Dr. Andreas Kayser. Admissions: German Patent Attorney, European Trademark Attorney 1999, European Patent Attorney 2001. Areas of Practice: Image Processing and Compression technologies, Communication technologies, Computer Science. Technical Background: Technical University Munich, Diploma in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 1991, Technical University Munich, Doctorate in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 1996; Studies on Image Compression and Image Processing Technologies at the Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT) Munich 1991 to 1995. Legal Background: Legal Studies at the FernUniversität Hagen; Internship at the German Patent and Trademark Office and at the Federal German Patent Court. Memberships: GRUR, AIPPI, FICPI, Motion Picture and Television Society (FKTG). Languages: German, English, French. kayser@grunecker.de