Full Bio Gabriele Alt has been appointed to the Court in July 2023. Her technical focus is in the following areas: (bio)pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemistry and plants. Professional Experience in Intellectual Property 1990 to 2022: European Patent Office Chair of a Technical Board of Appeal in the technical areas of biopharmaceuticals and their second medical uses, biotechnology and plants and before technically qualified member in the same board. Examiner in the technical areas of biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology and chemistry. Education 1982 to 1989: Studies in biology with a focus on biochemistry, virology, botany, and organic chemistry at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany; Scientific research at the Institute of Virology at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, and at the Institut de Biologie Moléculaire and Cellulaire du CNRS, Strasbourg, France. Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving for N/A
Full Bio Gabriele Alt has been appointed to the Court in July 2023. Her technical focus is in the following areas: (bio)pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemistry and plants. Professional Experience in Intellectual Property 1990 to 2022: European Patent Office Chair of a Technical Board of Appeal in the technical areas of biopharmaceuticals and their second medical uses, biotechnology and plants and before technically qualified member in the same board. Examiner in the technical areas of biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology and chemistry. Education 1982 to 1989: Studies in biology with a focus on biochemistry, virology, botany, and organic chemistry at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany; Scientific research at the Institute of Virology at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, and at the Institut de Biologie Moléculaire and Cellulaire du CNRS, Strasbourg, France. Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving for N/A