Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. jur, Lawyer, Certified Intellectual Property Lawyer, European Trademark Attorney, European Design Attorney

Prof. Dr. Dr. Uwe Fitzner

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Working languages

German, English

Education

Degree in Law from the Free University of Berlin
Degree in Chemistry at the Technical University of Berlin

Special fields

Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering

Uwe Fitzner has been working since 1977 in the field of interllectual property law. He is Attorney at law and German Patent Attorney. Accordingly he is a consultant and representative in all fields of intellectual property law, particularly national and international trademark law, design law, competition law and patent law. His activities as scientist are also directed to all fields of national and international intellectual property law and in addition to the general civil law. Namely, he is author and editor of a commentary concerning the German und International patent law.Additionally he is author in a commentary concerning the costs in administrative procedures as well as in court proceedings and of a book showing the whole field of national and international intellectual property law. Further on, he was member of the German Patent Attorneys’ Bar Association from 1998 until 2021. In this connection for a period of 18 years he was the chairman of the division (Abteilung IV) responsible for the observance of the professional obligations of the patent Attorneys and for the education of the Attorney in spe. Moreover, he is member of the general counsel of the German Association for the protection of intellectual property (GRUR) and member of the association of intellectual property Experts. From 1994 until 2021 he was part of the board of examiners concerning the final examination of the candidates in order to be entitled to bear title “Patentassessor”. Since 1994 he is teacher and Member of the board of the examiners responsible for the education and intermediate examination of the candidates as well as  for examination of the patent attorneys studying in addition international and European intellectual property law at the University (FU Hagen).  He was part of the team creating both courses of studies. Since several years he also developed a course to get the European patent litigation certificate. Finally, he is a supervisor for the doctoral candidates at the FU Hagen.

Uwe Fitzner is happy to pass on this wealth of experience to the colleges and to Meissner Bolte's clients, especially when it comes to tailor-made innovation strategies.

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