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Attorneys Ch. Heusch
Dr.-Ing. Christian Heusch

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European Patent Attorney
Patent Attorney (Switzerland)
Managing Director of the firms
OK pat AG, Zug, Switzerland
OK pat GmbH, Munich, Germany
President of the Board of Directors of the OK pat AG
Qualification:
Graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Rheinisch-Westfälisch Technische Hochschule (RWTH), Aachen, Germany.
Qualification as Patent Attorney (Switzerland) and admission as European Patent Attorney in the Intellectual Property Department of the IBM Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland.
PHD in Industrial Engineering from the Technical University, Klausenburg, Romania

Professional experience:
He held various positions at International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), in Switzerland, the UK, including an International Assignment at the headquarters of IBM Research and IBM Microelectronics Division in the USA. Mr. Heusch managed as IP Counsel the Intellectual Property Departments of the IBM Research Laboratories in Rüschlikon, Switzerland, and Haifa, Israel.

Languages:
German, English, French

Memberships:
Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
Licensing Executive Scociety (LES)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES), Switzerland
Verband der beim Europäischen Patentamt eingetragenen freiberuflichen
schweizerischen Patentanwälte (VESPA), Switzerland
CEIPI Tutor (Centre d’Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle)
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Dr. Eric Slack Gyr Trust for Brain Research

Contact Zug
T. +41-41 728 81 81
F. +41-41 728 81 88
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• Physics
• Electronics
• Electrical Engineering
• Electro-Optics
• Semiconductor
   Technology
• Telecommunication
• Chipcards
• Mechanical Engi-
   neering
• Gear Technology
• Space and Satellite
Technology
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• Patent Enforcement
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