
Maiwald GmbH
Germany
In-House Lawyers

Christian Pioch
- Phone+49 (0)89 747 266 0
- Email[email protected]
- Social
Work Department
Christian Pioch advises and supports companies in prosecuting patent and utility model applications as well as in opposition, nullity and appeal proceedings. His specialist areas include software, sensor systems, data processing as well as semiconductor, medical and laboratory technologies. He has extensive knowledge in the areas of artificial intelligence, neural networks, machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, data security and autonomous driving. In addition, he advises clients in multinational patent infringement litigation cases, in particular in the areas of software and laboratory systems.
His expertise in business-specific IP strategies was acquired during his time as an in-house patent counsel with internationally operating aerospace corporations and in the semiconductor industries. He is also extremely well versed in US patent law.
Position
Partner
Patentanwalt
European Patent Attorney
EPG Vertreter
Diplom-Physiker
Career
seit 2020 Partner, Gesellschafter und Geschäftsführer bei Maiwald
seit 2016 Patentanwalt bei Maiwald
2013 - 2016 Patentanwaltskandidat bei Maiwald und einer weiteren IP Kanzlei
Languages
Deutsch, Englisch, Franzö, sisch
Education
2023 Zulassung für das UPC 2016 Zulassung zum European Patent Attorney
2016 Zulassung zum deutschen Patentanwalt
2013 - 2015 Studium „Recht für Patentanwältinnen und Patentanwälte“ an der FernUniversität Hagen
2012 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Helmholtz Zentrum München auf dem Gebiet der Detektorentwicklung, Softwareentwicklung, Kernphysik und Strahlenforschung
2009 - 2012 Promotion auf dem Gebiet der Detektorentwicklung, Softwareentwicklung, Kernphysik und Strahlenforschung an der Technischen Universität München sowie am Research Center for Nuclear Physics und der Japan Atomic Energy Agency
2002 - 2008 Studium der Physik an der Technischen Universität München