Dipl.-Ing. Dr.rer.nat. Manfred Rau
PATENT AND UTILITY MODEL LAW,
including
infringement proceedings, for example in the areas of mechanical
engineering, machine tools, process engineering, plastics
engineering, materials handling technology, construction, furniture,
textile engineering and general engineering.
TRADEMARK AND DESIGN LAW,
including infringement proceedings, for example in the area of food and beverages and the above mentioned technical areas
LICENCE AGREEMENTS
competition law issues and general LEGAL ISSUES relating to intellectual property
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
- Diploma in general mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Hanover
- Assistantship at the Department of Thermodynamics and Process Engineering at the Technical University of Hanover
- Law studies at the University of Erlangen
- Dissertation on the patentability of software at the Technical University of Munich
- Patent attorney since 1970
- European patent attorney since 1978
- Member of the Committee of the German Patent Bar from 1986 to 1997
- President of the German Patent Bar from 1992 to 1997
- European trademark attorney since 1996
- Member of the General Committee of the German Association for the Legal Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright Law (GRUR)
- European design attorney since 2003
