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			Dr. Utz Kador is a German and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney. 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 proceedings before the European Patent Office. In addition, he deals with applications in the fields of physics, steel manufacturing, optics and mechanics, as well as with trade mark cases and license agreements. Dr. Kador is a member of the Working Committee - Patents - of the Union of the European Patent Attorneys. 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 trade mark Committee of LES International. Furthermore, he has been a member of the International trade mark Committee of the International trade mark Association (INTA) for a number of years. At present he is a member of the "Community trade mark Committee" of INTA. Dr. Kador is fluent in English and also speaks French, Italian and Spanish.

			Ms. Corinna Probst (nee Mittwald), born in 1968, studied law at the University of Munich and joined the firm in 1998. During her legal internship, she worked at a law firm in San Francisco. Returning to Germany, she specialized in intellectual property law. Along with German, European and International trade mark matters, Ms. Probst handles cases relating to anti counterfeiting and product piracy including litigation. Ms. Probst is fluent in English and has basic knowledge of French and Italian.

			Dr. Bernhard Pillep, born in 1968, joined Kador & Partner as a Patent Attorney Trainee in January 1999. He is practising as a German Patent Attorney since June 2002 and as a European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney since Summer 2003. Dr. Pillep studied general and technical chemistry at the Universities of Regensburg and Karlsruhe. During his dissertation at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich he spent several months at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California (U.S.A). In 1999 he obtained his doctorate degree with "summa cum laude". His dissertation dealt with questions of organometallic chemistry, inorganic solid-state chemistry, especially in the zeolite field, and physical chemistry. At Kador & Partner, Dr. Pillep is mainly involved in all kinds of patent cases, but is also handling trade marks and designs. Dr. Pillep is fluent in English and French and speaks some Italian and Spanish.
			Susanna Heurung, born in 1977, studied law at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen und passed both bar exams with honours. Before her statutory legal internship in Landshut, she spent one year working mainly in the field of software licensing agreements in the legal department of a major software company in Portland, USA. Before joining Kador & Partner in May 2005, Ms. Heurung was employed at a well-known German law office, representing clients in intellectual property cases before and out of court. In our office, Ms. Heurung mainly works in the field of German, European and International trade mark matters. In addition, she handles cases relating to internet domain law, unfair competition law as well as pirated and counterfeited goods. Since 2009, Ms. Heurung is a Certified Specialist in IP Law. Ms. Heurung is fluent in English and speaks French and Spanish.

			Dr. Claus Schindele, born in 1972, joined the firm in December 2005 as a Patent Attorney having worked for a well-known law firm. He is German patent attorney and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney. Dr. Schindele studied Chemistry at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich. In his dissertation, he dealt with the applicability of allylcations in organic synthesis. He spent several months at UCLA (Los Angeles, USA) as a visiting scientist. Dr. Schindele has expert knowledge of organic and pharmaceutical chemistry, polymer chemistry and physical chemistry. At Kador & Partner, Dr. Schindele mainly focuses on patent cases. Moreover, he also handles utility models, trade marks and designs. Dr. Schindele is fluent in English and has basic knowledge of Italian.

			Stefan Bühling, born in 1962, joined Kador & Partner in September 2006. He is German and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney and practiced as a Patent Attorney since 1995. Previously he worked for a large patent attorneys’ office in Munich and communicated with national and international clients. He acquired special experience in prosecution, opposition, and appeal before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court. He also represents our clients in litigation proceedings. Mr. Bühling graduated as Diplom-Chemiker at the Technical University of Munich. He continued as scientific assistant at the Technical University of Munich (Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry). There, he acquired special expertise in medical technology, food chemistry, biotechnology, genetic engineering, molecular biology, and microbiology. During his University studies Mr. Bühling acquired further experience in organometallic chemistry and polymer chemistry as well as pharmaceutical chemistry. Mr. Bühling obtained practice in industrial property rights in a US Patent Attorneys' office in Alameda, California. In our firm Mr. Bühling handles each kind of patent cases and is further involved in expert opinions, patent clearances and litigation. He is involved with utility models, trade marks and designs as well. Mr. Bühling is fluent in English and French, speaks some Spanish and is acquiring knowledge in Japanese.

			Dr. Antje Monika Stanjek, born in 1970, joined the firm in March 2004 and is German Patent Attorney and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney. Dr. Stanjek studied chemistry and biology at the University of Bonn and obtained a degree in chemistry. Her dissertation at the Universities of Bonn and Karlsruhe dealt with the chemical and biological process of angiogenesis. Before joining the firm Dr. Stanjek worked both as a chief scientist at Dr. Kübler GmbH, an oncological day hospital, and as a patent and technology transfer manager for the National Genome Research Network (NGFN) at the Fraunhofer Patent Centre in Munich. At our firm Dr. Stanjek handles each kind of patent cases, in particular in the field of biochemistry and medicine. She is fluent in English.

			Dr. Martin Handwerk, born in 1973, joined Kador & Partner as a Patent Attorney Trainee in April 2004. He is practising as a German Patent Attorney since April 2008 and as a European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney since summer 2009. Dr. Handwerk studied chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Munich, completing his studies in 2000 with the diploma. His diploma thesis dealt with homoleptic carbohydrate complexes of aluminium and their investigation by means of NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. In 2003, Dr. Handwerk was awarded his doctoral degree with "summa cum laude". His dissertation dealt with heteroleptic carbohydrate complexes of rhodium and their investigation by means of NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. At Kador & Partner, Dr. Handwerk mainly focuses on patent cases. Moreover, he also handles utility models, trade marks and designs. Dr. Handwerk is fluent in English and has basic knowledge of Italian and Farsi.

			Dr. Laura Fé, born in 1972, joined Kador & Partner in September 2009 as a European Patent Attorney, after having worked in various large international pharmaceutical companies for several years. Dr. Fé obtained a degree in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Parma, Italy and a PhD from the University of Leuven, Belgium. Her dissertation dealt with the synthesis and crystallization behavior of complex metal oxides and their application in the semiconductor industry. At Kador & Partner she handles patent cases in different fields ranging from inorganic chemistry to pharmaceutical technology. In addition to her mother tongue Italian, Dr. Fé is fluent in English, speaks Dutch and has a basic knowledge of French and German.

			Dr. Otto Berngruber, born 1942, is a chemist and has been admitted as a German and European patent attorney since 1976. For our office, Dr. Berngruber deals principally with patent matters in the field of chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutics and mechanics. In addition, he has a long experience in dealing with trade mark matters. Dr. Berngruber is fluent in English and speaks some Spanish.

			Dolores López Onrubia, born in 1969, is a qualified Lawyer and admitted to the Professional Association of Lawyers of Alicante (Ilustre Colegio Provincial de Abogados de Alicante). At university she specialized in civil law. Mrs. López looks after our Alicante office. Apart from her native language Spanish, she possesses working knowledge of English.

			Barbara Regensburger, born in 1970, completed her law studies at the University of Innsbruck/Austria in 1994 and worked as an assistant lecturer. After her studies, she decided to combine her specialised legal knowledge with some experience in a free enterprise. Therefore, Ms. Regensburger worked in the distribution department of a big US pharmaceutical group in Salzburg and as a project-manager for an architecture firm at Lake Constance. Additionally, she participated in several training courses at the German Chamber of Commerce on project management and human resource management. Ms. Regensburger joined the group in October 2001 and specialised in German, European and International trade mark matters. She is fluent in English and speaks some Dutch and Italian.

			Silke Bachetzki, born in 1964, 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. Ms. Bachetzki came to Munich in September 1989 and started working at a patent attorneys office. She joined the firm in October 1991 and took over the position of office manager at the beginning of 1993.

			Dr. Kerstin Reitwießner joined Kador & Partner in October 2006 as a German patent attorney trainee. Dr. Reitwießner studied chemistry with a focus on biochemistry at the Technical University of Darmstadt and completed her studies in 2000 as a graduate engineer with a diploma thesis in the field of cellular and molecular biology. In her subsequent dissertation at the Clemens-Schöpf Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the TU Darmstadt, she dealt with the molecular mechanism of apoptosis in human endothelial cells and was awarded a doctorate degree (Dr.-Ing.). She specializes in biochemistry and in addition to the classical chemical fields has knowledge in medicine and chemical engineering. Dr. Reitwießner is fluent in English and speaks French and Spanish.

			Dr. Holger Kämpf, born in 1977, joined Kador & Partner as a Patent Attorney Trainee in Mai 2007. Dr. Kämpf studied chemistry with toxicology as minor subject at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. He finished his studies in 2002 with the diploma. In his diploma thesis he worked on model complexes for nitrogenases. His dissertation in the field of inorganic chemistry at the Technical University of Berlin dealt with the synthesis and characterisation of Fe(II) spin crossover complexes. Dr. Kämpf possesses working knowledge of English and speaks some French.

			Alexander Racz, born in 1977, joined Kador & Partner in June 2008 as a Patent Attorney Trainee. Alexander Racz studied chemistry with focus on physical chemistry at the University of Vienna. He passed his study with distinction in 2004. His diploma thesis „Electrochemical Oxidation of Substituted Pyridinium Compounds“ was related to 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 characterisation of platinum and rutheniumselenide catalysts for the cathodic reduction of oxygen in fuel cells. Alexander Racz is fluent in English and speaks French.

			Dr. Karoline Bopp, born in 1978, joined Kador & Partner as a Patent Attorney Trainee in August 2008. Dr. Bopp studied biology with focus on biochemistry, genetics and developmental biology at Technical University of Darmstadt and finished in 2004 with her diploma. 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. Dr. Bopp is fluent in English and speaks some French.

			Dipl.-Ing. Sieglinde Neubert, has a university degree in chemistry and assists the firm mainly in chemical and chemical engineering cases and all types of searches. She also translates technical texts from English into German.