Dr. Krauß studied biology at the Free University of Berlin and obtained his doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin on the genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria. After completing his patent attorney training in Berlin and Munich, he worked in the biotech group of a large US patent law firm in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Before co-founding SKM-IP he was a leading partner in a large patent firm in Munich, Germany for over 20 years.
Since 2008, he has been an Affiliate Instructor of Law and guest lecturer at the University of Washington, School of Law, Seattle, WA, USA. Since 2016, he regularly teaches at the Paris Lodron University in Salzburg, Austria and regularly conducts seminars on patent claim drafting and freedom-to-operate analysis for the reknown FORUM Institute. He is the author of numerous scientific and patent law articles in both German and international journals.
Dr. Krauß is the CEO of the biotech-startup company KBHB GmbH in Salzburg, Austria.
Dr. Jan B. Krauss is one of the five founders of SKM-IP.
Year joined firm: 2023
