George F. Lehnigk Partner

Mr. Lehnigk specializes in prosecuting patent applications in electrical and mechanical fields, in preparing opinions on patent validity and infringement, as well as prosecuting ex parte reexaminations and reissue applications. His activities also include supervising and training patent attorneys, client counseling and assisting clients and colleagues with pre-litigation strategy issues. His extensive experience in European culture and fluency in the German language have allowed Mr. Lehnigk to focus his energies largely on an expanding European client base, which ranges from corporations with an established international presence to smaller enterprises embarking on their first venture into the international patent arena.

District of Columbia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

The George Washington University, The National Law Center (J.D. with honors 1991)
University of Alabama
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Germany
Duke University (B.S. Physics, magna cum laude 1985)

Siemens Corporation, Intellectual Property Department, New Jersey
Siemens AG, Medical Research Division, Patent Department, Germany


Associations
Journal of International Law and Economics (1990-91)
AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association)
IPO (Intellectual Property Owners Association)
APLF (Association of Patent Law Firms)

Paper on the Application of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Immunity to Communications with Foreign Patent Practitioners, distributed at the Discovery in U.S. Litigation Seminar, European Patent Office, Munich, Germany, March 2007