Dr. Markus Müller

Profile Summary
Markus Müller is a patent attorney with a wealth of experience in a variety of technological domains. He is a notoriously curious learner, and after working as a patent attorney for over two decades this still is his dream job.
Markus Müller combines deep technical expertise with extensive experience in patent law. He commits to understanding the clients’ needs on both the technical and the business level and giving them the tools that optimally fit their budget and their needs. This makes him a valuable resource for startups, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as large companies – each with their particular set of constraints and objectives

Education and Qualifications
Markus Müller is a Swiss Patent Attorney and qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2002. He holds a Ph.D. and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich.

Professional Experience
Markus Müller has been with Frei Patent Attorneys since 2002. He drafts patent applications in German and English and represents clients in patent grant, opposition, and appeal procedures before the European Patent Office (EPO). He advises clients on patent and licensing matters in German, English, French, and occasionally Dutch.
He represents clients in proceedings before the Swiss Federal Patent Court and is highly experienced in litigation. Since its establishment in 2012, Markus Müller has been a part-time judge at the Swiss Federal Patent Court.
Markus Müller has a strong technical background, having worked in R&D in a number of the technical areas mentioned below.

Technical Background and Areas of Expertise
Computer-implemented inventions, AI-related inventions, image processing, electrical engineering, electronics and power electronics, control engineering, simulation and optimisation, communication and networks, sensors and measurement, mechatronics, robotics, mechanical engineering, manufacturing technologies, medical devices, building technology, life, the universe and everything, sanitary installations, steam and gas turbines, power generation

Memberships
– VESPA (Swiss Federation of private practice patent attorneys in Switzerland)
– VSP (Association of Swiss Patent and Trademark Attorneys)
– SVRH (Swiss Association of Judges in Commercial Matters), board member
– Electoral Committee of epi (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office)
– Special Coach IP for Innosuisse
– IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)