Stellbrink & Partner Patent Attorneys

The founder Axel Stellbrink has been working as a patent attorney in Munich for more than 25 years. Axel advises companies, universities and other institutions on the topics of innovation and IP strategies in Europe, the US, Israel, China, Japan and Korea.
Axel Stellbrink graduated from the Technical University of Munich with a degree in Automation Engineering after working with Professor Milberg. He shortly qualified as a German and European Patent Attorney and amassed experience for over 20 years in one of the leading European patent law firms in Munich, eventually becoming a partner. He worked extensively in the area of IP prosecution, and became particularly known for high-profile national and multinational litigation cases. He is currently specializing in patent drafting and examination, as well as litigation.
Moreover, Axel is developing new data mining tools offering his clients a unique service in IP and IP protection matters.

Simon Michels is a German and European Patent Attorney as well as partner and founder of Stellbrink & Partner. His technical expertise includes software inventions, physics, engineering and medical technologies. Simon is well versed in patent drafting, patent prosecution, oppositions, appeals, German nullity proceedings (including appeals), German proceedings relating to patent infringement and preliminary injunctions, freedom to operate analyses, patent due diligence, as well as multi-national licensing negotiations and arbitrations. When qualifying as a patent attorney, Simon completed the exams to become European Patent Attorney within the top 6% and the German bar exams top of the class. His training also included an apprenticeship with the Higher Regional Court in Munich.
Before qualifying as a German and European Patent Attorney, Simon studied at ETH Zurich, University of Bonn and University of Cambridge. He graduated top of his class from ETH Zurich with an MSc in Interdisciplinary Sciences with majors in physics and physical chemistry. Simon also worked for a leading international business consultancy and for a start-up company. He is an alumnus of the Salem International College and of the Foundation of German Business (SDW). Simon is a regular speaker for patent law at IP congresses, universities, and startup events.

Andrea Hauenstein started her training as a paralegal in the field of intellectual property law in September 2001 with a patent attorney in Munich, and successfully completed her training in July 2003. After her training, she worked in different patent law firms in Munich, and gathered experience also as an assistant head of administration, working on establishing and structuring workflows and processes of a patent law firm. She was also supervising the paralegal trainees.
Since September 2016, Andrea is working at Stellbrink & Partner as an IP paralegal. She is responsible for monitoring cases and deadlines, as well as administration and implementation of workflows/processes in our law firm. Andrea also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration & Business Psychology.

Diana Jaber studied several semesters mechanical engineering at the Munich University of Applied Sciences from 1992 on. Thereafter she has been educated as an accounting specialist. During her more than 20 years of professional activity, Diana took a sabbatical and visited Mexico, Nicaragua, and has founded a startup in Costa Rica. After the sale of the company she has returned back to her hometown Munich where she supports us as the assistant of the management since 2018.
In September 2019, Diana started her training as a paralegal in the field of intellectual property law in our office, which she successfully completed in July 2021. She is responsible for handling correspondence with clients and offices.

Lukas Huthmacher is a German and European patent attorney. He completed his training at Stellbrink & Partner, where he passed the German Patent Attorney examination with distinction and subsequently also successfully passed the European qualification examination. During his training, he also completed an internship at the Munich Regional Court I. Lukas is experienced in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, as well as in oppositions, appeals, German nullity proceedings, patent infringement proceedings and patent due diligences, and also advises our clients in other matters regarding Intellectual Property Rights.
Prior to his work in patent law, Lukas graduated from the University of Cambridge with a PhD in Physics. He was based in the Cavendish Laboratory where his experimental research focused on solid state quantum optics in the context of quantum computing and communications. Prior to that, Lukas obtained an MSc in Physics from ETH Zurich, including an exchange term at the National University of Singapore. During his studies he was funded by the Foundation of German Business (SDW).
Furthermore, Lukas worked as a research assistant in the Quantum Device Lab at ETH Zurich, as well as a consultant for a project on the optimisation of data management for a large automotive manufacturer and participated in science outreach projects explaining complex scientific topics to children.

Richard Schild is a German and European patent attorney. He completed his training at Stellbrink & Partner, where he passed the German Patent Attorney examination with distinction. His technical expertise includes software, medical technologies and engineering.
During his training, he also completed an internship at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court. Richard is experienced in oppositions, as well as in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, appeals, patent infringement proceedings and patent due diligences, and also advises our clients in other matters regarding Intellectual Property Rights.
Prior to his work in intellectual property, Richard graduated from the German-French double degree program in Mechanical Engineering offered jointly by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Arts et Métiers ParisTech with a Master in Mechanical Engineering after obtaining his Bachelor’s degree from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. His specialisations are in the fields of product development, robotics and propulsion systems. During his Master thesis, Richard did research on predictive maintenance for production systems.
Apart from his studies, Richard was active in the German branch of an NGO that promotes international exchange. He is an alumnus of the Foundation of German Business (SDW).

Erjon Dauti is a European Patent Attorney. With a technical expertise in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Erjon serves clients in the electrical, computer and mechanical technologies. He prepares and prosecutes patents in the fields of robotics, computer software, automotive radar systems and laboratory devices.
One of Erjon’s core tasks is managing patent portfolios that extend over multiple jurisdictions including Europe, US, Japan and China. In addition, he helps start-ups in initiating or expanding their patent portfolios by identifying and prioritizing patentable technologies.
Before qualifying as a European Patent Attorney, Erjon graduated from the Technical University of Munich with distinction. During his studies, Erjon focused on electromagnetic wave theory, industrial wireless sensor networks, software defined radios and channel quality estimation.

Moira moved to Munich in 2015, having completed her studies of a Bachelors of Arts Degree and a Masters in Philosophy at the University College Cork, Ireland.
In Munich she completed a supplementary course in Intercultural Communication and Cooperation with the Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaft Munich in 2016. Having gathered further experience in various professional environments in assistance and administrative roles, Moira commenced training as a paralegal in 2018. She successfully completed this training and qualified in 2020. Since then, Moira has pursued developing her professional expertise and is responsible for correspondence with clients and intellectual property offices as well as monitoring the associated deadlines.

Irina Hummel started working in a patent law firm as a foreign correspondence clerk in 2005. In 2007 she began her training as a patent paralegal and successfully completed it in 2009. After that, she gained experience in various law firms and in different areas of IP law and became the team leader of a group of patent paralegals. As of 2015, she was part of establishing a new patent law firm and played a central role in organizing the office structure and implementing the office procedures. Also, the training of new patent paralegals and other staff members was part of her tasks.
Irina started at Stellbrink & Partner in 2022 as an IP Paralegal and Office Manager. She supports the law firm organization and her responsibilities include, among the usual tasks of a paralegal, the coordination of the paralegal team, distribution of work, as well as introducing new and updating existing office procedures.

Karin Gensrich’s broad background includes serving the German Navy as a specialist for modern weapon systems and as a nautical officer. Karin also served on commercial vessels travelling worldwide. She then studied Nautical Science at the Elsfleth University of Applied Sciences and spent two semesters at the Plymouth Polytechnic, in England. As she was particularly interested in the field of ship automation, she furthered her skills by studying Computer Science at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. She went on to found and lead a company providing computer solutions for mid-sized entities. A number of professional activities in foreign cultural spheres considerably expanded her worldview.
Karin has attended a Training Course on European Patent Law under the responsibility of the University of Strasbourg. She is responsible for the coordination of research and analytics.

Shweta Agarwal-Eames holds a Master’s degree in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Manchester, UK, where she worked on data-based physics relating to the death of stars and the resulting supernova remnants at radio frequencies. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Physics at the Miranda House college, University of Delhi, India and also briefly researched supernovae at X-ray frequencies at the Max Planck Institute for extra-terrestrial Physics, Germany.
Her background in astrophysics includes a strong foundation in computer programming, as well as scientific writing, instrumentation and signal treatment. These competencies give her a strong footing for approaching various technical innovations encountered as a patent attorney trainee.
Outside of science, Shweta has pursued many side projects, ranging from working alongside an environmental NGO to teaching underprivileged children in India.
As Patent Attorney Trainee, Shweta assists and advises our clients on patent and other matters relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Aniket Agrawal obtained his doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.) with a focus on cosmology from the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, graduating with magna cum laude. He carried out his doctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, where he was awarded the Rudolf Kippenhahn Preis for his work on early Universe cosmology. Before that, he obtained a Master of Science degree in Physics also from LMU Munich and a Bachelor of Technology degree in Engineering Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, India.
Aniket also worked at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics in Taiwan focusing on using distances to far-away galaxies and supernovae to determine the age and composition of our Universe. During the course of his formal education he has been supported by several research fellowships, including a UK-India Education and Research Initiative Fellowship and a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
Outside of science, he has worked with Indian NGOs, particularly with the National Association for the Blind where he helped digitalize printed content and with Missionaries of Charity, where he taught young children in elementary school.
Aniket currently qualifies as a patent attorney at our firm in Munich, assisting and advising our clients on patents and other matters relating to Intellectual Property Rights.