Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Eder

Ph.D. in electrical engineering (Dr.-Ing.)

Partner
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trademark and
Design Attorney

Languages

German, English

Contact

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Eder
Tel.+49 89 278148-0
Fax+49 89 278148-50
postmaster@eder-ip.de

Legal Expertise

  • Preparation of patent and utility model applications

    Examination and opposition proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office

    Appeal proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office

    Nullity proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Court of Justice

  • German Employee Invention Act

  • Preparation of lists of goods and services

    Examination and registration proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

    Opposition and cancellation proceedings

  • Supervision of application, examination and appeal proceedings for patents, trademarks and designs worldwide
  • License and cooperation agreements
  • Strategical IP advice, advice on developing and managing patent portfolios
  • Support in infringement proceedings

Technical Expertise

  • Electrical engineering
  • Communications engineering
  • Data transmission
  • Modulation methods
  • Optical communications engineering
  • Optical metrology
  • Sensor engineering, optical sensors
  • Physics
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Weighing technology
  • Inspection technology

Memberships

  • (German) Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer – PAK)
  • Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
  • Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys (Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte – BDPA)
  • Association of Bavarian Patent Attorneys (Bayerischer Patentanwaltsverein – BayPat)
  • Association of Intellectual Property Experts (Vereinigung von Fachleuten des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes – VPP)
  • German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht – GRUR)
  • Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI)

Biography

Prof. Thomas Eder has been a partner of the patent law firm Eder Schieschke & Partner mbB since 1994. He has been an authorized professional representative before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office since 1993. In addition, he has been an authorized European Trademark and Design Attorney before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ever since it took up its duties in 1995.

Practice as Attorney

Prof. Eder provides consulting services to nationally and internationally operating companies based in Germany and abroad in the entire field of intellectual property rights, particularly relating to patent and utility model law as well as trademark and design law.

His practice includes application and examination proceedings, (patent) opposition and nullity proceedings as well as (trademark) opposition and cancellation proceedings. His activities further include providing support in the enforcement of protective rights in infringement proceedings as well as strategically advising on developing and managing protective rights portfolios. Prof. Eder also provides consulting services to clients with respect to concluding license agreements and other contractual matters in the field of intellectual property rights.

Since 2005, Prof. Eder has been active as a visiting lecturer for intellectual property rights and the basics of patent law at the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg, Germany. In April 2019, he was appointed Honorary Professor by the University.

Since 2006, Prof. Eder has been a member of the board of the Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys (Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte – BDPA), which has been representing the interests of German patent attorneys– particularly freelance professionals – since 1974.

Technological Background und Career

Prof. Eder completed his studies of electrical engineering with an emphasis on communications engineering at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, in 1984.

From 1984 to late 1989, he worked at Siemens AG as a development engineer in the field of optical measurement and optical splicing. During this time, he received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, as an external doctoral candidate at the chair of theoretical communications engineering and optical communications engineering.

In 1990, Prof. Eder began his training to become a German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney and successfully passed both examinations in 1993.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Eder

Ph.D. in electrical engineering (Dr.-Ing.)

Partner
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trademark and
Design Attorney

Languages

German, English

Contact

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Eder
Tel.+49 89 278148-0
Fax+49 89 278148-50
postmaster@eder-ip.de

Legal Expertise

  • Preparation of patent and utility model applications

    Examination and opposition proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office

    Appeal proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office

    Nullity proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Court of Justice

  • German Employee Invention Act

  • Preparation of lists of goods and services

    Examination and registration proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

    Opposition and cancellation proceedings

  • Supervision of application, examination and appeal proceedings for patents, trademarks and designs worldwide
  • License and cooperation agreements
  • Strategical IP advice, advice on developing and managing patent portfolios
  • Support in infringement proceedings

Technical Expertise

  • Electrical engineering
  • Communications engineering
  • Data transmission
  • Modulation methods
  • Optical communications engineering
  • Optical metrology
  • Sensor engineering, optical sensors
  • Physics
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Weighing technology
  • Inspection technology

Memberships

  • (German) Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer – PAK)
  • Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
  • Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys (Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte – BDPA)
  • Association of Bavarian Patent Attorneys (Bayerischer Patentanwaltsverein – BayPat)
  • Association of Intellectual Property Experts (Vereinigung von Fachleuten des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes – VPP)
  • German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht – GRUR)
  • Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI)

Biography

Prof. Thomas Eder has been a partner of the patent law firm Eder Schieschke & Partner mbB since 1994. He has been an authorized professional representative before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office since 1993. In addition, he has been an authorized European Trademark and Design Attorney before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ever since it took up its duties in 1995.

Practice as Attorney

Prof. Eder provides consulting services to nationally and internationally operating companies based in Germany and abroad in the entire field of intellectual property rights, particularly relating to patent and utility model law as well as trademark and design law.

His practice includes application and examination proceedings, (patent) opposition and nullity proceedings as well as (trademark) opposition and cancellation proceedings. His activities further include providing support in the enforcement of protective rights in infringement proceedings as well as strategically advising on developing and managing protective rights portfolios. Prof. Eder also provides consulting services to clients with respect to concluding license agreements and other contractual matters in the field of intellectual property rights.

Since 2005, Prof. Eder has been active as a visiting lecturer for intellectual property rights and the basics of patent law at the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg, Germany. In April 2019, he was appointed Honorary Professor by the University.

Since 2006, Prof. Eder has been a member of the board of the Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys (Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte – BDPA), which has been representing the interests of German patent attorneys– particularly freelance professionals – since 1974.

Technological Background und Career

Prof. Eder completed his studies of electrical engineering with an emphasis on communications engineering at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, in 1984.

From 1984 to late 1989, he worked at Siemens AG as a development engineer in the field of optical measurement and optical splicing. During this time, he received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, as an external doctoral candidate at the chair of theoretical communications engineering and optical communications engineering.

In 1990, Prof. Eder began his training to become a German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney and successfully passed both examinations in 1993.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Eder

Ph.D. in electrical engineering (Dr.-Ing.)

Partner
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trademark and
Design Attorney

Languages

German, English

Contact

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Eder
Tel.+49 89 278148-0
Fax+49 89 278148-50
postmaster@eder-ip.de

Legal Expertise

  • Preparation of patent and utility model applications

    Examination and opposition proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office

    Appeal proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office

    Nullity proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Court of Justice

  • German Employee Invention Act

  • Preparation of lists of goods and services

    Examination and registration proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

    Opposition and cancellation proceedings

  • Supervision of application, examination and appeal proceedings for patents, trademarks and designs worldwide
  • License and cooperation agreements
  • Strategical IP advice, advice on developing and managing patent portfolios
  • Support in infringement proceedings

Technical Expertise

  • Electrical engineering
  • Communications engineering
  • Data transmission
  • Modulation methods
  • Optical communications engineering
  • Optical metrology
  • Sensor engineering, optical sensors
  • Physics
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Weighing technology
  • Inspection technology

Memberships

  • (German) Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer – PAK)
  • Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
  • Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys (Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte – BDPA)
  • Association of Bavarian Patent Attorneys (Bayerischer Patentanwaltsverein – BayPat)
  • Association of Intellectual Property Experts (Vereinigung von Fachleuten des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes – VPP)
  • German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht – GRUR)
  • Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI)

Biography

Prof. Thomas Eder has been a partner of the patent law firm Eder Schieschke & Partner mbB since 1994. He has been an authorized professional representative before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office since 1993. In addition, he has been an authorized European Trademark and Design Attorney before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ever since it took up its duties in 1995.

Practice as Attorney

Prof. Eder provides consulting services to nationally and internationally operating companies based in Germany and abroad in the entire field of intellectual property rights, particularly relating to patent and utility model law as well as trademark and design law.

His practice includes application and examination proceedings, (patent) opposition and nullity proceedings as well as (trademark) opposition and cancellation proceedings. His activities further include providing support in the enforcement of protective rights in infringement proceedings as well as strategically advising on developing and managing protective rights portfolios. Prof. Eder also provides consulting services to clients with respect to concluding license agreements and other contractual matters in the field of intellectual property rights.

Since 2005, Prof. Eder has been active as a visiting lecturer for intellectual property rights and the basics of patent law at the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg, Germany. In April 2019, he was appointed Honorary Professor by the University.

Since 2006, Prof. Eder has been a member of the board of the Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys (Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte – BDPA), which has been representing the interests of German patent attorneys– particularly freelance professionals – since 1974.

Technological Background und Career

Prof. Eder completed his studies of electrical engineering with an emphasis on communications engineering at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, in 1984.

From 1984 to late 1989, he worked at Siemens AG as a development engineer in the field of optical measurement and optical splicing. During this time, he received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, as an external doctoral candidate at the chair of theoretical communications engineering and optical communications engineering.

In 1990, Prof. Eder began his training to become a German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney and successfully passed both examinations in 1993.