Bastian Best is one of the few German patent attorneys holding a university degree in computer science. This rare combination of skills makes Bastian Best an expert for all questions concerning the patentability of inventions for software, hardware and computer science in general. Apart from this specialization, Bastian Best works on cases relating to mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, medical technology and mobile radio technology/telecommunications.
Bastian Best’s practice as a patent attorney focuses on patent prosecution, infringement and validity analyses as well as opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court.
Besides the classic computer science disciplines (database technologies, computer and network architectures, operating systems, cryptography, etc.), Bastian Best is particularly interested in the “new technologies” (web services, service-oriented architectures (SOA), XML, complex event processing (CEP), cloud computing, etc.). Bastian Best’s clients include a global leading computer manufacturer, one of the major German manufacturers of business software and a leading German company in the computer games industry.
