Education
University of Munich, 1946-1949, First Legal Examination. University of Chicago, 1950, Post Graduate Study Comparative Law. University of Munich, 1952, Doctor of Laws.
Bavarian Ministry of Justice, 1953, Second Legal Examination. Spoken languages: German, English, French, Spanish.
Career
Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization(s) since 1974. Director, Indl Property Division, World Intellectual Property Organization, 1973-1974. Head, Indl Property Division, World Intellectual Property Organization, 1966-1973.
Director, Legal Department, German Patent Office, Munich, 1963-1966. Head, Patent Section(s), Legal Assistant, Patent Section(s), Federal Ministry of Justice, Bonn, 1956-1963. Legal Assistant, German Patent Office, 5356.
Assistant State Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney General, Munich, 1953.