Dipl. Ing. Friedrich Schweinzer (Patent Attorney Graz, associated)
Profile
Personal
- Born: 1955
- 1965-1974: Secondary school
- 1974-1981: Process technology studies at the TU Graz
- 1981-1989: Various specialized departments at Andritz AG
- 1989-2019: Legal and Patent Department at Andritz AG
- Since 1993: European Patent Attorney
- Since 2003: Austrian Patent Attorney
- Since 03/2020: Associated with WIRNSBERGER & LERCHBAUM Patentanwälte OG
Memberships
Dipl. Ing. Friedrich Schweinzer is a member of numerous associations and committees.
Main technical fields:
- General engineering
- Process engineering
- Mechanical engineering, in particular apparatuses and facilities
List of memberships
- Since 1990: Member of the Industriepatentingenieure Österreichs (now Network IP Austria)
- 2003-2017: President of the Industriepatentingenieure Österreichs
- Since 1992: Member of the Österreichische Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht
- 2001-2018: Member of managing committee of the Österreichische Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht
- 1997-2002: Substitute Austrian member in the epi Council (Council of the European Patent Attorneys)
- 2002-2020: Austrian representative in the epi Council
- 2009-2014: Austrian representative in the epi Board
- 1999-2017: Austrian member in the epi professional education committee
- 2008-2011: Chairman of the epi professional education committee
- Since 2017: Member of the supervisory board for the European Qualifying Examination
- 2019-2020: Chairman of the supervisory board for the European Qualifying Examination
