Prof. Dr. Dorothée Weber-Bruls is a physicist with extensive experience in engineering and technology, particularly in the areas of materials science, nanotechnology, autonomous vehicles, robotics, medical devices, and artificial intelligence, including machine learning. She has worked in the area of intellectual property since 1992 and represents international companies in various industries, with a particular focus on the automotive field, renewable energies, and automation and control products. She heads Jones Day's physics patent team in Germany and Europe.
Dorothée handles all aspects of intellectual property law, especially obtaining, prosecuting, and defending patents, utility models, and designs. She advises on how to respect as well as how to avoid infringement of designs. In addition, her practice involves honoring employee inventions and advising on strategic decisions such as those regarding market launches of new products.
Dorothée is a member of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the Licensing Executives Society (LES) with active participation in the Automotive Working Group, the German Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP), the European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT), the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi), and the Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys.
Dorothée is a physics professor and has lectured on patent law at the Goethe University in Frankfurt since 2003 and is active in the alumni council at the university. In January 2020, Dorothée was named the first female president of the renowned Physical Association of Frankfurt in its almost 200-year history.
Experience
Additional Publications
- März 2018
Raus aus der Komfortzone (Out off the comfort zone) Einblick, Ausgabe 38 - 2010
IP Client Strategies In Europe, contributor, 2010 Edition, Aspatore - Januar 2010
Perspektive Patentanwalt 2010, e-follows.net - January 2010
Outlook Patent Attorney 2010, e-follows.net - October 2007
Buch-Rezension in Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte, zu Gewerbliche Schutzrechte. Anmeldung Strategie – Verwertung. Ein Praxishandbuch, Dieter Rebel, 5. Auflage
Speaking Engagements
- September 21, 2016
Student Seminar - Excursion into the World of Intellectual Property - Reflection from a European Patent Attorney - July 29, 2015
Design Patents Awakening from their Beauty Sleep: An EU and US Overview - 3. Dezember 2014
Physikalisches Mittwochskolloquium, Antrittsvorlesung: Technisch oder nicht technisch ist hier die Frage (Inaugural Lecture) - 19. November 2014
Vortrag und Diskussion: Wie weit lässt sich geistiges Eigentum vermarkten? (Talk and Discussion: To what Extent Can Intellectual Property be Marketed?) - November 3, 2014
IP Box Meets EU Patents - October 2013
Excursion into the patent law on the basis of case studies, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Winter Semester - May 29, 2013
Jones Day European Client Conference 2013: The European Patent with unitary Effect - A variety of new options requires a new prosecution strategy - April 2013
Excursion into the patent law on the basis of case studies, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Summer Semester - 4. Oktober 2012
JDialog: Patente – Quo Vadis? - October 2012
Excursion into the patent law on the basis of case studies, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Winter Semester - 27. August 2012
"Good old Europe" statt "Neuer Welt" - Nähert sich die USA im Patentrecht Europa an?, Montags-Meeting des ZONTA Clubs ("Good old Europe" instead of "New World" - Are the USA moving closer to Europe in patent law?) - April 2012
Excursion into the patent law on the basis of case studies, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Summer Semester - October 2011
Excursion into the patent law on the basis of case studies, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Winter Semester - June 21, 2011
European Perspectives on Nanotechnology: Seizing Opportunities, Protecting Technology, and Avoiding Risks - April 2011
Excursion into the patent law on the basis of case studies, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Summer Semester - 17. März 2011
Arbeiten im Patentbereich: rechtsnah, aber nicht physikfern, Vortrag anlässlich der Frühjahrstagung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, Arbeitskreis Chancengleichheit (AKC) - 27./28. Oktober 2010
The Transatlantic Marketplace: Challenges and Opportunities Beyond 2010, 4. Transatlantische Jahreswirtschaftskonferenz - October 27-28, 2010
The Transatlantic Marketplace: Challenges and Opportunities Beyond 2010, Fourth Annual Transatlantic Business Conference - October 2010
Excursion into the patent law on the basis of case studies, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Winter Semester - April 2010
Excursion into the patent law on the basis of case studies, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Summer Semester - Wintersemester 2009/2010
Vorlesung: Exkursion ins Patentrecht anhand von Fallbeispielen, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität - October 2009
Excursion into the patent law on the basis of case studies, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Winter Semester - September 9, 2009
Nanopatenting – Securing the lead in nanotechnology knowledge, presentation of the lecture Hessian Ministry for Economics, Transportation and Urban and Regional Development - 9. September 2009
NanoPatentierung – Wissensvorsprung in der Nanotechnologie sichern, Moderation der Veranstaltung, Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Landesentwicklung - July 6 – 11, 2009
Design Protection – the European Aspect, Training Course: Obtaining, Enforcing and Evaluating Intellectual Property Rights in Europe - 14. Mai 2008
Vermeidung von Schutzrechtsverletzungen Arbeitskreis Patentrecht, IHK-Gießen - May 14, 2008
Avoiding Patent Infringements Work group Patent Law of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Giessen - October 2007
Revision of EPC – EPC2000 - May 6, 2007
Excursion to patent law based on case studies - German Research Foundation - 6. Mai 2007
Exkursion ins Patentrecht anhand von Fallbeispielen - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft - 13. September 2006
Einführung in das Patentrecht; Wie lese ich eine Patentschrift; Schutzumfang von Patenten in Deutschland - September 13, 2006
Introduction into patent law; How to read patent specifications; Scope of patents in Germany - November 25, 2004
The most important changes to the German Reform Act on Designs LES Automotive - 25. November 2004
Die wichtigsten Änderungen des deutschen Geschmacksmusterreformgesetzes, LES Automotive - November 1, 2000
Intellectual property rights and patent protection CERN
"Stands out for her top tier work in engineering and technology patents, with peers regarding her as ‘an exceptionally gifted attorney’."Who's Who Legal (WWL)
- Goethe University, Max Planck Institute and Laue-Langevin Institute (Grenoble), and Risø National Laboratory, Denmark (Dr. phil. nat. 1991); Goethe University, Frankfurt (1987)
- European Patent Office (EPO), German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), German Federal Patents Court (BPatG), German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in nullity appeal proceedings, Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM, European community trademarks and registered community designs), and Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Legal 500 (2015-2023): "strong sense of business"; "quick and reliable"
JUVE (2010-2023): regularly recommended
IAM (2015-2023): "gifted prosecutor"; "won the loyalty of patrons"; "physics ace"; "technically sharp physics virtuoso"; "expeditious, professional, honest and clear"
Chambers Global (2015-2023): "very responsive, always available, and has lots of knowledge about our technology"; "highly skilled, thorough and expeditious"
WIPR Leaders (2012-2023): top patent lawyers
Best Lawyers, Handelsblatt, and Wirtschaftswoche: recommended
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