Mr. Schlee graduated from the Technical University in Darmstadt, Germany, as a mechanical engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) with emphasis in the field of automotive engineering, machine tools and the mechanics of flight. His German engineering degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Masters Degree in mechanical engineering. While pursuing his college education he worked as a technical designer in the fields of laboratory fittings, machine tools and in the automotive industry.

Mr. Schlee’s many years of experience in intellectual property rights includes domestic and foreign patents, utility models, trademarks and industrial designs. However, he deals mainly with International patent applications (PCT), European patents, German patents and utility models, as well as U.S. patent applications. Mr. Schlee has been involved in representing numerous U.S. clients before various International Authorities for the last 20 years. This specific expertise in combination with knowledge acquired over the years in U.S. Patent Law makes him an expert in understanding the discrepancies and alignments between various Intellectual Property systems.

After working mainly out of the Viering, Jentschura & Partners (VJP) head office in Munich, Germany for 13 years, Mr. Schlee founded VJP’s Los Angles Office in 2000. The VJP Los Angeles office was reconfigured in January of 2007 and became Schlee IP International working in association with VJP. The newly reconfigured firm continues the same quality service to its clients that they have come to expect over the years.