Maria Larrode
About Maria Larrode
Maria Larrode is a Patent Examiner at the European Patent Office, where she has worked since 2010. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the Technical University of Eindhoven and has previous experience as a telecommunications systems engineer at Siemens and a scientific innovator at TNO.
Work at European Patent Office
Maria Larrode has been employed as a Patent Examiner at the European Patent Office since 2010. Over her 14 years in this role, she has engaged in the examination of patent applications, ensuring compliance with legal and technical standards. Her experience contributes to the efficient processing of patents within the European patent system.
Education and Expertise
Maria Larrode holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree, which she earned from the Technical University of Eindhoven from 2004 to 2008. Prior to this, she completed her Master of Science at the Universidad de Zaragoza between 1995 and 2000. Additionally, she briefly studied at the Technical University of Munich in 2000. Her academic background provides her with a strong foundation in industrial design and related fields.
Previous Employment Experience
Before joining the European Patent Office, Maria Larrode worked as a Scientific Innovator in Access Network Technologies at TNO from 2008 to 2010. She also served as a Telecommunication Systems Engineer at Siemens from 2000 to 2004. These roles allowed her to develop expertise in telecommunications and network technologies.