Jost Wacker

CEO, German Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC, Graduate Engineer

Jost Wacker has been practicing as a Patent Attorney in Pforzheim since 2008 and, as CEO since October 2026, has been overseeing the Keller Schneider Office there in all areas of Industrial Property Law. His practice focuses on representing Trademarks, patent, and design applications at all stages of the proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich, as well as before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. In addition, he represents clients in proceedings before the Federal Patent Court and the Unified Patent Court (UPCC).

Special fields:

  • General mechanical and tool engineering
  • Manufacturing technology
  • Process engineering
  • Control and radio technology
  • Medical Technology
  • Food processing
  • Civil and structural engineering
  • Hydraulic engineering structures
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Metallurgy
  • Jewellery manufacturing
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Thanks to his many years of experience both in industry and as a freelance Patent Attorney, Jost Wacker offers you specialized expertise regarding the internal handling of technical inventions and new creations in Trademarks and design fields, as well as regarding the exchange of information necessary for the timely application and maintenance of appropriate IP Rights.

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2026 CEO of KS PF Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
2018 Reestablishment of the Jost Wacker Patent and Trademark Law Firm
2010 Admission as representative before the European Patent Office (European Patent Attorney)
2008 Partner at the firm Frank Wacker Schön Patent Attorneys in Pforzheim
2007 Admission as German Patent Attorney, European Design and Trademark Attorney
2002 Worked as a patent attorney in the patent department of a renowned international machine tool manufacturer in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
2001 Patent Attorney training at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court
2001 Degree in Law for Patent Attorneys at the University of Hagen
1999 Patent Attorney Trainee at a Renowned Patent Law Firm in Frankfurt am Main
1998 Engineering work at an engineering firm near Göttingen
1997 Graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the University of Kaiserslautern

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Pforzheim Office

The “City of Gold,” located on the edge of the Black Forest, is known for its historic jewelry and watchmaking industry, from which many modern companies in the fields of metalworking and precision engineering have emerged. In addition, Pforzheim is strategically located at the interface between the two economic centers of Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, as well as the Northern Black Forest region, which is home to many internationally active companies and a traditionally strong small and medium-sized business sector.

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