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We understand that every industry has its own set of rules and unique circumstances affecting it. We put great emphasis by the fact that in the course of our cooperation with clients we integrate legal expertise with applied technical know-how. Not only do our Patent Attorneys call upon their academic education from within their field but also several years of professional experience in a variety of technological areas. Our global network of renowned associates is an additional asset that we utilise where necessary.

At Fleuchaus & Gallo you can rest assured that you are in the safe hands of a professional team, tailor made for you and your product. After all, the chemistry between us is what counts!

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German and European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney

Michael Fleuchaus

Main areas of practice:
  • Drafting and prosecution of German and European patent applications in the field of computer-implemented inventions (CII), optical, mechanical and electrical engineering, medical- and bio-technology as well as computer sciences
  • Strategic advice on creating and designing  IP portfolios and the use thereof – if necessary – under the application of the German Employee Inventors Law
  • Handling of patent and trademark litigation matters as well as inter-partes validity proceedings before German and European instances
Technical Education:
  • Physics studies at the Technical University of Munich with special qualifications in non-linear optics and biophysics
  • Specialization in the field of imaging techniques
  • Several years of work experience in computer science as well as mechanical engineering
Scientific Activities:
  • Department of Physical Biology of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
  • Biophysical Department of the Technical University of Munich
  • Department of Internal Medicine of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Cardiology section
Legal Background:
  • Trainee at the patent law firm of Wallinger & Partners, at the German Patent and Trademark Office as well as the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany) in Munich
Memberships:
  • German Patent Attorney Association
  • FICPI, AIPPI, LES, GRUR, INTA, epi, VPP, DPG
German and European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney

Dr. Andrea Fleuchaus

Main areas of practice:
  • Drafting, prosecution and enforcement of German and European patent applications in the field of virology, molecular biology, biochemistry, immuno oncology, microbiology, immunology and genetics
  • Portfolio advising and Life-Cycle-Management
  • Infringement and opposition proceedings
Technical education:
  • Studies in biology at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich focusing on Genetics, Gene Therapy, Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Doctoral course of study in immunology and virology
Scientific Activities:
  • Department of Membrane-Transport-Physiology of the Duke Medical Center in Durham, NC, USA
  • Department of Neurochemistry of the Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry in Martinsried
  • Department of Molecular Neurobiology of the Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry in Munich
  • Ph.D.-Thesis on Recombinant Pox-Viruses for Vaccine Development at the Helmholtz-Zentrum in Munich
  • Lecture in “PatentLaw / Protection of Intellectual Property”, masters course in paper technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich
Legal Education:
  • Trainee at the patent law firm of Schroeter Fleuchaus Lehmann & Gallo, the German Patent and Trademark Office as well as at the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany) in Munich
  • Several years of industrial experience in the field of biotechnology and development of vaccines
  • Advanced studies of US patent law and practice at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Memberships:
  • German Patent Attorney Association
  • Bavarian Patent Attorney Association
  • FICPI, ECTA, INTA, AIPPI, VPP, epi
  • VBio (Association of Biology, Bioscienes)
  • GfV (German Society of Virology)
Australian Patent Attorney, Australian Trademark and Design Attorney

Dr. Andrew J. Morton

Main areas of practice:
  • Drafting of patent applications in the field of computer-implemented inventions (software and hardware), data and signal processing, image processing, medical imaging (including endoscopy), nuclear physics (including nuclear medicine), optical instruments, medial instruments and apparatus
  • Prosecution of patent applications in Australia and New Zealand
  • Coordinating and assisting in the prosecution of patent applications in Europe, the US, Japan, Canada, Singapore and India
  • Advising in design protection and prosecution of design registrations
  • IP portfolio management and advice
  • Patent and design litigation support
  • Patent and trade mark oppositions in Australia
  • Assisting in European patent opposition and appeal proceedings
  • Licensing negotiations, in particular in Japan
Technical Education:
  • Undergraduate science (majoring in physics) at the University of Melbourne
  • Doctoral studies in experimental nuclear astrophysics at the University of Melbourne, including computer software development for the modelling of nuclear reactions and data analysis
Scientific Activities:
  • School of Physics, the University of Melbourne (post PhD studies)
  • Physics Department, Monash University
  • Several scientific papers in “Nuclear Physics A”
  • Lecturer in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Melbourne College of Advanced Education
Legal Background:
  • Trainee and Australian and New Zealand patent attorney at the patent attorney and IP law firm Griffith Hack (Melbourne & Sydney), 1995–2001
  • Principal, Griffith Hack (Melbourne), 2002–2017
  • Lecturer in patent law (computer implemented inventions), Monash University, 2003
  • Special Liaison for Japan at Griffith Hack, 2006–2016
Memberships:
  • Fellow, Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
  • APAA, IPSANZ, AIPPI
European Patent Attorney

Samuel Wu

Main areas of practice:
  • Drafting and prosecution of European patent applications in the fields of electronics and computer-implemented inventions (CII) as well as the fields of mechanical, medical- and bio-technology
  • Assisting prosecution of Japanese, U.S., Chinese, and Korean patent applications
  • Assisting in patent litigation matters in Europe and Japan
Technical Education:
  • Computer science studies at the University of Waterloo with special program in bioinformatics
  • Several years of work experience in mid to large-size IT and tech firms and research labs across Canada and the U.S.
Scientific Activities:
  • Nature publication with the Hospital for Sick Children
  • Mathematics faculty of the University of Waterloo
Work Experience:
  • Patent analyst and co-team leader of the electrical and electronics foreign staff team at the Japanese patent law firm Shusaku Yamamoto for over three years
  • Handling patent applications in various jurisdictions for Japanese multinational electronics corporations
  • Trained at the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies, Strasbourg
Memberships:
  • epi
Attorney at Law

Wolfgang Babl

Main Areas of Practice:

  • All areas of Intellectual Property with focus on German and European trademark and design law as well as german competition law.
  • Defense and preparation of warning letters, defence and obtaining preliminary injunctions.
  • Drafting licence, coexistence and transfer agreements

Education:

  • Law studies at the University of Konstanz and Bayreuth with a focus on Intellectual Property.
  • Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Munich

Work experience:

  • Several activities in law firms with focus on intellectual property
German and European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney

Dr. Benjamin Grau

Main areas of practice:

  • Drafting and prosecution of German and European patent applications in the fields of life-science, medical technology, computerimplemented inventions, AI and microscopy
  • Strategic advice on portfolio management
  • Legal assessment of trademark searches
  • German Employee Inventors Act
  • inter-partes validity proceedings before German and European instances
    • patent and trademark litigation matters

Technical Education:

  • Studies in biology at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich focusing on Neurobiology, Botany, Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Doctoral course of study in Neurobiology and Biophysics

Scientific Activities:

  • Doctoral thesis on neuronal growth at the BioImaging Center of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich
  • PostDoc at Instituo Cajal, CSIC in Madrid

Legal Background:

  • Trainee at the patent law firm Fleuchaus & Gallo, at the German Patent and Trademark Office as well as the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany) in Munich

Memberships:

  • German Patent Attorney Association
  • FICPI, epi, VPP
  • Active member of the epi’s Online Communications Committee (OCC)
  • epi´s delegate in the EPO´s front office working group
Of counsel - Partner until end of 2022

Wolfgang Gallo

  • Over 30 years of experience in all fields of intellectual property rights, particularly in litigation
  • Drafting and prosecution of patent applications in a wide diversity of technical fields with emphasis in the mechanical and electrical fields
  • Broad experience in trademark and design cases for foreign and domestic clients
  • Providing infringement opinions
  • Involvement in a multitude of infringement cases before most District Courts and Higher District Courts in Germany
Technical Education:
  • Dipl.-Ing. (FH) in electrical and precise mechanical engineering at the Engineering College of Furtwangen
  • Thesis on control engineering
  • Manufacture and repair of electronic control devices
Legal Background:
  • Patent engineer and trainee with a patent law firm in Augsburg
  • Trainee at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany)
Memberships:
  • German Patent Attorney Association
  • Bavarian Patent Attorney Association
  • AIPPI, FICPI, GRUR

Why Fleuchaus & Gallo

we

  • offer full service in intellectual property.
  • combine legal expertise and technical know-how.
  • are experienced and qualified in a wide range of industries.
  • are proud of our quality of advice.
  • work in partnership and think entrepreneurially.

Pleased to meet you!