F. Peter Müller

German

29+ years of experience

Language:

English, German

Present Function:

Partner of Müller Schupfner & Partner, Munich, Germany
Professional Representative before the Unified Patent Court
Accredited Mediator
German and European Patent Attorney

General Expertise:

Technical Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses

IMI, INTA, WIPO, CPR

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

As partner of an international IP firm in Munich, Germany:

25 years of court experience at German District Courts (Düsseldorf, Munich, Hamburg, Mannheim), German Upper District Courts (Düsseldorf, Munich), German Federal Patent Court, German Supreme Court, European Patent Office, German Patent Office, EUIPO (BoA), European Court of Justice – General Court (EC);

20 years of experience in mediation,

1 year of experience in UPC proceedings,

Professional technical experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

As partner of an international IP firm in Munich, Germany:

30 years of experience in patent prosecution and opposition/nullity proceedings before the German Patent Office and the European Patent Office, including patent oppositions (150+ oppositions and oral hearings before the EPO);

Memberships and/or accreditations

- Special Adviser to the Executive Director of the EUIPO and the ECEAB, employed by the European Commission (2016-2020)
- President of the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA, Brussels; 2014-2016)
- Member of the Council of the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA, Brussels; 2004-2016);
- Member of the Board of Directors of ECTA, 2010 – 2016,
- Former Managing committee member of the Committee for Computer Software Protection of the Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys, Munich;
- Former Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (ADR) of INTA;
- Former Chair of the Professional Affairs Committee (PAC) of ECTA;
- Former President of the CTM Advisory Initiative Association, Munich;
- Former President of the Mediation Association of German Patent and Trademark Attorneys (MAP), Munich;
- Former Member of the Board of Directors of the International Trademark Association (INTA, New York).

Federation International des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI);
Committee of National Institutes of Patent Agents (CNIPA);
European Patent Institute (EPI);
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung e.V. (KAS);
Bayerischer Patentanwaltsverein (BPV);
Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte (BVDP);
International Trademark Association (INTA);
European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA)
German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR).
Mediation Association of German Patent Attorneys (MAP);
International Institute for Conflict Prevention; Resolution (CPR);
International Mediation Institute (IMI).

Practical experience of conducting mediation or conciliation or judicial settlement conferences or out-of-court dispute settlements in disputes related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Accredited mediator in Germany.
Accredited IMI mediator (IMI, The Hague).
20 mediation cases.
1 arbitration case

- President of the Mediation Association of German Patent and Trademark Attorneys (MAP, Munich);
- Former Member of the Standards Commission of the International Mediation Institute (IMI, The Hague);
- IMI (International Mediation Institute) certified Mediator;
- Member of the Panel of Neutrals of INTA;
- Member of the Panel of Neutrals of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO, Geneva);
- Member of the Panel of Neutrals of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR, New York);