Dr. Christel Schuster
Born in Rheinstetten, on 20 April 1951, married
1970 Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Karlsruhe
1970 – 1972 practical pharmaceutical training and pre–examination
1972 – 1977 studied chemistry and biology at Technische Universität Fridericiana in Karlsruhe
1977 state examination
1978 – 1981 doctoral thesis at the institute of genetics and toxicology of fissile material of Technische Universität Fridericiana, Karlsruhe
1981 doctoral degree in Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.)
1981 – 1985 research fellow at Ludwig–Maximilians–Universität, Munich
1985 – 1987 research fellow at a project management agency of the Federal Ministry of Research and later at the Bavarian State Ministry of Regional Development and Environmental Affairs
1988 member of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, patent examiner
1993 head of section 4.2.4 (administration systems for IP rights)
1995 head of division 4.2 (organisation)
1998 head of patent division 1.45 (inorganic chemistry, process engineering)
2003 judge at the Federal Patent Court (14th board)
Since 18 July 2011 Head of Department H1/ I
Dr. Dieter Schneider
Born in Erlangen on 1 July 1949, married
1968 Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Munich
1968 – 1974 studied chemistry at Ludwig–Maximilians–Universität, Munich
1974 degree in chemistry
1974 – 1977 doctoral thesis at the institute of organic chemistry of Ludwig–Maximilians–University, Munich
1977 doctoral degree in Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.)
1977 – 1978 post–doc stay at Texas A &M University in College/Station (Texas, USA) and Liverpool (United Kingdom)
1979 – 1980 fixed term assistant professor (wissenschaftlicher Rat) at Ludwig–Maximilians–University, Munich
1980 – 2005 member of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, at first patent examiner
1987 group leader
1988 deputy head of a patent division
1998 – 2005 active member of the representative body for disabled persons at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
2003 – 2009 main representative of disabled persons within the remit of the Federal Ministry of Justice
2005 – 2009 head of a patent division
Since 29 January 2009 Head of Department 1/II (Patents II)
Michael Ganzenmüller
Born in Munich, on 11 September 1954, married, a daughter and a son
1974 Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Munich
1974 to 1975 military service
1975 to 1980 studied "brewing and beverages technology" at Technische Universität München–Weihenstephan
1980 to 1981 postgraduate studies in economics at Technische Universität München
1981 to 1987 employment in industry; in charge of the areas of technology, technique and energy at the Bavarian brewers' association "Bayerischer Brauerbund"
1987 to 2000 member of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, at first patent examiner, then group leader
2001 to 2003 Head of Division 2.4 (IT Operation)
2004 to 2005 Head of Division 2.5 (IT Development)
2006 to 2010 judge at the Federal Patent Court, technical member of a technical board of appeal
Since June 2010 Head of Department 2 (Information)
Barbara Preißner
Born in Hamburg, on 13 July 1957, married, two sons
1974 Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Hamburg
1975 – 1980 studied Law in Hamburg
1980 – 1983 trainee lawyer in Hamburg, Schleswig–Holstein and Washington, D.C., USA
1983 – 1989 legal officer in the administrative service of Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, department of human resources and legal division of the police authorities, lecturer at Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences and in the Representation of the State of Hamburg to the Federal German government, Bonn
1989 – 1992 member of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, in the personnel division – first as Deputy Head of Section and in the coordination unit for legal affairs concerning the staff council, later Head of Section 4.1.1.A, personnel
1992 – 1996 parental leave
1996 – 2002 senior examiner in the trade mark area of Department 3 (trade mark divisions 3.3 and 3.2)
2002 – 2006 Head of the trade mark team 3.3.5 (building construction, building materials, lighting, heating, sanitary apparatus, toys, sports)
2006 – 2010 Head of the trade mark division 3.2 (trade mark examination, national and international trade mark law, coordination of decision practice)
Since 1 January 2009 Deputy Head of Department 3
Since 20 May 2010 Head of Department 3 (Trade Marks, Utility Models, Designs)
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Dr. Regina Hock
Born in Munich, on 18 January 1963, two daughters
1981 Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Munich
1981 – 1986 studied Law at Ludwig–Maximilians–Universität in Munich
1982 – 1985 extra curricular journalism training programme
1986 – 1989 trainee lawyer in Munich
1989 – 1991 judge at Munich district court (LG München I), press division
1991 – 1992 legal officer at Bayerische Staatskanzlei (Bavarian State Chancellery), public relations office
1992 – 1993 public prosecutor at Munich district court (LG München I)
1993 doctorate in Law (Dr. jur.)
1994 – 2000 judge at the local court in Munich, first in charge of guardianship cases, then general civil cases and, as from 1998, industrial property protection
2000 – 2010 judge at the Federal Patent Court, first at a board of appeal for trade marks and, as from 2008, at a technical board of appeal
2005 – 2010 Head of Public Relations and International Affairs, Federal Patent Court
Since January 2011 Head of Department 4 (Law)
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