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Jiří Sedlák

expert witness | patent attorney | european patent and trademark attorney

Jiří is the headof the Patents and Utility Models Department. His main job is to communicate with key clients in the field of industry, science and research, and to managethe patent team of patent attorneys, paralegals and assistants. He also prepares patent applications and utility models in the field of engineering. He also prepares expert statements for courts in the field of industrial infringement and valuation.

Education:

  • University of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in Pilsen, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (1986 - Ing.)
  • Czech Industrial Property Office, Industrial Property Education Institute (1991)
  • Schweizerisches Ost-Institut, Schutzdes Geistigen Eigentums,  Bern, Switzerland (1994)
  • VŠE, Institute of property valuation: Valuation of Intangible Assets, Prague (2012)

Working Experience:

  • Motor Jikov a.s. (1986 - 1992)
  • Robert Bosch, spol. s r.o. (1992 - 1993)
  • Ing.Jiří Sedlák, patent office (1993 - 2011)
  • PatentCentrum Sedlák & Partners s.r.o. (2011 - 2023)
  • artpatent (since 2023)

Membership:

  • Chamber of Patent Attorneys of the Czech Republic, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • EPi - European Patent Institute
  • ECTA - European Communities Trade Mark Association
  • FICPI - Fédération internationale des conseils an propriété industrielle
  • ČSVZ - Czech Association of Inventors and Improvers
  • KSZ - Chamber of Forensic Experts of the Czech Republic
  • SZ - Association of Expert Witnesses of the Czech Republic

Languages:

  • English
  • German
  • Russian