- European Patent Attorney
- German Patent Attorney
- European Trademark and Design Attorney
- Degree of Dr. rer. nat.: Thesis in field of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Tübingen
- Degree of Diplom-Biochemiker: Thesis in the field of Peptide Chemistry, University of Tübingen
Dr. Ivo Ruttekolk
Position
Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Salary Partner
Languages German, English, Dutch
Location Mannheim
Contact us
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+49 621 42 271-0 ruttekolk@ib-patent.deIvo Ruttekolk is admitted as a European Patent Attorney, as a German Patent Attorney, and as a European Trademark and Design Attorney. Furthermore, he is educated as a biochemist and earned a doctoral degree in pharmaceutical chemistry.
For several years now, his primary practice has been focused on patents in the technical fields of biochemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, biotechnology, organic chemistry, and related areas. He has particular experience with therapeutics, diagnostics, agrochemicals, foodstuffs, consumer goods, assay development, and polymers. Furthermore, Ivo Ruttekolk has also expertise in other industrial property rights such as trademarks, utility models, designs, and employee inventions in Germany.
Prior to specializing in industrial property rights, he worked as a researcher in industry-related projects in the fields of compound and assay development at the University of Tübingen (Germany). In addition to this, he also worked at the Nijmegen Centre of Molecular Life Sciences (The Netherlands) for more than two years. He has authored and coauthored a number of scientific publications and articles in the field of patent law.
Qualifications
Memberships
- epi Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office
- FICPI International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
- Patentanwaltskammer (Chamber of Patent Attorneys)
- GDCh German Chemical Society, divisions “Industrial Property Rights” and “Medicinal Chemistry”
Publications
Various articles in scientific journals including “Chemistry“, “Journal of Biological Chemistry“, “Molecular Pharmaceutics“, “Molecular Immunology“, “Molecular Pharmacology“, “Journal of Proteomics“, “British Journal of Pharmacology“, “Bioconjugate Chemistry“, “Journal of Controlled Release”, “ChemBioChem”
2015
“The Shadow of the ineffectual § 34a PatG – Possible impact of the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in practice”, Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte, No. 10/2015:434-439
2013
“Regarding the Confidentiality of Internet Research”, GRUR, No. 9:897-902
2011
Book chapter in “Cell-Penetrating Peptides – Methods and Protocols”, Editor: Ülo Langel, Humana Press, Springer
Various further publications regarding patenting biological inventions in journals including “BIOspektrum”, “BIO Deutschland Jahrbuch”
IP Newsletters
Speaking Engagements
e. g.
2016
Regarding cost efficacy in patent drafting and prosecution at the TP Conference Center Heidelberg
Areas of expertise
Assays
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Food Chemistry
Microarrays
Organic Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
