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Düsseldorf
+49 211 600 55-379 +491743246282 +49 211 600 55-050 i.sommer-zhang@heuking.de
Languages
German, English, Chinese
Practice groups/Expertise
Consulting focuses
- Electrical engineering
- Computer-implemented inventions
- Software
- Artificial Intelligence
- Distributed ledger technology, Blockchain
- Medical technology
- Unified Patent Court
Vita
- Admitted as European Patent Attorney (EPA) since 2021
- Education and former activities
- FARAGO Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte 2018 - 2021
- Jostarndt Patentanwalts-AG 2016 - 2018
- Master of Science - Electrical Engineering, Micro- and Nanotechnologies at RWTH Aachen and UC Davis 2013 - 2016
- Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Engineering at RWTH Aachen 2008 - 2013
Affiliations
- women in ip e.V.
- epi (Institute for European Patent Attorneys)
- VPP (Association of Intellectual Property Experts)
Isabella Sommer-Zhang's Distinctions
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Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2024
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Best Lawyers 2025
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Leaders League 2023
Publications
2022
Ukraine is an EU candidate: Will we soon be able to submit patent applications for Ukraine to the European Patent Office?
Update IP, Media & Technology Nr. 76,
together with Dr. Anton HornLectures
2023
Patentschutz von KI-Tools - in der Praxis
Osnabrücker Patenttage 2023, May 26, 2023
Rechtliche Aspekte von KI: von Datenschutz über Haftung, und Patentierbarkeit und Urheberrecht
eco Akademie – Verband der Internetwirtschaft, May 16, 2023
Künstliche Intelligenz: Technik, Patentierbarkeit und Regulierungen
Arbeitskreis EDV und Recht Köln e.V., February 8, 2023