Full Bio Christian Keller has been appointed to the Unified Patent Court in June 2024. In his career, he has been working in many technical fields, including patent examination, physics and communication systems. His technical focus is in the following areas: electricity and physics. Professional Experience in Intellectual PropertyChristian Keller has been a patent examiner since 2003 and a group leader since 2015 at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) in patent divisions for physics. So far, Christian Keller has mainly examined patent applications in the field of nanotechnology, navigation systems and positioning systems (especially for autonomous vehicles), scanning probe microscopy, gamma and X-ray microscopy and (MEMS) angular rate sensors. As a group leader, he regularly chairs opposition proceedings at the DPMA. Professional ExperienceFrom 1999 to 2002, Christian Keller worked in the measurement technology and development division of Rohde & Schwarz in Munich (largest communication test equipment manufacturer in Europe). In addition to development in the field of digital signal processing for wireless digital communication technology for various standards, he was also responsible for standardization activities at the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). EducationIn 1994, Christian Keller graduated from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) with a degree in physics. He obtained a PhD in 1998 after researching ultrafast charge transfer processes in adsorbate systems with synchrotron radiation at the chair of surface science at the TUM. Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving forGerman Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA)
Full Bio Christian Keller has been appointed to the Unified Patent Court in June 2024. In his career, he has been working in many technical fields, including patent examination, physics and communication systems. His technical focus is in the following areas: electricity and physics. Professional Experience in Intellectual PropertyChristian Keller has been a patent examiner since 2003 and a group leader since 2015 at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) in patent divisions for physics. So far, Christian Keller has mainly examined patent applications in the field of nanotechnology, navigation systems and positioning systems (especially for autonomous vehicles), scanning probe microscopy, gamma and X-ray microscopy and (MEMS) angular rate sensors. As a group leader, he regularly chairs opposition proceedings at the DPMA. Professional ExperienceFrom 1999 to 2002, Christian Keller worked in the measurement technology and development division of Rohde & Schwarz in Munich (largest communication test equipment manufacturer in Europe). In addition to development in the field of digital signal processing for wireless digital communication technology for various standards, he was also responsible for standardization activities at the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). EducationIn 1994, Christian Keller graduated from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) with a degree in physics. He obtained a PhD in 1998 after researching ultrafast charge transfer processes in adsorbate systems with synchrotron radiation at the chair of surface science at the TUM. Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving forGerman Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA)