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EUROPEAN SOFTWARE PATENTS is operated by European patent practitioners of BARDEHLE PAGENBERG with a passion for patents for software:

Bastian Best

Bastian is a European patent attorney at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG. He specializes in software patents in Europe both from a prosecution and litigation point of view.

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Patrick Heckeler

Patrick is a European patent attorney at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG. He specializes in software patents in Europe both from a prosecution and litigation point of view.

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Maggie Huang

Maggie is a patent engineer at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG. She specializes in software patents in Europe both from a prosecution and litigation point of view.

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