The best protection
for your ideas
Your idea
your right
Guaranteed
in the very best Hands
Before it's
too late
The beginnings of our patent law firm date back to the 1950s. The office is managed by the patent attorneys Thomas Liebl, Walter Bierschneider and Marco Massinger, supported by a qualified and experienced team of specialists.
Dipl.-Ing.
German Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
Studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich
1994-1995 Project Engineer at Lansing Linde Ltd, Basingstoke, UK
1996-1999 Training as German and European Patent Attorney
Joined the firm in 1996
Since 1999 Partner in the law firm
Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
German Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
Studied process engineering at the Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg
1991 stay abroad in England at a leading British chemical company
1993-2000 Patent clerk at a renowned Munich patent law firm
Since 2000 European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
2000-2005 Patent clerk in the patent department at BSH
Since 2005 German Patent Attorney
Joined the firm in 2005
Since 2008 Partner in the law firm
Master of Science
German Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
Studies at the Technical University of Chemnitz:
Master's degree in lightweight construction with a focus on simulation and design
2014 Employment at the Center for Lightweight Production Technology of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
2014 – 2019 Training as German and European Patent Attorney
Joined the firm in 2018
Since 2020 Partner in the law firm
Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
European Patent Attorney
Studied civil engineering at the
University of Applied Sciences Regensburg
Stay abroad in Great Britain
(University of Edinburgh)
Joined the firm in 2014
Patent Paralegal
Responsible for registration,
International / national processing & annual fee monitoring
Joined the firm in 1999
Patent Paralegal
Responsible for patent illustrations/monitoring,
national / international processing & deadline management
Joined the firm in 2011
Foreign language correspondent for office communication
Many years of experience in the patent area, responsible for deadline management, national / international processing & EDP
Joined the firm in 2012
Patent Paralegal
Responsible for formal processing
Joined the firm in 1993