Dr. Thomas J. Kreutz

Profile Summary
Thomas Kreutz is a European and Swiss patent attorney and has more than 20 years of professional experience in the field of intellectual property. He has been active in a wide range of technical fields and therefore comes with an extensive, in-depth technical expertise. He gladly shares this knowledge with our clients, as well as his extensive know-how in the patent systems worldwide (especially Europe, USA and Asia).
He is enthusiastic and appreciates the opportunity to work with creative, innovative people at the interface of technology, business and law, and to constantly deal with innovations of various kinds. Thomas Kreutz enjoys providing our clients with individually tailored, comprehensive advice in the field of intellectual property and in fighting for and enforcing their IP rights. In doing so, he always maintains his keen sense of international and intercultural communication.

Education and Qualifications
Thomas Kreutz has worked as a patent attorney since 2001. He holds a university diploma in physics and prepared his thesis in Germany and in the USA in cooperation with the Oak Ridge National Lab. He completed his doctorate at the University of Zurich in the field of solid state and surface physics.

Professional Experience
Thomas Kreutz has been working for Frei Patent Attorneys since 2011. He advises our clients on all legal aspects of patents and designs (drafting applications in German and English, representing clients before the relevant authorities in patent grant, opposition and appeal proceedings as well as advising on licensing matters).
Thomas Kreutz completed his training as a patent attorney in the patent department of a large multinational corporation. Prior to that, he worked as a development engineer and project manager in the R & D department of a relatively large medium-sized company.

Technical Background and Areas of Expertise
Sensors and measuring instruments, in particular water analysis, cold chain monitoring, fiber optic sensors, ultrasonic sensors, optical sensors, 3D sensors, Hall sensors; semiconductor light sources, digital imaging, signal processing, image processing, audio processing, manufacturing technologies, in particular wafer-level manufacturing, micro-optics, electronic packaging, plasmonic micro-components, opto-electronic packaging, food and pharmaceutical packaging, closures, injection molding, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), surface analysis, thin-film coatings, solar cells, electrical engineering, circuit breakers, mechanical engineering, in particular metal forming machines, cold rolling; lighting systems, beverage machines, irrigation systems, medical devices, mechanical safety keys

Memberships
– VESPA (Swiss Association of private practice patent attorneys)
– epi (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office)
– VSP (Association of Swiss Patent and Trademark Attorneys)
– FICPI (International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys)
– DPG (German Physical Society)