speakers / 講師

CPPC – TOKYO 2026
Michele Baccelli / ミケーレ・バッチェッリ
  • Partner, Electrical Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich and Milano (Italy)
  • Electrical Engineer, Italian and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
  • Former Patent Examiner at the EPO
  • Specialised in mobile communications, computers, and Internet technology
CPPC – TOKYO 2026
Dr. Kei Enomoto / 榎本圭
  • Partner, Mechanical Engineering Department, Hoffmann Eitle, London
  • PhD Chemistry, European and British Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
  • Multi-disciplinary background particularly suited for patent and design protection of MedTech, mechanical and chemical inventions
CPPC – TOKYO 2026
Dr. Axel T. Esser / Dr. アクセル・エサー
  • Partner, Electrical & IT Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • Physicist, German and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
  • Specialised in mobile communications, applied physics, and computer-implemented inventions
  • Specialised in prosecution, opposition and invalidity actions, in particular in medical technology, electronic circuitry, and telecommunications
CPPC – TOKYO 2026
Christopher Furlong / クリストファー・フォーロング
  • Partner & Head, Mechanical Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • B.E., Mech. Eng, Univ. Coll. Dublin
  • European Patent Attorney (1994), Cert. In IP Law, Univ. of London (1995), Chartered British Patent Attorney (2002), UPC Representative
  • Frequent speaker on issues of European IP law
  • Specialised in European prosecution and inter partes validy and infringement proceedings
CPPC – TOKYO 2026
Dr. Daniel Grohs / Dr. ダニエル・グロース
  • Partner, Chemical Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • Dr. rer. nat. (Organic Chemistry), Dipl.-Chem., European and German Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
  • Representing clients before the European and German Patent Offices, the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Court of Justice and the UPC
  • Litigation experience with patents involving inter alia pharmaceuticals, microorganisms, functional polymers, batteries, packaging material and e-readers
CPPC – TOKYO 2026
Dr. Saskia Gressel / Dr. ザスキア・グレッセル
  • Associate, Biotechnology Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • Systems Biologist (Dr. rer. nat.), Biochemist (M.Sc.), European and German Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
  • Advises clients in the biotechnology and life sciences sectors, with a particular focus on international IP portfolio management, FTO and validity assessment, patent prosecution, and contentious proceedings before the EPO, including oppositions and appeals
  • Deep technical expertise in CRISPR-Cas systems, gene and cell therapies (including regenerative medicine and cargo delivery), engineered binding molecules (including antibody (fragments), ADCs, and T cell engagers), and food technologies
CPPC – TOKYO 2026
Gerald Hrycyszyn / ジェラルド・リスィジョン
  • Shareholder, Litigation Practice, Wolf Greenfield
  • J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law; M.S. Civil and Environmental
    • Engineering, Stanford University; B.S., Materials Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Practices before district courts throughout the US, the Federal Circuit, the ITC, and the PTAB
  • Experience includes patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation, licensing, and post-grant proceedings
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Mark A G Jones / Dr. マーク・ジョーンズ
  • Partner, Mechanical Engineering Department, Hoffmann Eitle, London
  • DPhil (Physics) (Oxford University), European and Chartered British Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
  • Particular interests in applied physics, high-tech manufacturing and medical technology
  • Legal opinions and advisory services with regard to both European and British law and practice
CPPC – TOKYO 2023
Scott McKeown / スコット・マッコーエン
  • Shareholder, Post-Grant Proceedings Practice, Wolf Greenfield
  • J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law; B.S., Electrical Engineering, Temple University, with honors
  • Practice focuses on post-grant patent counseling and litigation matters at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and related appeals to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)
  • Recognized as one of the top PTAB trial attorneys in the US, having handled more than 400 PTAB matters since 2012, including those in which more than $500 million was at stake
CPPC – TOKYO 2026
Michael Pfeifer / ミヒャエル・ファイファー
  • Partner, Patent Litigation & Licensing, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • German Attorney-at-Law
  • Focusing in patent litigation, licensing and employee’s invention law
  • Fluent in Japanese
CPPC – TOKYO 2023
Edward Russavage / エドワード・リサヴェジ
  • Shareholder, Electrical & Computer Technologies Practice, Wolf Greenfield
  • JD, Suffolk University Law School, cum laude; MS, Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, high honors; MS, Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, high honors; BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
  • Significant experience advising clients on intellectual property matters including patent protection, licensing, freedom-to-operate and invalidity studies, licensing and transactions, litigation support, and post-grant proceedings
  • Has substantial knowledge in the software development and network communications space
CPPC – TOKYO 2025
Eric Rutt / エリック・ラット
  • Shareholder, Litigation Group, Wolf Greenfield
  • JD, Boston College Law School, cum laude; BS, Chemistry, Eastern Mennonite University, magna cum laude
  • Significant experience litigating patent and trade secret disputes, covering pre-suit investigation, fact and expert discovery, trial, appeal, and post-grant proceedings
  • Has substantial knowledge across computer systems, software, DNA diagnostics, biologics, chemicals, transgenic seeds, dental prosthetics, medical devices, and consumer productss
CPPC – TOKYO 2024
Dr. Dominik Scheible / Dr. ドミニク・シャイブレ
  • Partner, Electrical & IT Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • Dr. rer. nat. (Physics), European and German Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
  • Specialized in prosecution, opposition and invalidation/infringement actions, in particular in electronic circuitry, integrated semiconductors and semiconductor light sources (LEDs), robotics and telecommunications
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Dirk Schüssler-Langeheine / Dr. ディルク・シュスラー＝ランゲハイネ
  • Partner & Co-head, Patent Litigation & Licensing, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • German Attorney-at-Law, UPC Representative
  • Specialised in national and multi-jurisdictional patent litigation, licensing, competition law, contract law and arbitration
  • Fluent in Japanese, Doctoral thesis on Japanese law on damages (2004)
CPPC – TOKYO 2024
Dr. Dominik Scheible / Dr. ドミニク・シャイブレ
  • Partner, Electrical & IT Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • Dr. rer. nat. (Physics), European and German Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
  • Specialized in prosecution, opposition and invalidation/infringement actions, in particular in electronic circuitry, integrated semiconductors and semiconductor light sources (LEDs), robotics and telecommunications
CPPC – TOKYO 2023
Holger Stratmann / ホルガー・シュトラートマン
  • Partner & Co-head, Patent Litigation & Licensing, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • German Attorney-at-law, UPC Representative
  • Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law from King‘s College London (1996
  • Specialised in national and cross-border patent and unfair competition litigation, licensing and contract law, anti-counterfeiting and product piracy, coordination of EU-wide border seizure proceedings
CPPC – TOKYO 2023
Dr. Jan Carl Zillies / Dr. ヤン・ツィリエス
  • Partner, Chemical Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • Dr. rer. nat. (Pharmaceutical Technology), Pharmacist, European and German Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
  • Specialized in pharmaceuticals including Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs), medical devices and cosmetics
  • Representing clients before the European and German Patent Offices, the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Court of Justice

Commentator / コメンテーター

CPPC – TOKYO 2023
Ryoichi Mimura / 三村量一 弁護士
  • Mimura Komatsu Law Firm
  • Attorney-at-Law (since August 2009), Judge (1979 – 2009)
  • Presiding Judge of Tokyo District Court (Intellectual Property Division)
  • Judge of the Intellectual Property High Court, Japan
  • Publications and lectures on patent law in Japan and Germany
CPPC – TOKYO 2023
Prof. Katsuya Tamai / 玉井克哉 教授
  • Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo (Intellectual Property Law and Rule Making Strategy)
  • Professor, Shinshu University (Faculty of Economics and Law)
  • Attorney-at-Law, Mimura Komatsu Law Firm
  • CEO, Economic Security Management Agency (ESMA)
  • Director, NPO for Promotion of Research on Intellectual Property (PRIP)