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Christian Mohr
CVO, Equity Partner, Tergau & Walkenhorst Intellectual Property GmbH, Germany

Dr. Christian A. Mohr, born 1979, joined Tergau & Walkehorst Intellectual Property GmbH as managing equity partner and Chief Visionary Officer in October 2023. Christian is a leading IP manager and strategist with more than 18 years of IP leadership experience. After studying biochemistry, molecular biology and law in Heidelberg, he took his PhD at the Max von Pettenkofer Institute for Virology, at the Genecenter of the LMU in Munich. After his education in a boutique patent law firm in Munich, he became German and European Patent Attorney. Through his journey he was able to counsel companies of different sizes and business models and within different industries, among those drug discovery and generic pharma companies, as well as companies in the medical device and chemical industry, from the large corporate to various start-ups. He entered the Electrolux Group in 2016 and was until recently head of patents of the German patent department, as well as leading the global IP team of about 45 people ad interim. His superpower is that Christian is in addition a certified innovation manager (TÜV) and Scrum Master (CSM). His focus is the agile enablement and development of a sustainable and value-oriented patent organization and strategy. Christian has driven the organisational transformation of IP teams into agile IP rocket teams embracing equality and diversity. Application of agile project development methods and mindsets paved the way for cross-functional IP management, an agile IP organization and negotiation teams under his leadership.

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Tergau & Walkenhorst Intellectual Property GmbH

Welcome to TWIP! - Tergau & Walkenhorst Intellectual Property GmbH - the "Agile IP Company!". Always a TWIP ahead! - This is our claim to ourselves and our value proposition. Together with you, we develop the right IP and innovation strategy and support you in turning your innovative ideas into reality. Whether patent application, trademark and design protection, copyright or license and know-how agreements we protect your rights comprehensively and effectively. 🚀We at @TWIP - Tergau & Walkenhorst Intellectual Property GmbH support you in the development of your IP strategy and we continue to develop our services and products for you. 👩‍⚖️👨‍⚖️TWIP - Attorneys: We focus on being your IP experts in any IP matter. We provide high quality and client-centric IP counseling and services for you as our client. 🎓TWIP - Academy: We care about you and share our knowledge. We strive for making you better and support your IP department in developing new ways of work, fresh ideas and leadership. 📈TWIP - Business: We care about your IP problems. Independent of whether you face most complicate IP cases, license negotiations, startup or spin-off setups, your IP strategy, improvement of IP processes, establishing an IP department - we are at your side!

Electrolux AB

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