Dr. Axel Hager-Fingerle

Axel Hager-Fingerle studied physics at Ulm University and the University of Oregon (Eugene, USA), specializing in chemistry, economics, and computer science. In 2002, he completed a Master of Science degree at the University of Oregon and received his diploma with distinction from Ulm University in 2004. Following research positions at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen and at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, he received his doctorate from Göttingen University in 2007, awarded with a double summa cum laude. His research contributions on irreversible processes and granular dynamics earned him the dissertation award from the Dr. Berliner – Dr. Ungewitter Foundation and the Heinz Billing Prize from the Max Planck Society.

After three years of legal and practical training at a prestigious Munich-based law firm, Axel Hager-Fingerle was admitted as a German patent attorney in 2011. In the same year, he gained experience in U.S. procedural law at an associated patent law firm in New York. He subsequently qualified as a European Patent Attorney.

Axel Hager-Fingerle protects and defends his clients’ intellectual property rights in patent granting proceedings, as well as opposition, nullity, infringement, and arbitration procedures. His daily practice involves developing sustainable patent strategies through direct and targeted interaction with patent departments and inventors.

Axel Hager-Fingerle has over a decade of experience in technical fields such as 4G and 5G networks, real-time communication, modulation techniques and coding, electrical engineering, and automation. His patent practice also encompasses “Green IT,” battery management systems, driver assistance systems, laser surgery, and quantum annealing, a precursor to quantum computing.

Additionally, he advises clients on securing cutting-edge innovations in generative and agentic AI, where self-learning models generate texts, images, videos, or code and autonomously pursue objectives through security-oriented behavior controls. His expertise covers AI hardware and sustainable computing solutions, including energy-efficient chips and stacking technologies, neuromorphic devices, and adaptive system resources. His practice extends to AI-supported cybersecurity, combining real-time network monitoring, automated defensive measures, and privacy-preserving technologies. Further areas of focus include scalable superconducting qubit architectures, error mitigation protocols, and modular housing solutions for large-scale quantum processors, blockchain, and distributed ledger technologies featuring tamper-proof metadata storage and AI model fact sheets, as well as edge computing and hybrid cloud systems for dynamic workload distribution and mixed-reality validation.

In all these areas, Axel Hager-Fingerle develops tailored intellectual property protection and defense strategies for his clients—always committed to harmonizing technical excellence with economic sustainability.