Dipl.-Ing. Univ.
German Patent Attorney | European Patent, Trademark and Design Attorney | UPC representative
Frank Waitzhofer
Frank studied electrical engineering and information technology at the Technical University of Munich. He has been active in the field of intellectual property for more than 20 years.
He handles cases in all areas of telecommunications, communication networks, control and microprocessor engineering, analogue and digital circuits, information encoding and decoding, man-machine communications and processor architectures. A particular focus of his work is on computer-implemented inventions, also known as software inventions. Frank frequently lectures on this topic in Germany and abroad and represents clients in nullity proceedings before the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH).
Outside of work
Family time, sports, travelling
What I love about HKW
I love to see how my colleagues at HKW develop into true experts as paralegals or patent attorneys over time. Being able to help shape the framework conditions for this at HKW is both a challenge and a pleasure.
Publications or Awards
Kleimann, Tobias/Schmid-Dreyer, Michael/Waitzhofer, Frank/Weisse, Peter-Michael, Datengenerator – Anträge im Nichtigkeitsverfahren, Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte 2017, 27.
Schmid-Dreyer, Michael/Waitzhofer, Frank, Recent developments in the field of indirect patent infringement based on the decision "Nespresso", Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte 2015, 101.
Expertise / Specialty areas
Electrical engineering
Software and AI
Communication networks
Control and microprocessor engineering
Analogue and digital circuits
Information encoding and decoding
Man-machine communications
Processor architectures
Patent prosecution
Patent litigation
Languages
Fluent in German and English
Memberships
VPP, epi
