Piening, Dr. Niklas
Jones Day
Prinzregentenstr. 11
80538 Munich, Federal Republic of Germany
Phone: 49.89.20.60.42.200 (Business Phone)
Fax: 49.89.20.60.42.293 (Business Fax)
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Current Employment Position(s)
Associate
Languages
- English
- German
Lawyer Overview
Dr. Niklas Piening works on patent prosecution, opposition and appeal proceedings, patent invalidation, and patent litigation. His technical experience is in life sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. Niklas has worked in the field of intellectual property since 2006, and he was admitted as a German patent attorney in 2009.
Niklas's undergraduate studies were concentrated in the areas of genetics, cell biology, and virology; and his diploma thesis was focused on the field of applied plant molecular biology. Niklas obtained his Ph.D. in human genetics and prion research under Professor Dr. Hans Kretzschmar at the Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research in Munich in 2006. He later held a postdoctoral research position at the Technical University in Munich with Professor Dr. Bertold Hock's group in recombinant antibody technology. Niklas has authored and coauthored several peer-reviewed publications.
Prior to joining Jones Day, Niklas worked for Frohwitter, which is an intellectual property boutique firm in Munich.
Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Patent Prosecution
- Biotechnology
- Life Sciences
- Pharmaceuticals
West Practice Categories
Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks
Qualifications
Education
- Albert-Ludwigs-Univ Freiberg
- Ludwig-Maximilians U - Germany
Articles
Published Works
- Photo-induced crosslinking of prion protein oligomers and prions, Amyloid. 2006 Jun;13(2):67-77
- Generation of genuine prion infectivity by serial PMCA, Vet Microbiol. 2007 Aug 31;123(4):346-57, 2007
- Cell-free formation of misfolded prion protein with authentic prion infectivity, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Oct 24;103(43):15818-23, 2006
- Conversion efficiency of bank vole prion protein in vitro is determined by residues 155 and 170, but does not correlate with the high susceptibility of bank voles to sheep scrapie in vivo, J Biol Chem. 2006 Apr 7;281(14):9373-84, 2006
- Breakage of PrP aggregates is essential for efficient autocatalytic propagation of misfolded prion protein, Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Jan 14;326(2):339-43, 2005
Office Information
Address
Prinzregentenstr. 11
80538 Munich, Federal Republic of Germany
Phones
49.89.20.60.42.200 (Business Phone)
Faxes
49.89.20.60.42.293 (Business Fax)
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