Foto von Dr. Dorothea v. Renesse Dorothea v. Renesse (born 1968) studied Biology at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum majoring in biochemistry, immunology, microbiology and environmental analysis. Subsequently she worked at the Institute of Crop Science at the University of Kassel to then join the legal department of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) in Rome.

Dorothea v. Renesse is specialized in the field of life science and chemistry, consulting biotech start-up companies as well as national and international pharmaceutical and chemistry enterprises. She has particular expertise in developing patent portfolios for effective protection of drug inventions and medical products, also including supplementary protection certificates (SPC) and data protection. Her field of expertise covers patent due diligences, in/out licensing of IP and questions of employee invention law, too. Besides patent law in life science and chemistry Dorothea v. Renesse focuses on trademark law, including internet domains. Dorothea v. Renesse is active as author and speaker in matters of life science relating questions of patent law.