Robert Schnekenbühl

German

Member of the Arbitral Tribunal

31+ years of experience

Language:

English, German

Present Function:

Lawyer / Attorney
Specialist Lawyer for Industrial Property Law
Arbitrator (DIS – German Arbitration Institute)
Patent Attorney (Germany, Switzerland)
Authorized Representative before the European Patent Office (EPO)
European Patent Litigator (Unified Patent Court – UPC)
M.Sc. (Diploma in Physics)

General Expertise:

Technical Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses

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

Lawyer (Germany) in patent matters since 1998
Patent Attorney (Germany) since 1997
Authorized Representative before the European Patent Office (EPO) since 1997
Patent Attorney (Switzerland) since 2003
Arbitrator (DIS – German Arbitration Institute) since 2024

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

Studies and Degree in Physics at the Universities of Bonn, Konstanz, and St. Andrews, 1988–1992.
Since 1994, working in industrial property law at international law firms in Munich and New York, at the Munich Regional Court (Patent Chamber), and at the European Patent Office (Directorate for Patent Law). Since 1997, practicing independently as a founding partner of the law firm DTS