FRIEDRICH BAUER
COUNSEL
GERMAN PATENT ATTORNEY
EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEY
EUROPEAN TRADEMARK AND DESIGN ATTORNEY
Main activities
Preparing and prosecuting patents and utility models, mainly in the field of mechanical engineering, hydraulic systems, medical technology, automotive engineering, agricultural engineering, sports equipment, manufacturing technology
Oppositions, invalidations/nullity proceedings, litigations
Trademarks and company names
Design law
License agreements, expertises and employee´s invention law
Education and professional experience
- 1976 - 1982
- Studies of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (Master Degree)
- 1982 - 1984
- Studies of Industrial Management and Economic Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Master Degree)
- 1984 - 1987
- Assistent of managing director and product manager in an international company in the field of medical technology
- 1987 - 1990
- Training for patent attorneyship in a patent law firm in Munich
- 1990 - 1991
- Additional education at the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court and the District Court in Munich
- 1991 - 1995
- German Patent Attorney in a patent law firm in Munich
- 1995
- Professional Representative before the European Patent Office
- 1996
- Partner of the patent law firm Andrae Flach Haug
- 2013
- Partner of the patent law firm ANDRAE | WESTENDORP
- 2018
- Partner of the patent law firm FLACH | BAUER | PARTNER
- 2023
- Counsel for the patent law firm FLACH | BAUER | PARTNER
- Admissions:
- German Patent Attorney
Professional representative before the European Patent Office (EPO)
Professional representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office in Alicante/Spain (EUIPO)
Acting representative before the Austrian Patent Office - Languages:
- German, English, some knowledge of French