Full Bio Nicolai Geier has been appointed to the Court in August 2023. His technical focus is in the following areas: tribology, materials science and magnetism. Professional Experience in Intellectual Property:01/2019 – now: member of the Examination Commission for Patent Attorneys in Germany11/2013 – now: technically qualified judge (mechanical engineering), Federal Patent Court of Germany, Munich09/2003 – 11/2013: patent examiner, representatives at trade fairs, German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Munich Professional Experience in Science07/1998 – 07/2003: scientific assistant, Gear Research Center (FZG), Technical University of Munich03/1998 – 06/1998: scientific assistant, Chair of Experimental Physics I, University of Augsburg Education2003: Doctoral thesis in Mechanical engineering (Dr.-Ing.); main focus: tribology1998: Diploma in Physics (Dipl.-Phys. Univ.); main focus: materials science, magnetism Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving forFederal Patent Court of Germany (Bundespatentgericht)
Full Bio Nicolai Geier has been appointed to the Court in August 2023. His technical focus is in the following areas: tribology, materials science and magnetism. Professional Experience in Intellectual Property:01/2019 – now: member of the Examination Commission for Patent Attorneys in Germany11/2013 – now: technically qualified judge (mechanical engineering), Federal Patent Court of Germany, Munich09/2003 – 11/2013: patent examiner, representatives at trade fairs, German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Munich Professional Experience in Science07/1998 – 07/2003: scientific assistant, Gear Research Center (FZG), Technical University of Munich03/1998 – 06/1998: scientific assistant, Chair of Experimental Physics I, University of Augsburg Education2003: Doctoral thesis in Mechanical engineering (Dr.-Ing.); main focus: tribology1998: Diploma in Physics (Dipl.-Phys. Univ.); main focus: materials science, magnetism Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving forFederal Patent Court of Germany (Bundespatentgericht)