Dr.rer.nat. Franz Josef Zimmer. Admissions: German Patent Attorney 1993; European Patent Attorney 1995, European Trademark Attorney 1996. Technical Education: University of Tübingen: Diploma in Biochemistry 1985; Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich: Doctorate in Immunogenetics 1989. Member: FICPI, LES, AIPLA, GBM (Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Editorial Board of Biotechnology Law Report (BLR). Languages: German, English, French. Publications: "Protection of Biotechnological Matter under European and German Law", A Handbook for Applicants, Wiley-VCH, 1997; "Are Expressed Sequence Tags Patentable under the European Patent Convention: A Practitioner's View", Biotechnology Law Report, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. zimmer@grunecker.de