I am a patent professional, a medical technology specialist, and a research enthusiast with a focus on digital health, patent information and data, and historical patents and trademarks.
My background lies in medical engineering and medical physics, and I have almost 20 years of working experience as a patent examiner in the field of medical technology at the European Patent Office.
My professional expertise covers various patent-related matters, including patent prosecution, patent search, patentclassification and patent information. Moreover, my professional expertise covers also various subfields of medical technology, ranging from medical implants and instruments, over medical instrumentation and measurements, to digital health.
Outside my professional work, I pursue independent research, wherein my research interests are interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary in nature, spanning biomedical engineering, information science and intellectual property rights. Particularly, my primary research interests include biomedical signal and data processing and analysis. My other research interests revolve around intellectual property information and data, and historical patents and trademarks.
My current research work is dedicated to patent analysis and retrieval, historical patent data, and the history of patent classification.
Professional experience
The main tasks include carrying out patent examination from the search to the post-grant stage in the field of medical technology.
Other tasks include creating and maintaining patent classification systems, and taking part in development of tools for patent search.
Education
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Research project title: “Measurement of otoacoustic emissions”
Completed all the required coursework towards a doctoral degree in engineering sciences.
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Thesis title: “Compensation of psychoacoustic impairments”
Engineering project title: “Design and manufacturing of a hearing aid”
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Thesis title: “Measurement of acoustic impedance of the human hearing organ”
Specialisation: Radio Instrumentation Technology
Diploma project title: “Design of a power supply for a radio receiver”
Certifications
The European qualifying examination (EQE) tests candidates’ knowledge and aptitude to represent applicants in proceedings before the European Patent Office.
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