Profile
Anna Katharina Heide
heide@ambidexIP.eu
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
UPC Representative
European Trademark & Design Attorney
Dr. rer. Nat. Dipl.-Biol.
Professional resume
Ms. Heide studied natural sciences with a focus on applied microbiology and biotechnology. After a research stay at the Research Center Jülich of the Helmholtz Association in the field of bacterial protein secretion including cloning and characterization of mutations, further scientific stations in development departments of Henkel KGaA and Bayer AG followed
She completed her interdisciplinary doctorate in the field of applied microbiology/biotechnology in cooperation with DECHEMA e.V., in which she applied extensive molecular biological and biochemical analysis. During her training as a patent attorney, she trained at the patent litigation chamber of the Düsseldorf Regional Court and worked at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court in Munich. She has been working in the field of intellectual property since 2009. She was admitted as a German Patent Attorney in 2012. This was followed by admission as a professional representative before the European Patent Office in 2014 and before the Unified Patent Court in 2023.
Honorary office:
Since 2015, Ms. Heide has been a lecturer for intellectual property rights for the medical faculty of the University Hospital Düsseldorf. In 2016, she joined the Biotechnology Committee of the German Chamber of Patent Attorneys as a member, of which she has been deputy chairwoman since 2020.
Legal focus
Patent grant, opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO), the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) and the Federal Patent Court (FPC). Conducting, supporting and coordinating international examination proceedings. Legal opinions on infringement and freedom-to-operate (FTO), as well as due diligence. Patent infringement proceedings and patent nullity proceedings. Landscape analyses and competition analyses. Advice and support in contract negotiations, including non-disclosure agreements, cooperation/research agreements, license agreements and coexistence agreements under trademark law.
A particular focus of Ms. Heide's work is strategic IP portfolio advice based on product development/development and taking into account the business development plan.
Technological focus
Biotechnology, molecular biology, gene technology, antibody/CAR therapies, immune/cell and gene therapies, biopharmacy, biochemistry, applied microbiology, protein synthesis, bio-analytics, molecular diagnostics, in vitro diagnostics, platform technologies, interfacial biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, interdisciplinary biotechnology.
Memberships
Chamber of Patent Attorneys, epi, FICPI, GRUR, AIPPI, VPP, LES, women in ip, DECHEMA e.V., FidAR, JulLumni Net
Funding
Doctoral scholarship from the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU), RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) scholarship from the DAAD
Field of technical expertise
- Biotechnology / Biochemistry
- Bio-Pharmacy
- New (drug) Modilities
- bioprocess engineering
- Medical devices
Field of law
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Design