Dipl.-Phys.

Studied technical physics at the Technical University in Munich with specializations in sensors and lasers. His dissertation related to the development of a piezoelectric energy transducer.
He has worked in intellectual property since 1990 and qualified as a German Patent Attorney in 1993 and as a European Patent Attorney in 1994.

He joined Manitz Finsterwald Patentanwälte PartmbB in 1996. Registered representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) since 2023.