Dr. Martin Dropmann. Admissions: German Patent Attorney 1996; European Patent Attorney 1997, European Trademark Attorney 1996. Technical Education: Technical University of Aachen, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 1989; Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering 1993; studies in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah, UT, studies in Plastic Engineering and Material Science at the Penn State University, PA and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, N.Y. Professional Activities: Lecturer at University of Applied Science at Cologne. Member: AIPPI, FICPI, GRUR. Languages: German, English. dropmann@grunecker.de