Dr. Thomas Heinz Meitinger is a German and European patent attorney. He is the managing director of Meitinger Patentanwalts GmbH, a medium-sized patent law firm based in Munich. After studying electrical engineering in Karlsruhe, he initially worked as a development engineer. Later positions included roles as production manager and technical director in medium-sized companies. Dr. Meitinger regularly publishes scientific articles, writes specialist books on intellectual property law, and gives lectures on patent and trademark law. Dr. Meitinger holds the degrees Dipl.-Ing. (Univ.) and Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. (FH). In addition, he holds the following master’s degrees: LL.M., LL.M., MBA, MBA, M.A., and M.Sc.