Court Court of First Instance Judge Full Bio Bérénice Thom studied law at the University of Trier where she also received a doctorate in law in 2009. After passing the second state legal examination in Düsseldorf she started her career as an attorney in an IP law firm with a focus on patent litigation in 2009. She entered the judicial service of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2011. From 2013-2021 she worked in the patent litigation chambers of the Düsseldorf Regional Court including a period in the patent senate of the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court. In 2021 she was appointed presiding judge to the Düsseldorf Regional Court and since then has chaired the 4a patent litigation chamber.
Court Court of First Instance Judge Full Bio Bérénice Thom studied law at the University of Trier where she also received a doctorate in law in 2009. After passing the second state legal examination in Düsseldorf she started her career as an attorney in an IP law firm with a focus on patent litigation in 2009. She entered the judicial service of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2011. From 2013-2021 she worked in the patent litigation chambers of the Düsseldorf Regional Court including a period in the patent senate of the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court. In 2021 she was appointed presiding judge to the Düsseldorf Regional Court and since then has chaired the 4a patent litigation chamber.