Markus Eustermann, M.Sc., Partner
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
UPC Representative
Active in the field of intellectual property since 2014
Languages: German, English
Expertise
Main practice areas
Technical fields
Patent and utility model law
Design law
Trademark law
Prosecution and enforcement
Opposition and invalidation
Automotive
Computer-implemented Inventions
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Medical Imaging
Medical Engineering
Micro- and Nanotechnology
Surface Engineering
Additive Manufacturing
Background
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Medical Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Ulm and the Technical University (TU) Munich
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Bachelor's thesis in the field of numerical simulation in spine research
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Master's thesis in the area of medical biosensors for dialysis
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Professional Education as German Patent Attorney in Munich, at the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO), and at the Federal Patent Court (BPatG)
Admissions
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2018: German Patent Attorney
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2018: European Trademark and Design Attorney
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2021: European Patent Attorney
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2023: UPC Representative
Memberships
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Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Germany)
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European Patent Institute (epi)
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International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
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International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
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Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys (BDPA)
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European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA)
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European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT)
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Association of German Engineers (VDI)
Publications
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June 2025, ECTA Bulletin: The Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court: Where Do We Stand After Two Years?
Lectures and Seminars
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October 2022: Panel participant at the World IP Forum 2022 (Bangkok) on “The Challenge of Early-Stage Tech Ventures in Producing and Managing IP Rights”
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Since Winter Semester 2022/2023: Lecturer in the Master’s program in Medical Engineering, teaching “Intellectual Property for Medical Devices”, at the Ulm University of Applied Sciences
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March 2023: Speaker at the AIPPI Spring Meeting 2023 in the panel discussion “Divide and Conquer or Centralise the Empire: UPC Strategies in the Limelight”
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March 2023: Speaker at the AIPPI Spring Meeting 2023 in the panel discussion “Global Landscape of IP: Looking Forward to the Istanbul Congress”
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November 2023: Speaker at the AIPPI Germany Young Members Webinar on “Tricks & Traps: Evidence Procedures before German National and European IP Authorities”
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December 2024: Speaker at the AIPPI Germany Young Members Webinar on "A technical and patenting perspective on AI"