German Patent Attorney
European Patent, Trademark and Design Attorney
Karsten Caspary studied electrical engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander-University in Erlangen and at the California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) with focus on communications and high-frequency engineering. He began his career as a consultant in the telecommunications industry, where he conducted numerous R&D projects in the areas of mobile and fixed line network, as well as internet.
As a patent attorney he is involved in the fields of electrical and electronical engineering, mechanics and software. He has special expertise in mobile communication, medical engineering and packaging technology.
Karsten Caspary is admitted to practice before the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO), the German Patent Court, the European Patent Office (EPO), the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and – in patent nullity cases – before the German Supreme Court.
Education
- Gymnasium Leopoldinum, Passau (High School)
- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Electrical Engineering)
- California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, USA
- Hagen University (Law Studies for Patent Attorneys)
- Practical year at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Patent Court
- 2006 Admission as German Patent Attorney and European Trademark and Design Attorney
- 2009 Admission as European Patent Attorney
Industrial Experience
1996-2003 Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting)
Projects in research and development for the telecommunications industry (fixed line, mobile, ISP, data processing) at Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone Group, O2 Germany, Quam, T-Online, Infineon Technologies and others
Memberships
- German Chamber of Patent Attorneys
- FICPI (Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle)
- VDI (Association of German Engineers)
- epi (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office)