Dr. Holger Schöneborn is a graduate chemist and received his doctorate in 2002 as Dr. rer. nat. He then completed his training as a patent attorney. He joined the law firm Schneiders & Behrendt when he was admitted as a patent attorney in 2005. Holger Schöneborn is admitted as a European Patent Attorney at the European Patent Office and as a European Trademark and Design Attorney at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
Professional career
- Studied chemistry at the Ruhr University Bochum, doctorate in 2002
- Patent attorney training at Schneiders & Behrendt, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court, admitted in 2005
Lectures
- Lecture “Introduction to Patent and Trademark Law” at TU Dortmund University
Memberships in professional associations
- Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR) (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
- Vereinigung von Fachleuten des gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes (VPP) (German Association of Intellectual Property Experts)
- Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)
- Bochumer Kreis Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz e. V. (Bochum Association for Intellectual Property Rights)
- Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
- Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte (BDPA) (Professional Association of German Patent Attorneys)
