Education/career path:

1979–1988 Degree in law at the University of Göttingen and legal clerkship

1989–1991 Lawyer in the legal department of Siemens/Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG

1991–1995 Company lawyer at Grünenthal GmbH, Stolberg

1995–1997 Company lawyer and human resources manager at Abion GmbH, Jülich

1997 Owner of Anwaltskanzlei Priesmeyer, Aachen

2002 Partner at PRIESMEYER & WAGNER Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

2003 Partner at BAUER WAGNER PRIESMEYER Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

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Languages:

German, English, Spanish

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Specialist areas:

Commercial law

Company law

Competition law

Computer law

Contract law, licence law

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Personal details:

Born 1957

Married, one daughter

Hobbies: swimming, cycling, running, Bruce Springsteen

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