We welcome Richard Bonna to our team as Associate. Before joining Thum & Partner, the German patent attorney worked for a patent law firm in Aachen, where he handled patent applications for a leading cellphone provider and assisted in advising several German start-ups on the development of their patent portfolios, among other things.

During his studies of electrical engineering, he worked at the Institute for Analog Integrated Circuits, where he concentrated on Power over-Ethernet applications and motor drivers based on SiC power transistors.

Richard Bonna has a broad technical background, particularly in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and medical engineering and is well-versed in patenting software related inventions. Moreover, he has experience in the fields of mobile communications, aerospace engineering and logistics.

We welcome Anna Laura Höchsmann to our team as a patent engineer. Before joining Thum & Partner, she gained practical experience in research and the industry during her studies of Environmental and Process Engineering by researching aerosols at the Hochschule Heilbronn, evaluating engine durability tests at a leading automotive manufacturer and in the area of energy management for a globally active manufacturer of aluminum products. Subsequently, she worked at a leading manufacturer of aluminum products as Junior Engineer and Trainee.

Anna Laura Höchsmann is seeking admission as German and European Patent Attorney.

We welcome Philip Bonnaire to our team as patent engineer. Before joining Thum & Partner, he focused on the thermoacoustic instabilities of gas turbines under high hydrogen supply for his Ph.D. thesis and worked with industry-leading companies concerning this matter. Philip Bonnaire has profound knowledge in computer-assisted simulation as well as data-driven analysis.

Furthermore, Philip Bonnaire is author of six scientific publications and attended several conferences in Europe and the US as a speaker.

He is seeking admission as German and European Patent Attorney.

We welcome Maximilian Becker to our team as patent engineer.

Before joining Thum & Partner, he worked as battery scientist and project manager at Samsung SDI Europe after finishing his M. Sc. in chemistry and his Ph.D. in material science in Switzerland at the ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology (Empa) in Dübendorf. In his Ph.D., he focused on the topic of lithium-ion batteries. At Samsung SDI Europe, Maximilian Becker gained practical experience in research and development of manufacturing solid-state batteries.

He is seeking admission as German and European Patent Attorney.

Thum & Partner has been recognized in the JUVE Patent UPC ranking 2026 in the category “UPC litigation”. We are delighted to receive such a positive mention.

JUVE Patent describes Thum & Partner as “one of the most established and experienced teams in UPC litigation” and highlights the broad variety of cases before the UPC in which Thum & Partner is involved. You can find our full company profile of the ranking here.

In addition, Bernhard Thum is mentioned as recommended individual (“excellent grasp of the legal and technical issues, commercially minded and practical, wealth of UPC experience, good in oral arguments”).

We would like to thank our clients and colleagues for their great cooperation and their trust and our whole team for their strong performance!