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Dr. rer. nat. Theresa Schönhofer, Associate

European Patent Attorney

Active in the field of intellectual property since 2018

Languages: German, English, French

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Expertise

Main practice areas

Technical fields

Patent and utility model law

Prosecution and enforcement

Opposition and invalidation

Freedom-To-Operate (FTO) and prior art searches

Medical Technology, in particular Neuostimulation, Endoscopy, Robot-assisted Microsurgery
Biosciences
Biochemistry
Medical Diagnostics
Biomedical Analytics
Pharmacy
Additive Manufacturing

Background

  • Bachelor of Science in Ecotrophology at Justus-Liebig University Giessen

  • Master of Science in nutritional sciences with a focus on biomedicine at the Technical University of Munich

  • Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) at the Technical University of Munich: Novel experimental strategies to assess the interplay between white adipocyte mitochondrial bioenergetics and systemic glucose homeostasis in C57BL/6 mice

  • Postdoc at Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, with a focus on aptamer-mediated, organ-specific drug transport

 

Admissions

  • 2022: European Patent Attorney

Memberships

  • European Patent Institute (epi)

Publications

  • Boosting mitochondrial biogenesis in white adipocytes: A route towards improved insulin sensitivity? Schöttl T, Klingenspor M. Schöttl T, et al. Mol Metab. 2013 Jul 10;2(3):128–9.

  • Limited OXPHOS capacity in white adipocytes is a hallmark of obesity in laboratory mice irrespective of the glucose tolerance status. Schöttl T, Kappler L, Fromme T, Klingenspor M. Schöttl T, et al. Mol Metab. 2015 Jul 15;4(9):631–42.

  • Limited mitochondrial capacity of visceral versus subcutaneous white adipocytes in male C57BL/6N mice. Schöttl T, Kappler L, Braun K, Fromme T, Klingenspor M. Schöttl T, et al. Endocrinology. 2015 Mar;156(3):923–33.

  • Heterogeneity of adipose tissue in development and metabolic function. Schoettl T, Fischer IP, Ussar S. Schoettl T, et al. J Exp Biol. 2018 Mar 7;221.

  • Proteomic and Metabolite Profiling Reveals Profound Structural and Metabolic Reorganization of Adipocyte Mitochondria in Obesity. Schöttl T, Pachl F, Giesbertz P, Daniel H, Kuster B, Fromme T, Klingenspor M. Schöttl T, et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Mar;28(3):590–600.

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