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About the editors
EUROPEAN SOFTWARE PATENTS is operated by European patent practitioners of BARDEHLE PAGENBERG with a passion for patents for software:
Bastian is a European patent attorney and a partner at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG. He specializes in software patents in Europe both from a prosecution and litigation point of view.
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.
Maggie is a patent engineer at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG. She specializes in software patents in Europe both from a prosecution and litigation point of view.