Martin Schmidt

+25 years of experience in IP law and general civil & commercial law He graduated in chemistry, economics and law: Diplom-Chemiker (Göttingen 1982), PhD in Physical Chemistry (Paris XI 1984), Doctorat d'Etat in Physical Sciences (Paris XI 1988), Maitrise in Economics (Grenoble 1994), Maitrise in Private Law (Grenoble 1998), Maitrise in Business Law (Grenoble 1999), CEIPI Diploma in IP Law - Patents, Trademarks, Designs, Copyrights (Strasbourg 2001), CEIPI Diploma Patent Litigation in Europe (Strasbourg 2008), University Certificate in Insolvency Law (Paris Sorbonne 2017). Scholarship by DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service (1982-1984) He conducted academic research from 1981 to 1988 in several fields of chemistry and physics (University of Göttingen, University of Paris XI, Ecole Polytechnique, University of Delaware), and was employed as an R&D scientist from 1986 to 1990 at Pechiney. From 1991 to 2000 he held the position of IP Manager in Pechiney - Alcan - Rio Tinto, and worked there as a senior in-house IP attorney until 2005. Since 2005 he is working in private praxis in France (IXAS CONSEIL, head-quartered in Lyon). He is registered as a French, German and European Patent, Trademark and Design Attorney. From 2010 to 2015 he was serving as a part-time judge at the Social Security Court in Lyon. Since 2015 he is serving as a part-time judge at the Commercial Court in Lyon (now as Président d'Audience and Juge des Référés). In 2023 he was appointed as a Technical Judge at the Unified Patent Court, hearing cases mainly in the fields of chemistry and pharmaceutics. He is completely bi-cultural (French & German citizenship), but sees himself as a citizen of Europe. He is also fluent in English and can read Italian. Listed in "Who's Who in France".