Strong expertise in European and U.S. patent practice with more than 20 years in-house experience in the construction and automotive industries, including advising management and development departments of one or more business units as a "translator" between legal and engineering.Strategically developing and managing a patent portfolio by identifying and fostering inventions, drafting and prosecuting patent applications in English and German, active portfolio management in alignment with business strategies and advice in enforcing own patents.Mitigation of patent infringement risks by monitoring, searching and evaluating third party patents, freedom-to-operate (FTO) analysis, invalidating competitor patents and/or recommending design-around solutions.Representation before the European and U.S. patent authorities and appeal boards in person as well as in written and oral procedures, instruction of local law firms for international proceedings, e.g. in the Far East.Advice in contractual matters including negotiation for obtaining strong positions in contracts.Determination of the inventor remuneration nationally and internationally.