SIEGFRIED SCHIRMER Dipl.-lng. (German Patent Attorney, European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney) studied civil engineering in Leipzig and at Dresden Technical University. He has worked in the field of patents since 1952, including 11 years at the German Patent Office and 14 years in industry. He has worked in all areas of industrial property protection.

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