Dr Claus Schindele
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Chemist
A major part of Claus Schindele’s IP work involves advising clients on strategic issues in the various fields of chemistry. Other important activities are drafting patent applications, conducting European opposition proceedings and preparing legal opinions on validity and relevance of patents.
His scientific background comprises inorganic, organic and pharmaceutical chemistry. He has particular specialist expertise in the fields of polymer chemistry and thin film technology, especially photovoltaic cells.
| Since 2018 | Partner at Maiwald |
Since 2017 | Patent attorney at Maiwald |
2005-2017 | Patent attorney at an IP law firm |
2002-2005 | Patent attorney trainee at an IP law firm |
2007 | Admitted to practice as European patent attorney |
2005 | Admitted to practice as German patent attorney |
2002-2005 | Studied law for patent attorneys at the University of Hagen |
1998-2002 | Doctoral degree in the field of organic physical chemistry from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles |
1992-1998 | Studied chemistry at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
- Patent prosecution and portfolio management
- Filing strategies and drafting patent applications
- Freedom-to-operate and validity analysis
- Opposition and nullity proceedings
- Patent litigation
- German Patent Attorney Association
- epi
German, English