Dr. Ralph Pennekamp is a specialized IP lawyer and in-house counsel at GEA Group, handling legal matters related to patents, trademarks, licensing, unfair competition, and trade secrets. His work includes advising on disputes, contracts, and company-wide IP initiatives. Before joining GEA, he worked for several years in private practice as a patent litigator. He has been with GEA for over a decade and completed a postgraduate program in IP management at CEIPI (Strasbourg).