Full Bio Olivier Werner has been appointed to the Court in June 2024. His technical focus is in the area of biotechnology. Professional Experience in Intellectual PropertyHe currently serves as head of a patent division and head of the working group on supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). He regularly represented the DPMA at international bodies (EU, EPO, WIPO) and at conferences in particular on biotechnology patenting and SPCs. From 2011 to 2020 he was a permanent member of working groups on international substantive patent law harmonisation ("Tegernsee Group", B+ Subgroup).Before joining the DPMA in 2002, he held various positions at technology transfer institutions for public research organisations (Technical University Munich, Fraunhofer Patent Centre Munich). EducationOliver Werner studied Biology, Biochemistry and Information Technology at the University of Regensburg, the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK and the Tumor Biology Centre Freiburg and holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Regensburg Medical School Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving forGerman Patent and Trade Mark Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt)
Full Bio Olivier Werner has been appointed to the Court in June 2024. His technical focus is in the area of biotechnology. Professional Experience in Intellectual PropertyHe currently serves as head of a patent division and head of the working group on supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). He regularly represented the DPMA at international bodies (EU, EPO, WIPO) and at conferences in particular on biotechnology patenting and SPCs. From 2011 to 2020 he was a permanent member of working groups on international substantive patent law harmonisation ("Tegernsee Group", B+ Subgroup).Before joining the DPMA in 2002, he held various positions at technology transfer institutions for public research organisations (Technical University Munich, Fraunhofer Patent Centre Munich). EducationOliver Werner studied Biology, Biochemistry and Information Technology at the University of Regensburg, the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK and the Tumor Biology Centre Freiburg and holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Regensburg Medical School Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving forGerman Patent and Trade Mark Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt)