Thomas Buchholz

Thomas Buchholz Germany

Expert
Germany German (Germany) Resident in Germany German — Fluent English — Fluent

Surname
Buchholz
First name
Thomas
Current professional position
Senior Expert Digital IP
Organisation / firm
BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Country of residence
Germany
Nationality
German (Germany)
Languages spoken & proficiency
GermanFluent EnglishFluent

Expert
Expert
Professional biography
- German and European Patent Attorney, UPC representative / technical background in Information & Communication Technology (PhD) - 20+ years of experience in IP - 10+ years of experience within the home appliance business unit of the BOSCH group (BSH Hausgeraete GmbH) - current role: Senior Expert Digital IP --> technical expert for IoT technology in the home, including artificial intelligence --> 10+ years of experience with FRAND licensing of Wi-Fi SEPs

Legal / dispute expertise
European patents Licensing & technology transfer National patents SEPs / FRAND Unitary patents
Technical expertise
Artificial intelligence / data technologies Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Industries
Manufacturing & industrials

Education (degrees)
Dr. rer. nat. (Informatics) / Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. (Electrical Engineering)
Publications and/or speaking engagements

Frequent speaker at international conferences (ITU, Managing IP, FORUM, IAM etc.), e.g. - Panel-Speaker at IPBC Europe 2025 in London "The licensing labyrinth in new technologies" - Panel-Speaker at Munich IP Forum 2025 „From First Instance to Appeal – Industry Perspectives on the UPC” - Panel-Speaker at Oxfora's 14th IP & Competition Forum 2026 “Competition Perspectives, LNGs, Standards & Patent Licensing“