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Intellectual property rights are a shield of innovative companies.

Intellectual property rights are a shield of innovative companies.

Dirk-Karsten Schleitzer

Dr.-Ing., Dipl.-Ing.

Dirk-Karsten Schleitzer is a founding partner of the patent law firm von Rohr. As a German patent attorney, European patent attorney and European trademark and design attorney, he advises highly innovative national and international companies in all aspects of intellectual property. In the context of his activities as a patent attorney, he is specialized in trademark and patent litigations. Dirk-Karsten Schleitzer is also accredited as a representative before the Unified Patent Court.

Well before the foundation of the patent law firm von Rohr, Dirk-Karsten Schleitzer was a partner of a large patent law firm in the Ruhr area for many years. Prior to his admission as a patent attorney, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Engineering in 2003 in the context of his work as a project engineer and scientific assistant at the Fraunhofer-Institute UMSICHT for environmental, safety and energy technology. His dissertation, which was supervised by the University of Dortmund, was preceded by studies in mechanical engineering with a specific focus in process engineering at the University of Bochum and vocational training for medical technical laboratory assistants.

“Intellectual property rights could be a shield of innovative companies competing for market shares, as long as this shield is based on excellent understanding of technology and perfect knowledge of intellectual property. The combination of these two aspects is the particular strength of our firm.”

“Intellectual property rights could be a shield of innovative companies competing for market shares, as long as this shield is based on excellent understanding of technology and perfect knowledge of intellectual property. The combination of these two aspects is the particular strength of our firm.”