born in 1975, studied Electrical and Information Engineering at the Universities of Munich (TUM) and Dresden and ob­tained his diploma in the field of Development and Implementation of a Service Access Environment in 1994. Michael has worked for Robert Bosch GmbH from 2001 to 2007 as an software and telecommunication engineer for development of electronic control units for Diesel Common-Rail Piezo Injection Systems. He is an associate in our intellectual property law firm. His main areas of present activities include the prepa­ration and prosecution of German and European patent applications in the fields of phys­ics, telecommunications, electronics, electrical and mechanical engineering and related technical fields, especially semiconductors, automotive, chassis frames, rolling bearings, communication interfaces, signal transmission and medical devices. Michael is a qualified European Patent Attorney.