Full Bio Hergen Kapels has been appointed to the Court in August 2023. His technical focus is in electricity and physics. Professional Experience in Intellectual Property He joined the German Patent and Trade Mark Office in 2008, where he worked as a patent examiner and group leader. In 2016, he was appointed as a technical judge at the Federal Patent Court, Germany, where he worked as a member of a technical board of appeal, a nullity board and a board of appeal for utility models. Professional Experience in Industry Between 1998 and 2008 he worked first as development engineer and finally as senior manager in the semiconductor industry. Education Hergen Kapels studied electrical engineering at the University of Bremen, where he obtained his PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in 2000 with a thesis in the field of micromechanics. Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving for Federal Patent Court, Germany
Full Bio Hergen Kapels has been appointed to the Court in August 2023. His technical focus is in electricity and physics. Professional Experience in Intellectual Property He joined the German Patent and Trade Mark Office in 2008, where he worked as a patent examiner and group leader. In 2016, he was appointed as a technical judge at the Federal Patent Court, Germany, where he worked as a member of a technical board of appeal, a nullity board and a board of appeal for utility models. Professional Experience in Industry Between 1998 and 2008 he worked first as development engineer and finally as senior manager in the semiconductor industry. Education Hergen Kapels studied electrical engineering at the University of Bremen, where he obtained his PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in 2000 with a thesis in the field of micromechanics. Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving for Federal Patent Court, Germany