Team
PatentPen is developed by a four-person team at the Helmholtz Center Hereon. The Hereon is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers, Germany's largest publicly funded research organization. The members of our team are Anna von Berg, Prof. Dr. Christian Cyron, Prof. Dr. Roland Aydin and Dr. Jonas Eichinger.
Anna von Berg
Anna von Berg
After graduating with a M.Sc. in Physics from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where she received one of the prestigious scholarships of the German National Academic Foundation, Anna von Berg worked in the laser industry before training as a patent attorney with RGTH Patentanwälte PartG mbB in Hamburg. She completed this training by first passing the German patent attorney examination with “fully satisfactory” and subsequently the European patent attorney examination (EQE). Since then, she has worked as a freelance patent attorney and as a scientist at the Helmholtz Center Hereon on the development of artificial intelligence methods for the patent system.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Cyron
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Cyron
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Cyron graduated in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Munich and is currently a full professor at Hamburg University of Technology and Director of the Institute for Materials Systems Modeling at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon. He is a member of the Think Tank of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers, Germany's largest public research organization. In 2024, he was awarded together with two colleagues one of the European Research Council's ERC Synergy Grants. With a volume of €10 million, these are considered one of the highest distinctions for scientists in Europe.
Prof. Dr. Roland Aydin
Prof. Dr. Roland Aydin
Prof. Dr. Roland Aydin graduated as valedictorian in Computer Science from the Technical University of Munich. He has received several prestigious scholarships, including one from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation, and was appointed professor at Hamburg University of Technology and the Helmholtz Center Hereon in 2023. There, he is working on the development of new artificial intelligence methods for engineering. One of his key areas of expertise is Large Language Models (LLMs), which are currently revolutionizing also the patent system.
Dr.-Ing. Jonas Eichinger
Dr.-Ing. Jonas Eichinger
After earning his PhD degree summa cum laude from the Technical University of Munich in the field of computational engineering, Dr. Eichinger started at Apple Ing. first in Munich (Germany) and later in Cupertino (CA, USA). In 2024, he joined the Helmholtz Center Hereon in the field of AI research and software development. His main interest is exploring how large language models (LLMs) can be leveraged to tackle complex challenges in science and technology.