Curriculum Vitae
Petra C. Hoffinger
Postfach 1109
D-91186 Büchenbach
Germany
| Phone: |
+49 / 9171 / 98723 |
| Fax: |
+49 / 9171 / 88162 |
| Native Language: |
German |
| Working Language: |
English |
Areas of Expertise:
Patent- and utility model descriptions and claims (mechanical devices,
renewable resources, food, functional food, feed products, sanitary articles, machines,
toys), IP-right certificates, lists of goods, legal actions regarding IP-rights, contracts,
legal actions, personal documents, (birth, marriage and death certificates, certificates
of no impediment to marriage, letters of admittance, employer's reports, school reports,
wills, divorce decrees, documents for job applications etc.), personal and business
correspondence, catalogues and advertising material, forms, websites and
menus.
Education:
- Realschule, (secondary school for pupils aged 10 to 16, leaving certificate "Mittlere Reife") completed in 1983
- Berufsschule (vocational school that has to be attended parallel to an apprenticeship, i.e. practical training in a
company) completed in 1986
Apprenticeship / Vocational Training:
- Apprenticeship to become an Office Management Assistant (exams of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce passed in 1986)
- Training to become a qualified Bilingual Secretary in the main language English, with special stress on commercial
English (exams of the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Bavaria passed in 1993)
- Training to become a qualified Translator for the English language, with special stress on technical and legal
English (exams of the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Bavaria passed in 1995)
Career:
- Office Management Assistant in the metal- and plastics processing industry (1986 - 1991)
- Bilingual Secretary (English) in the field of electric engineering (1996)
- Translator / Paralegal (English) in the field of Intellectual Property Law (1996 - 2007)
- Freelance Translator since 1996; full-time since June 2007
Work Experience Abroad:
- October - November 1995 practical training period at the law firm of McATEER & Co., Belfast, Northern Ireland
Additional Qualification:
- Officially appointed by and generally sworn in at the Regional Court Nuremberg-Fürth in 1996
Membership:
- Member of the Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer e.V. (Federal Association of Interpreters and
Translators)
Computer Programs:
- Microsoft Windows XP
- Microsoft Office 2000 (including Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Access, Outlook etc.)
- Across (CAT-Tool)
- Abbyy FineReader 9.0
Hobbies:
- Reading, painting, gardening, Nordic Walking, skiing, inline skating
