Always in the interest of the client.

team

In addition to their legal training, our German-speaking attorneys also have a technical background. We understand both your language and your product. This helps us not only to provide you with abstract legal information, but also to support you with practical solutions in the USA for what really counts: Your business. 

Dr. Raphael Tautz, LL.M.

Partner
Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
M.Sc. Physics
Ph.D. (LMU)
Master of Laws (GMU)

Matthias Schuhmacher,
LL.M.

Partner
Attorney-at-Law (DC)
M.Sc./Dipl.Ing. (TUM) Mechanical Engineering
M.Sc./Dipl.Ing. (TUM) Medical Technology

Georg Hasselmann
Ph.D. JD

US Patent Attorney
US Trademark Attorney
Attorney-at-Law (DC, VA)
Juris Doctor
Ph.D. Chemistry

Michael McCandlish
JD Of Counsel


US Patent Attorney
US Trademark Attorney
Attorney-at-Law (MI)
Juris Doctor
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering

Support Staff

Not only are our lawyers trained in the German, European and US legal systems, but so is our back office. This enables us to guarantee efficient and smooth file management.

Christina Merz

Office Manager
US Patent Paralegal
German Patent Paralegal

Rebecca Körfer

US Patent Paralegal
German Patent Paralegal

Selma Tabakovic

German Patent Paralegal

Prof. Dr. Dana Medina

Scientific Advisor
PhD Chemistry (Bar-Ilan University)
M.Sc. Chemistry (Bar-Ilan University)