Stephan Birtel studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University and NTNU in Trondheim, Norway. He specialised in general mechanical engineering with a focus on medical technology and completed his Master’s degree in 2014 with a thesis at the Institute of Applied Medical Engineering in the Cardiovascular Engineering (CVE) research group at RWTH Aachen University.

After graduating, he began training as a patent attorney at the Düsseldorf law firm Cohausz & Florack. He also spent time at the Düsseldorf District Court (Landgericht Düsseldorf), the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) and the Federal Patent Court in Munich.

Since 2019, he has practised as a German patent attorney at Bauer Vorberg Kayser. He is also admitted as a European trademark and design attorney before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and as a representative before the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) of the EU.

Stephan’s main areas of expertise are general mechanical engineering and vehicle and mobility technology, building and door systems, and medical technology. He advises national and international clients on all aspects of intellectual property law, with a particular focus on patent law, from filing and defending patents to enforcing technical intellectual property rights.

Stephan Birtel is fluent in German, English and Spanish. Sports have always played an important role in his life, whether it was playing football, coaching, skiing or playing padel tennis. Today, he enjoys playing sports with his young children.