Stefan Sasse

IP

2022 – d.d.: European Patent Attorney at Onsagers AS
2016 – 2022: Patent attorney at Hoffmann Eitle (German IP law firm) in Hamburg
2014 – 2016: Patent attorney at the Hamburg Office of Maiwald (German IP law firm) and LKglobal (US-German IP law firm)
2002 – 2014: Patent attorney at White & Case LLP (international business law firm) in Hamburg
March 2008: European Qualifying Examination
2000 – 2002: Patent attorney at Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner (German IP law firm) in Bremen
March 2000: Deutsches Patentassessor-Examen [German patent assessor state examination]
1998 – 2000: Freelancer in patent matters for Audi AG, Ingolstadt
1996 – 2000: Official German education in matters of intellectual property at Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt [German PTO] and Deutsches Patentgericht [German Federal Patent Court] and at Hauck, Graalfs, Wehnert, Döring, Siemons (German IP law firm) in Hamburg

Engineering

1994 – 1996: Head of the Biomechanics Laboratories at Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus Hamburg [Federal Trauma Hospital of Hamburg] Research and development for Litos GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg (traumatological implants, surgical and diagnostic tools)
1992 – 1994: Biomechanical engineer at the Biomechanics Laboratories
1991 – 1992: Scientific assistant at the Department of Biomechanics of the Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg [Technical University of Hamburg]
1988 – 1991: Student assistant at the Helmholtz-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik [Helmholtz Institute of Biomechanical Engineering] of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen [Technical University of Aachen]

Technical counsel and design engineer in projects related to biomechanics, mechanical engineering and industrial design, for example:
December 1993: Projecting the applicability of an osteosynthesis system in the third world, Dr. Zia Huddin Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan
December 1992: Developing a motor driven distraction device for the hollow bones to induce bone growth at the Traumatological Center for Osteosynthesis in Kurgan, Russia

Science

Since July 2007: Professor (Prof.) for mechanical engineering at the Hochschule für bildende Künste, Hamburg [Hamburg University of fine arts, School of Industrial Design]
2001 – 2005: Visiting professor for mechanical engineering at the Hochschule für bildende Künste, Hamburg
August 1998: Conferral of a Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) „Funktionen- und Gestaltoptimierung des Ilisarow-Fixateurs“ [“Optimizing the function and design of the Ilizarov external fixator”] at the Department of Design Engineering and the Department of Biomechanics of the Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg [Technical University of Hamburg] an at the Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus Hamburg [Federal Trauma Hospital of Hamburg]
April 1998: 1st International Audi Design Award at Audi AG, Ingolstadt for the design of a system of orthopaedic aids (subject of the doctorate)
May 1991: Dipl.-Ing. Maschinenbau [Master of Science in mechanical engineering] at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen [Technical University of Aachen]
1988 – 1991: Studies of mechanical engineering at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
April 1988: Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering
1985 – 1988: Basic studies of mechanical engineering at Universität Hannover [Hannover University]