Niels Malkomes

Intellectual Property / Patents

German and European Patent Attorney, Partner

»Fighting a case for our client is like a mountain hike – even though I have much experience, every mountain is unique and special in its challenges. It requires perfect preparation and a team that is 110% reliable.«

Dr. Niels Malkomes’ practice focuses on patent litigation proceedings, nullity proceedings and nullity appeal proceedings at the German Federal Court of Justice, as well as opposition and opposition appeal proceedings. His experience gained in various patent infringement and nullity proceedings with international background, particularly in the sector of telecommunications, smartphones and tablets, is also an asset in his work prosecuting patents before the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trademark Office. His further areas of technical expertise include the fields of electrical and optical functional coatings, thin film deposition technology and nanotechnology, in which he has acquired a number of years of professional experience. Due to his broad technical background, he also works in a variety of other technical fields, particularly in the field of mechanical and electrical engineering.

Dr. Niels Malkomes is the author and co-author of various international scientific publications. He has also made several inventions leading to patent applications and patents.

2008

Qualified as a European Patent Attorney

2006 - 2007

Trainee at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court; qualified as a German Patent Attorney and European Trademark and Design Attorney

2006

Internships at the Regional Court of Düsseldorf and the Regional Court of Braunschweig, Germany

2004 - 2006

Trainee patent attorney in a renowned patent law firm in Cologne, Germany

2001

Ph.D. in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) with highest honors from the common faculty of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering of the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany (Thesis on “In situ control and stabilization of reactive magnetron sputtering processes”)

1997 - 2002

Scientist and project manager at the Fraunhofer Institute of Surface Engineering and Thin Films, Braunschweig, Germany, in the field of electrical and optical functional coatings, working on a variety of projects with partners from industry, particularly in the field of architectural glass coatings, transparent conductive electrodes, and control and simulation of reactive sputtering processes

1996 - 2000

Additional courses in informatics and electrical engineering, particularly in artificial intelligence, neural networks, fuzzy systems, genetic algorithms, and analog and digital television broadcast

1991 - 1997

Degree in Physics (Dipl.-Phys.) at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany (Thesis in the field of semiconductor physics and optics)