Gary Evans
Dr.-Ing., Dipl.-Ing.
Admissions:
- German Patent Attorney
- European Trademark Attorney
- European Design Attorney
Dr. Evans is authorized to represent clients before the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO), the German Federal Patent Court (FPC), as well as the European Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM).
Practice Areas:
Dr. Evans has been active in the field of intellectual property since he joined df-mp in 2006.
As a patent attorney, Dr. Evans is a member of the firms’ strong practice in the electrical and mechanical arts. His practice focuses on drafting and prosecution of patent applications, opposition and nullity proceedings, in particular in the areas of fluid dynamics, aeronautics and astronautics, machine tools, automotive technology as well as software engineering. A further aspect of his practice is the preparation of patent infringement and validity opinions in the course of freedom-to-operate analyses and due diligence projects.
Dr. Evans is also a member of the firm’s trademark and design practice. Thus, his practice also involves the prosecution and opposition of European and German trademarks and designs as well as their enforcement and defence.
Education and Professional Experience:
1988 – 1994
Studies of Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich (Specialization in aeronautics and astronautics)
2004
Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich (his dissertation related to the field of numerical simulation of turbulent flows)
1995 – 2002
Scientific researcher at the Technical University of Munich (conducted projects on technical problems in automotive and aviation construction
caused by turbulent flows)
2003 – 2005
Self-employed consultant, mainly for Bayer AG, for organisation and administration of multidimensional databases
2006 – 2009
Patent attorney candidate at the patent law firm Dörries, Frank-Molnia & Pohlman (df-mp), trainee at the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court and the District Court Munich
Since 2009
German patent attorney at df-mp
Association Membership:
- DGLR: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik
