Experience

Trusted Technology Network (TTN)

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intellectual Property Consultant

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Intellectual Property Consulting Intellectual Property Consulting


PatentMind LLC
• Greece
• Law Practice
• Founder and managing director

  • Jan 2020 - Present


PatentMind Netherlands BV

• Legal Services

• PatentMind Netherlands BV, founder and managing director

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Intellectual Property consulting and training focussing on Information and Communication Technology, in particular software and artificial intelligence patenting at the European Patent Office Intellectual Property consulting and training focussing on Information and Communication Technology, in particular software and artificial intelligence patenting at the European Patent Office



Anthology Ventures

• Bulgaria
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• intellectual property advisor

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  advising and supporting start-ups on intellectual property matters advising and supporting start-ups on intellectual property matters


Maastricht University, Washington University St Louis, University of Crete
• Guest Lecturer, European Patent Law

  • Nov 2009 - Present


Intellectual Property Commission

• South Africa
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Chamber of Commerce

  • Oct 2020 - May 2021

  advising the Commission on matters concerning intellectual property aspects of emerging technologies, in particular artificial intelligence advising the Commission on matters concerning intellectual property aspects of emerging technologies, in particular artificial intelligence



European Patent Office

• Germany
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Patent Granting Process

  • Jan 2017 - Nov 2019

  - managing operations regarding patenting practice in software-related inventions, in particular artificial intelligence inventions and drafting of the corresponding guidelines- managing international projects (comparative studies amongst major patent offices regarding software-related inventions patenting practice)- managing the quality of the patent graning and opposition process in the ICT sector

• Director Patent Granting Process

  • Jun 2002 - Dec 2016

  heading a directorate of patent examiners in software technology, expert in patent protection for software inventions and artificial intelligence inventions, expert in examination quality matters

• Patent Examiner

  • Oct 1989 - May 2002


Deutsche BP AG
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Systems Consultant

  • Jan 1984 - Sep 1989

Hellenic Air Force Headquarters
• Computer programmer and analyst

  • Oct 1977 - Sep 1980