Dr. Johannes Beck

“The future should not be foreseen, but made possible.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

Johannes is a German and European Patent Attorney. The technical fields in which he has particular expertise and in which he primarily works are:

• Automotive engineering, in particular powertrain technology involving fuel cell systems and battery systems
• Sealing technology
• Materials sciences, in particular carbon-based materials
• Life sciences
• Pharmaceuticals, in particular peptide-based active ingredients
• Chemistry

In addition to prosecution and opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trademark Office, Johannes’ areas of focus include:

• Strategic development of patent portfolios
• Development of filing strategies
• Development of IP protection strategies
• Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) and validity opinions
• Utility models

Johannes has more than ten years of experience in generating international patent portfolios and places great emphasis on forward-looking strategic planning of patent applications and IP rights.

After studying Life Science in Konstanz and Bordeaux, he completed his doctorate in chemistry at the Technical University of Munich. This was followed by his training as a Patent Attorney. For three years, he worked as a Corporate Patent Counsel and was involved in the strategic realignment of an industrial company.

“DTS stands for genuine teamwork with great appreciation and mutual support. The positive atmosphere and strong corporate culture are prerequisites for being able to work successfully for clients and their interests.”

Beck, J. G.; Chatterjee, J.; Laufer, B.; Kiran, M. U.; Frank, A. O.; Neubauer, S.; Ovadia, O.; Greenberg, S.; Gilon, C.; Hoffman, A.; Kessler, H.; Intestinal permeability of cyclic peptides: common key backbone motifs identified, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012, 134 (29), 12125–33

Schwefel, D.; Maierhofer, C.; Beck, J. G.; Seeberger, S.; Diederichs, K.; Möller, H. M.; Welte, W.; Wittmann, V.; Structural Basis of Multivalent Binding to Wheat Germ Agglutinin, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2010, 132 (25), 8704–19

Beck, J. G.; Mathieu, D.; Loudet, C.; Buchoux, S.; Dufourc, E. J.; Plant sterols in “rafts”: a better way to regulate membrane thermal shocks, FASEB Journal 2007, 21 (8), 1714–23