Christian Pioch

Maiwald - Germany

Partner

Elisenhof, Elisenstrasse 3
Munich 80335
Germany

+49897472660

Rising star 2023

German
English
French


Jurisdictions:

Germany

Practice areas:

Patent litigation
Patent office proceedings
Patent prosecution

Industry sectors:

Artificial intelligence
Electrical
Medical devices
Optics & photonics
Telecommunication


Christian advises and supports companies in prosecuting patent and utility model applications as well as in opposition, nullity and appeal proceedings. His specialist areas include software, sensor systems, data processing as well as semiconductor, medical and laboratory technologies. He has extensive knowledge in the areas of artificial intelligence, neural networks, machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, data security and autonomous driving. In addition, he advises clients in multinational patent infringement litigation cases, in particular in the areas of software and laboratory systems.

His expertise in business-specific IP strategies was acquired during his time as an in-house patent counsel with internationally operating aerospace corporations and in the semiconductor industries. He is also extremely well versed in US patent law.

Education/Alumni:

  • 2023 Admitted to practice before the UPC
  • 2016 Admitted to practice as European patent attorney
  • 2016 Admitted to practice as German patent attorney
  • 2013 - 2015 Studied law for patent attorneys at the University of Hagen
  • 2012 Research associate at Helmholtz Zentrum München in the field of detector development, software development, nuclear physics and radiation research
  • 2009 - 2012 Doctoral degree in the field of detector development, software development, nuclear physics and radiation research from the Technical University of Munich as well as at the Research Center for Nuclear Physics and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency
  • 2002 - 2008 Studied physics at the Technical University of Munich