Dr. Elvira Ritz

Technical educational background:

• 1999-2004 (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
  Degree in Physics in relativistic Quantum Field Theory, further fields of studies: applied mathematics, experimental optics, particularly lasers and acoustics
• 2004-2009 (University of Stuttgart, Giessen University) 
  PhD thesis in experimental solid state physics, main fields: semiconductors, microwave engineering, optical und microwave spectroscopy, measurement control and regulation technology, as well as vacuum technology and cryogenics

Legal educational background:

• 2009-2012 (patent law firms in Munich) 
  practical education in German, European and International Intellectual Property Protection focusing on patents and trademarks 
• 2010-2012 (FernUniversität in Hagen) 
  Studies in civil, public and procedural law (German and European) 
• 2012-2013 (German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Federal Patent Court)
  official education in German, European and International Intellectual Property Protection focusing on patents, trademarks and designs