Our Team
We are a team of proven experts in various areas of law and fields of activity who work hand in hand on a cross-thematic basis for our clients. Each member of our team contributes their individual expertise to the success of our clients and thus to our success.
We represent your matters in the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) and the German courts, as well as in the European Patent Office (EPO), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
Our team
Dr. Dirk Dantz
Founder and owner
Dr. Dantz is very familiar with all aspects of industrial property rights and their enforcement due to his many years of experience in C-level positions in an industrial environment.
Based on this experience, he specialises in providing strategic advice to our clients. This always takes into account the respective business model, the company's situation and the competitive environment, as well as on the basis of an IP strategy tailored to the company's objectives and its implementation.
He is also a recognised expert in the...
Dr. Dirk Dantz
Dr. rer. nat. Dipl.-Min.
European Patent Attorney
Frank Stief
Frank Stief is a patent engineer and qualified mineralogist. After completing his studies at the Leibniz University of Hanover, he worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Mineralogy, specialising in crystallography. There he worked in the field of materials research and developed various materials and substances using a wide range of analysis and synthesis methods, e.g. magnetic resonance, optical spectroscopy, X-ray methods and their evaluation.
He later worked as an editor for a daily newspaper and later as a freelance journalist in the science and technology department...
Frank Stief
Patentingenieur und Dipl. Mineraloge
Mathias Rauter
Mr. Rauter is an extremely experienced litigation lawyer specialising in civil, insolvency and corporate law. His proven expertise includes in particular:
LitigationAdvice and representation of insolvency administratorscivil law insolvency law insolvency avoidance law Company lawClaims against and defence against claims by shareholders and managing directors/board members (e.g. health insurance companies / in insolvency proceedings)Advising GmbH managing directors/board members in crisis and in insolvency proceedingsAdvice/representation of managing directors in the sense...
Mathias Rauter
Lawyer, LL.M. - Co-operation partner
Thilo Dinter
Attorney at Law, Master of International Business Law
Mr. Dinter advises his clients in all areas of intellectual property law such as patent law, trademark law, competition law, utility model law, and design law as well as copyright law, press law and media law. Mr. Dinter also advises on questions of international commercial law.
Mr. Dinter co-operates with DANTZ IP & LAW
Thilo Dinter
Attorney at Law, Master of International Business Law
authorised to represent clients before the European Trade Mark Office
Co-operation partner of DANTZ IP & LAW
Wiebke Mecklenburg
Wiebke Mecklenburg advises and represents companies and founders in particular in all matters relating to intellectual property. As a specialist lawyer for intellectual property law, she specialises in assisting her clients, particularly in the areas of trademark law, competition law, design law, copyright law and contract law. She advises on the comprehensive protection options for business ideas or products already on offer and provides support in securing and safeguarding the corresponding property rights. Ms Mecklenburg has many years of expertise. During her studies and legal...
Wiebke Mecklenburg
Lawyer, specialised lawyer for intellectual property rights - Cooperation partner
Andrea Blazevic
After working in the high-end hotel industry and several years in an internationally active commercial law firm, she trained as a patent paralegal in a renowned and internationally active Berlin IP law firm, where she was subsequently able to further deepen her knowledge in all areas of intellectual property protection.
She joined our team in December 2020.
Main areas of activity:
Office managementSupporting the patent attorneys in all aspects of day-to-day businessIndependent formalities processing and correspondence with the patent and trade mark offices,...
Andrea Blazevic
Patent paralegal, hotel manager
Lisa Schiller
Ms Schiller successfully completed her training as a patent paralegal in 2007 and has since gained valuable experience in various renowned patent law firms. She has continuously expanded and deepened her expertise in this field in order to meet the demanding requirements of intellectual property protection.
She has been part of the dedicated team at our firm since January 2023. Here she provides support in all areas of intellectual property law, which includes the administration and handling of patent applications, trade mark registrations and other legal matters in this field. Her...
