is a German and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney and founded Kador and Partner Part mbB in 1974. As a trained chemist with particular experience in the polymer field, and as a chemical engineer, he is mainly engaged in patent matters in these fields, especially in opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office. In addition, he deals with applications and patents in the fields of physics, steel manufacturing, optics and mechanics, as well as with trade mark cases and license agreements.

Utz is a member of the Patents Commission of the UNION of European Practitioners in Intellectual Property. For many years, he was secretary and member of the board of the German chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) and international delegate of LES. He has also been chairman of the Trademarks Committee of LES International. Furthermore, he was a member of the International Trademark Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA) for a number of years. At present he is a member of the ”Community Trademark Committee“ of INTA.

Utz is fluent in German and English and also speaks French, Italian and Spanish. In his spare time he enjoys all kind of mountaineering activities such as hiking in summer and ski trekking in winter. He also plays basketball regularly in a team.

joined Kador & Partner Part mbB in 1999. He has been practicing as a German and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney since 2003 and became a partner to the firm in 2004.

Bernhard studied general chemistry and chemical engineering at the Universities of Regensburg and Karlsruhe, where he obtained a graduate degree (“Diplom“). While working on his dissertation at Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich he spent several months at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California (U.S.A). In 1999 he obtained his doctorate degree with ”summa cum laude“.

At Kador & Partner Part mbB, Bernhard is involved in all kinds of patent cases, including drafting, filing and prosecution of patents, and he has particular expertise in opposition and appeal matters involving European patents, where he considers a good and thorough preparation to be the key to success. He also deals with FTO studies, validity and infringement opinions and matters involving the German Employees' Inventions Act. Bernhard also handles trademarks and designs.

Bernhard is fluent in German, English and French and speaks some Italian and Thai. When away from the office, he enjoys spending time with his friends having a good brew, often in a Munich microbrewery “Giesinger Bräu”, of which he is a co-owner.

joined Kador & Partner Part mbB in June 2008 and has practiced as a European and German Patent and Trade Mark Attorney since 2012.

Alexander studied chemistry with a focus on physical chemistry at the University of Vienna. He graduated with distinction in 2004. His diploma thesis,”Electrochemical Oxidation of Substituted Pyridinium Compounds“ was in the field of electrochemistry and received an award from the Austrian Chemical Society (GÖCH). In his dissertation at the Department of Physics of the Technical University of Munich, he worked on the synthesis and characterization of platinum and ruthenium selenide catalysts for the cathodic reduction of oxygen in fuel cells.

At our firm, Alexander deals with all kinds of patent cases, from prosecution to opposition and appeal cases. He also handles infringement cases and FTO studies.

Alexander is fluent in German and English and also speaks French.

In his spare time, Alexander enjoys all kinds of sports, travel, arts and building models.

joined Kador & Partner Part mbB in May 2011 and has practiced as a European and German Patent and Trade Mark Attorney since 2015.

Sebastian studied biochemistry at the University of Bayreuth with a focus on protein biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry, genetics and microbiology. He graduated with honors in 2006 with a diploma thesis on the recombinant preparation of protein thioesters.

His subsequent dissertation at the Department of Bioorganic Chemistry of the University of Bayreuth dealt with the heterologous expression and chemical modification of protein fragments and with the semisynthesis of uniform glycoproteins by native chemical ligation. In 2011 he received his doctorate degree with “summa cum laude” and the Otto-Warburg Doctorate Award in chemistry.

At Kador & Partner Part mbB Sebastian predominantly deals with granting, opposition and appeal proceedings in the field of chemistry and biotechnology as well as in the fields of pharmacy and medical engineering. Sebastian is fluent in German and English and also speaks French.

In his leisure time, he enjoys football and boxing as well as playing the guitar.

joined Kador & Partner Part mbB in August 2008 and has practiced as a European and German Patent and Trade Mark Attorney since 2013.

She studied biology with a focus on biochemistry, genetics and developmental biology at the Technical University of Darmstadt, obtaining her diploma in 2004. She prepared her diploma thesis at Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, working in the field of molecular cell biology. Her dissertation at the Department of Molecular Structural Biology of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry dealt with the in-vitro expression and functional analysis of protein complexes for their subsequent structure determination in a close to native state by means of cryo-electron tomography.

Karoline is involved in all kinds of patent matters, including drafting, filing and prosecuting German and European patents, mainly in the area of pharmacy and biotechnology but also in polymer and general chemistry.

She is fluent in German and English and speaks some French.

Karoline enjoys spending her free time with her husband and her two kids, often skiing, hiking or sailing.

studied law at Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. During her legal internship she worked at a law firm in San Francisco to gain experience in US law. Returning to Germany, she specialized in intellectual property law and has been working as an attorney at law for Kador & Partner Part mbB since 1998.

Corinna advises clients in German, European and International trade mark and design matters, including obtaining and enforcing adequate rights as well as strategic planning as to where and what to file. Her core area covers availability searches, preparation and prosecution of filings, and handling oppositions, cancellation actions and infringement matters. She also negotiates and drafts contracts.

She also handles cases relating to anti-counterfeiting and product piracy including litigation and border seizure procedures. She is a long-standing member of the International Trademark Association (INTA).

Corinna is fluent in German and English, and has basic knowledge of French and Italian. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her two girls and her husband, for example skiing in wintertime as well as hiking and traveling.

joined Kador & Partner Part mbB in September 2006 after having practiced at an international Munich IP law firm. He is German and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney and practiced as a Patent Attorney since 1995.

During his studies at the Technical University of Munich, Stefan dealt with subjects in organometallic and polymer chemistry as well as pharmaceutical chemistry before graduating as a ”Diplom-Chemiker”. He continued as a scientific assistant at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, where he acquired special expertise in medical technology, food chemistry, biotechnology, genetic engineering, molecular biology, and microbiology.

Stefan gained practical experience in industrial property rights at a U.S. Patent Attorneys' office in Alameda, California.

At our firm, Stefan handles any kind of patent case and has special expertise in prosecution, opposition, and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court. He also represents our national and international clients in court and is involved in expert opinions, patent clearances and litigation.

Stefan is fluent in German, English and has good knowledge in French. He also speaks some Spanish and is acquiring knowledge of Japanese. Stefan enjoys spending time in nature with skiing, mountaineering and he is playing tennis and golf.

joined Kador & Partner Part mbB in January 2011 as an attorney at law in our trade mark department.

Astrid studied law at the University of Innsbruck, Austria and the University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain. After passing the exam for recognition of her degree in Spain at the University of Granada, she worked from 2000 to 2010 for an international law firm in Málaga, Spain. During these years she was regularly engaged with trade mark matters.

At Kador & Partner Part mbB, Astrid handles all kinds of German, European and international trade mark matters, including obtaining and enforcing trademarks. She deals with availability searches, preparation and prosecution of filings, and oppositions, cancellation actions and infringement matters.

Apart from German, Astrid is fluent in Spanish and English and has basic knowledge of French and Italian.

studied law at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. She has been on our trade mark team since 2001. Besides speaking fluent English, she also speaks some Italian.

Barbara's work revolves around performing and asserting trade mark and design applications with an international focus. It is of great concern to her to actively support our clients during the "trade mark finding phase" by doing trade mark searches and market analysis and advising on the availability and strength of the new trade mark.

Barbara also advises our clients on how to develop individual trade mark strategies and how to manage the trade mark portfolio. Trade mark monitoring and analyzing the prospects of success for opposition and cancellation proceedings also belong to her range of tasks. Other tasks are of course defending and asserting trade mark rights before the relevant offices, including out-of-court agreements, and advising on copyright infringements.

joined Kador & Partner Part mbB in January 2011 and has practiced as a German Patent Attorney and European Trade Mark Attorney since November 2015.

She studied biology at Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich. Her main focus was on genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology and physical chemistry. Lilli graduated in 2002 with a diploma in Biology. For her diploma thesis, she spent one year in Great Britain at the Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, where she worked on immunity and disease resistance in plants.

For the practical part of her doctorate Lilli came back to Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, this time to the Institute of Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine. She worked on tumor biology, specifically examining gene regulation of proteins associated with human melanoma.

At Kador & Partner Part mbB Lilly is involved in all kinds of patent matters, including drafting, filing and prosecution of German and European patents, mainly in the area of pharmacy and biotechnology but also in polymer and general chemistry.

Lilli speaks German and is fluent in English.

Silke studied Spanish and English languages at Leipzig University. After completing her studies in 1986, she was employed as a translator at an internationally operating company, which specialized in refrigeration technology.

Silke joined Kador & Partner Part mbB in October 1991 and took over the position of office manager at the beginning of 1993. She is responsible for all kinds of organizational work, including, in particular, the time monitoring of due dates.