
2011 | Admitted to practice as business mediator (MuCDR) |
2007 | Admitted to practice as German patent attorney |
2006 | Admitted to practice as European patent attorney |
2003-2005 | Studied law for patent attorneys at the University of Hagen |
1996-2000 | Doctoral degree in the field of polymeric insulating materials in energy technology from the RWTH Aachen University |
1990-1996 | Studied electrical engineering at the RWTH Aachen University |
- Patent prosecution and portfolio management
- Filing strategies and drafting patent applications
- Freedom-to-operate and validity analysis
- Opposition and nullity proceedings
- Patent litigation
- Recommended in MIP IP Stars 2017
- Use of mediation for IP matters increases, Managing Intellectual Property, 10/2012
- German Patent Attorney Association
- epi
- VPP
- FICPI
German, English