Tassilo Meindl
Patents - Electronics Sector
Tassilo Meindl is an Italian and European patent attorney admitted to practice before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
He is also admitted to practice before the Unified Patent Court as a European Patent Litigator.
Tassilo graduated in Electronic Engineering and Communication Technologies from the Technical University of Munich, obtained an LL.M. in Intellectual Property from the University of Turin and a PhD in Electronic and Communication Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino (Technical University of Turin).
Languages:
German, Italian and English.
Fields of expertise:
patents, patent litigation, technical expertise.
Work experience
After graduating in Electronic Engineering and Communication Technologies from the Technical University of Munich in 2003, Tassilo Meindl continued his education in Italy, obtaining an LL.M. in Intellectual Property from the University of Turin and a PhD in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Politecnico di Torino.
He began collaborating with the Firm in 2004, during his PhD, and since then has worked in the field of industrial property.
He assists Italian and foreign clients in the protection of inventions and has gained significant experience in the drafting and prosecution of Italian, European and international patent applications, in opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office and in technical support in patent disputes.
He has also gained experience internationally through periods of on-site collaboration with US firms specializing in intellectual property.
He is a member of the Online Communications Committee (OCC) of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office.
Professional activity
His activity comprises advising clients in matters of industrial property, with particular reference to the drafting, filing and prosecution of Italian, European and international patent applications, as well as the strategic management of patent portfolios.
He assists Italian and foreign clients in handling patent-related issues, in proceedings before national and international industrial property offices, in oppositions and appeals before the European Patent Office and in technical expertise and litigation activities in patent matters.
Areas of expertise
Tassilo Meindl has extensive experience in multiple technical fields, with particular reference to electronics, telecommunications and information technology.
His areas of expertise comprise:
• analog and digital electronics;
• electronic devices, integrated circuits and semiconductors;
• microprocessors, microcontrollers and embedded systems;
• processes and technologies for the manufacture of integrated circuits;
• telecommunications, network technologies and Internet-related technologies;
• industrial automation and control systems;
• data processing, data fusion and machine learning;
• software, computer programs and computer-implemented inventions.