Dr.-Ing. Patrick P. Erk, M. S. (MIT). Admissions: German Patent Attorney, European Trademark Attorney 2000, European Patent Attorney 2001. Technical Background: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics; Technical University of Berlin, Diploma summa cum laude in Engineering Sciences; Stanford University, Visiting Engineer; Technical University of Berlin, Doctorate summa cum laude in Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics; Publications and conference proceedings in the area of digital signal processing, experimental fluid dynamics and acoustics. Legal Background: Legal Studies at the FernUniversität Hagen; Internship at the German Patent Office and at the German Federal Patent Court; Internship with the law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Arlington, VA. Memberships: GRUR, AIPPI, FICPI, German Engineering Society, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes. Languages: German, English, French. erk@grunecker.de