Dr. Oliver Ladendorf was born in 1970 and studied biology at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich and the Universidad de Concepción, Chile, obtaining his degree in 1998. He received his doctorate in 2003 at the University of Marburg and the Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology for a thesis in the field of fungal molecular biology.

Between 2003 and 2008, Dr. Ladendorf was trained in the field of intellectual property with Vossius & Partner in Munich and subsequently joined Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH. He qualified as European Patent Attorney in 2008 and as German patent attorney and European Trademark and Design Attorney in 2012. He received a Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B.) degree in 2015.

Dr. Ladendorf joined Kraus and Weisert in May 2014 and became a partner in 2015.

He speaks German, English and Spanish.

His main practice areas focus on German and international intellectual property law, patent prosecution and litigation, particularly relating to molecular biology, plant biology, biochemistry, microbiology, and pharmacology. He has further experience as in-house counselor and interim representative in client patent departments.

Dr. Ladendorf likes to spend his free time in the mountains with his wife and children and enjoys playing tennis or skiing.