Our team consists of:

– patent attorney Dr. Urs. Straube,
– patent assessor Dr. Enno Apley, and
– David Collins.

Dr. Urs. Straube has more than twenty years of experience in intellectual property law as well as considerable scientific and technical expertise. The areas of expertise of Dr. Urs. Straube is mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and electronics. Dr. Urs Straube holds a PhD in electronics and is a Canadian national. Dr. Enno Apley retired as a patent attorney in 2023 and assists Dr. Urs Straube especially with some old cases. David Collins is an English lawyer who assists with translation works and reviews English-language texts and patent documents.

We can represent you before the following organizations or courts:

• the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA);
• the European Patent Office (EPO);
• the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante (Spain);
• the German Federal Patent Court (BPatG);
• the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva (Switzerland);
• the German regional and higher regional courts as approved consultants in patent, utility model, design, and trademark litigation;
• the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in patent nullity proceedings; and
• the German Federal Office for Plant Varieties (Bundessortenamt).