BECK & RÖSSIG - EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEYS

PATENTANWÄLTE
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in co-operation with BETTINGER SCHNEIDER SCHRAMM

The impact of competition, driving force of the modern free market economies, is going to intensify on a global scale and Europe is on its way towards an economical and political union.

The firm BECK & RÖSSIG was founded in 1999 as a partnership of European Patent Attorneys ready to support creative companies to meet the challenges of a future hallmarked by unabated competition.

The Firm´s Fields of Practice

• Development and inplementation of protection right strategies
   
• Searches, Continuous watch of competitors´ activities and protection rights
   
• Patents,  utility models,  trade marks  and  design patents
  
  Filing, administration and prosecution before the European Patent Office, the European Trade Mark Office, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, and the International Bureau
   
• Challenging adverse protection rights in opposition, cancellation and nullity
  proceedings
   
• Consultation in intellectual property litigation
   
• Validity and infringement opinions
   
• Licensing of protection rights and know-how
   
• Consultation in matters relating to employees´ inventions
   
• Technical translations

Technical Specialization

• Automotive engineering
   
• Compressors and pumps
   
• Furniture and metal mounts
   
• Industrial robots 
   
• Injection moulding
   
• Laser technology
   
• Internal combustion engines 
   
• Machine components
   
• Machine tools and control systems
   
• Manufacturing processes and systems

• Materials handling and conveying
   
• Medical apparatus and instruments
   
• Metal forming, cutting and welding
   
• Packaging technology
   
• Photographic cameras
   
• Printing technology
   
• Processing of plastics
   
• Products made of plastics
   
• Semiconductor inspection devices
   

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born 1967 in London/UK, studied mechanical engineering, law and economics at the Darmstadt University of Technology and at the Technical University of Munich, graduated from Darmstadt University with a degree in mechanical engineering 1992, entered patent profession in 1993, worked in a patent law firm primarily for clients from Japan and the US, qualified professionally 1997/98, in private practice since 1999.

Michael likes the arts, photography and classical music. He is a passionate mountaineer.

Languages: German, English, French.

Technical specialization: automotive engineering, semiconductor inspection.

Representation before the European Patent Office, the European Trade Mark Office, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, and the Federal Patents Court.

born 1966 in Fürstenfeldbruck, graduated from the University for Applied Research and Studies (former Rudolf-Diesel-Institute) in Augsburg  with a degree in mechanical engineering 1990, further studies at the Max-Planck-Institute for Plasmaphysics, entered patent profession in 1992 and worked in a patent law firm for German and overseas clients, qualified professionally 1998/2000, in private practice since 1999.

When not being busy for his clients Rolf restores historic buildings and enjoys cruising around in old Lancias. Most time, however, you would find him under the car.

Languages: German, English.

Technical specialization: medical apparatus and instruments, laser, automotive engineering.

Representation before the European Patent Office, the European Trade Mark Office, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, and the Federal Patents Court.