Ralf Haft Ralf Haft is a German Patent Attorney. He holds a diploma in forestry with honours in wood technology and wood biology as well as a Bachelor of Science at the University of Göttingen. Further, he holds a Master Degree in commerce from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. In addition he has specialised in environmental science at the university of Lüneburg. During and after his studies, he gained practical experience in forestry and timber industry for several years. Within his activities in intellectual property rights, in addition to trademark law his main areas of technical expertise lie in the field of mechanical engineering, particularly machine tools and construction machines, firearms as well as environmental engineering.