Dr. Philipp Müller qualified as a German Patent Attorney in 2019, as a European Trade Mark and Design Attorney in 2020 and as a European Patent Attorney in 2021. He has wide-ranging technical expertise in the field of micro-optics and in the mass production of microsystems by means of clean room processes, in particular wafer-level-manufacturing.
Before working for Maucher Jenkins, Philipp Müller worked as an R&D engineer and project manager for a supplier to leading international OEMs in the field of optical sensor technology and 3D cameras for mobile devices such as smartphones. In close collaboration with clients worldwide, he worked on the development of new products and their implementation in mass production at sites in Zurich and Singapore.
During his time at university, Philipp Müller completed his doctorate with a distinction in 2012 on optofluidic technology at the Laboratory for Micro-optics at the Department for Microsystems Technology (IMTEK) of University Freiburg and also led a research group working on tunable elastomer optics and novel actuator technologies.
With his academic background, he is keen to exploring new technologies with clients and also regularly consults University startups but also established companies entering new technological fields or willing to cooperate with a startup.
The development of tailor-made strategies for patent filing is therefore a key component of his consultancy work, including finding ways of intelligently circumventing existing patents of competitors and securing the own technical workarounds by patent applications for his clients.
Dr. Müller is also acting as an advocate in opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO) and the German Patent & Trademark Office (GPTO) and has supported clients facing the threat of a possible patent infringement.
Year Joined Firm: 2015
Education/Alumni: PhD in the field of Micro-optical systems
