Full Bio Dennis Kretschmann has been appointed to the Court in June 2023. His technical focus is in the following areas: physics, optics, electrical engineering, IT, and software. Technical focus His work as a patent attorney focuses on the development and management of patent portfolios in the areas of physics, optics, electrical engineering, IT, and software. Professional Experience in Intellectual Property since 2025: patent attorney in single practice, dk-ip, Munich 2015-2024: partner at Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB 2011: representative before the European Patent Office and before the EU Intellectual Property Office 2010: admitted as German patent attorney since 2007: worked in the field of intellectual property Dennis Kretschmann also has wide expertise in patent litigation matters. He regularly conducts patent infringement and nullity proceedings before the German courts, and often coordinates cross-border infringement cases. Education 2007: Postdoctoral research fellow at Dipartimento di Fisica A. Volta, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy, in the field of quantum information technology 2003 - 2007: PhD in theoretical physics at the Technical University of Braunschweig 2000 - 2001: Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tennessee / Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA. Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving for none
Full Bio Dennis Kretschmann has been appointed to the Court in June 2023. His technical focus is in the following areas: physics, optics, electrical engineering, IT, and software. Technical focus His work as a patent attorney focuses on the development and management of patent portfolios in the areas of physics, optics, electrical engineering, IT, and software. Professional Experience in Intellectual Property since 2025: patent attorney in single practice, dk-ip, Munich 2015-2024: partner at Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB 2011: representative before the European Patent Office and before the EU Intellectual Property Office 2010: admitted as German patent attorney since 2007: worked in the field of intellectual property Dennis Kretschmann also has wide expertise in patent litigation matters. He regularly conducts patent infringement and nullity proceedings before the German courts, and often coordinates cross-border infringement cases. Education 2007: Postdoctoral research fellow at Dipartimento di Fisica A. Volta, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy, in the field of quantum information technology 2003 - 2007: PhD in theoretical physics at the Technical University of Braunschweig 2000 - 2001: Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tennessee / Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA. Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving for none