Competence at all levels
The beginnings of our patent law firm date back to the 1950s. Since 2008, the firm has been managed by patent attorneys Thomas Liebl and Walter Bierschneider, supported by a qualified and experienced team of specialists.
Thomas Liebl
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 2008 Partner in the law firm Neubauer Liebl Bierschneider
Walter Bierschneider
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 Neubauer Liebl Bierschneider
Monika Schönacher
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
Verena Zippold
Patent Paralegal
Responsible for registration,
International / national processing & annual fee monitoring
Joined the firm in 1999
Anja Räpple
Paralegal
Many years of experience in the patent field,
responsible for the area of client/inventor correspondence & creation of patent illustrations
Joined the firm in 2008
Melanie Bachl
Patent Paralegal
Responsible for patent illustrations/monitoring,
national / international processing & deadline management
Joined the firm in 2011
Tanja Schneider
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
Manuela Fischer
Patent Paralegal
Responsible for formal processing
Joined the firm in 1993