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Christian Schäflein – Maiwald

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Dr. Christian Schäflein

Partner

German Patent Attorney

European Patent Attorney

Representative before the UPC

Physicist

Christian specializes in the design and management of worldwide patent portfolios, from active involvement in product development, to robust protection of the corresponding intellectual property rights, to opposition, nullity and patent infringement proceedings, predominantly in areas related to physics, mechanical engineering, digitalization and telecommunications.

Drawing on the experience acquired over many years prosecuting patents and designs, his interdisciplinary approach enables him to build a product-centred global IP portfolio. Clients particularly value his expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

"Christian Schäflein demonstrates professionalism and seamlessly cooperates with in-house teams. He is highly motivated and committed and adheres strictly to agreed schedules. He is reliable and his communications are keyed exactly to what the client needs to know."

– IAM Patent 1000, 2023

"On the electronics side, digitalisation and data security head Christian Schäflein is a veritable encyclopaedia of US patent law; he 'is service oriented and always up to date on the technical side in fields like AI and neural networks', and wins further plaudits for his 'collaborative working style'."

– IAM Patent 1000, 2021

"Christian Schäflein: There will probably be only a few patent attorneys in Europe with a comparable wealth of experience in the areas of software and AI."

– Legal 500 EMEA, 2021

"Patent attorney Christian Schäflein is 'invaluable when it comes to portfolio and prosecution strategy'; in-depth knowledge of US and European litigation rules and procedures makes him a useful asset for clients seeking a global perspective."

– IAM Patent 1000, 2020

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since 2008
Partner, shareholder and managing director at Maiwald
since 2006
Patent attorney at Maiwald
2003 - 2006
Patent attorney trainee at Maiwald
2001
Foundation of Attocube Systems AG

2023
Admitted to practice before the UPC
2006
Admitted to practice as European patent attorney
2006
Admitted to practice as German patent attorney
2003 - 2006
Studied law for patent attorneys at the University of Hagen
2000 - 2003
Doctoral degree in the field of experimental semiconductor physics at the Center for NanoScience (CeNS) from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1993 - 1999
Studied physics at the University of Regensburg, the University of California, Irvine and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

  • Patent prosecution and portfolio management
  • Filing strategies and drafting patent applications
  • Freedom-to-operate and validity analysis
  • Opposition and nullity proceedings
  • Patent litigation

  • Recommended in IAM Patent 1000 “World’s Leading Patent Professionals” 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Listed as "Excellent" in the Leaders League Rankings Germany 2023 in the categorie Patent Prosecution
  • Recommended in Legal 500 Deutschland 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Recommended in Legal 500 EMEA 2022

  • German Patent Attorney Association
  • epi
  • GRUR
  • AIPPI
  • AIPLA
  • VPP

  • German
  • English