Matthias Kügele

“I am a European, Swiss and French Patent Attorney specialized in Patent prosecution, Patent Litigation, Patent portfolio management and valorization, Filing Strategy. I started working for small patent firm in Geneva as a Patent attorney in the chemical and electrochemical fields and spent two years in their Paris office (2005-2006), working on mechanical cases. In 2016, I joined KATZAROV SA and became a Partner in 2017. I managed the KATZAROV’s MANUAL department until 2023, which edits the KATZAROV’s Manual on Industrial Property, the worldwide reference IP handbook in over 200 countries since 1924. I am specializing in various technical fields including : Industrial and Environmental Engineering, Mechanics (special purpose machines, electrics, automotive industry, packaging), Medtech, Software, Electrochemistry (Batteries, electric and hybrid vehicles), Physical Chemistry (Lasers, Biosensors), Material Chemical Deposition (CVD, Sputtering, …) and Cryptography.”

Primary Expertise

Patent prosecution, Patent Litigation, Patent portfolio management and Filing Strategy

Secondary Expertise

Mentoring, Due diligence, Patent portfolio valorization

Professional Memberships

Member of AIPPI

Technical Expertise

Medtech, Industrial and Environmental Engineering, General Mechanics, Electrochemistry, Physical Chemistry and Cryptography

Other Information

Innosuisse special coach. Frequent travels to Asia to visit clients and provide lectures on EPC topics.

Education

Dipl. Eng. Msc. in the Electrochemical field – Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, ETHL | Switzerland

Languages

• French
• English
• Italian
• German
• Japanese (basic)

Hobbies & Personal information

Football fan, guitar player, enjoys family time, knows nothing about wine but likes it though, Katzarov’s out of the office activity organizer.