DIETER LAUDIEN Dipl.-Chem., (German Patent Attorney, European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney) studied chemistry at the University of Frankfurt. From 1967 to 1980 he worked at the Intellectual Property Department of ENKA AG (AKZO), thereafter at the Patent Division of Boehringer Ingelheim, which he headed from 1981 to 2002. During this time he was member or chairman of IP committees of industry, chemical and pharmaceutical associations. He is particularly involved in the fields of patenting and licensing pharmaceuticals.

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