Legal notice

This English version is provided for information only. The German version (Impressum) is authoritative.

Information pursuant to Section 5 of the German Digital Services Act (DDG)

Dipl.-Ing. Markus Schulz, German Patent Attorney
YAK–IP Patent Law Firm
Parkallee 117
28209 Bremen
Germany

Telephone: +49 421 98966380
Email: mail [at] yak-ip [dot] de

VAT identification number pursuant to Section 27a of the German VAT Act: DE464572240

Professional titles and admissions

  • Patentanwalt (German Patent Attorney) – professional title conferred in the Federal Republic of Germany
  • European Patent Attorney – professional representative before the European Patent Office
  • European Trade Mark and Design Attorney – professional representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
  • Unified Patent Court (UPC) Representative – representative before the Unified Patent Court

Competent chamber and supervisory authority

German Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer)
Tal 29
80331 München, Germany
Telephone: +49 89 242278-0
Email: dpak@patentanwalt.de
www.patentanwalt.de

As a European Patent Attorney, I am a member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi).

Professional rules

  • German Patent Attorneys Act (Patentanwaltsordnung, PAO)
  • Professional Code of Conduct for German Patent Attorneys (Berufsordnung der Patentanwälte, BOPA)
  • Code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi Code of Conduct)
  • Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 on the European Union trade mark and Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs, each as amended
  • Code of Conduct for Representatives before the Unified Patent Court

These rules are available at www.patentanwalt.de, www.patentepi.org, eur-lex.europa.eu and www.unifiedpatentcourt.org.

Professional indemnity insurance

I hold professional indemnity insurance that meets at least the requirements of Sections 45 and 45a PAO, with:

R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG
Raiffeisenplatz 1
65189 Wiesbaden, Germany

The insurance covers statutory liability arising from professional activity as a German patent attorney, as a professional representative before the European Patent Office and as a member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi). Cover includes, among other things, activities before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, the European Patent Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Responsible for content

Responsible within the meaning of Section 18(2) of the German Interstate Media Treaty (MStV) and editorially responsible:
Dipl.-Ing. Markus Schulz, Parkallee 117, 28209 Bremen, Germany

Consumer dispute resolution

I am neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

Liability for content and links

The content of this website has been prepared with care. It is for general information only and does not replace advice in an individual case. The operators of external websites to which this site links are solely responsible for their content. No legal infringements were apparent at the time of linking; should any become known, I will remove the links concerned without delay.

Copyright

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