Max Tilmann has been appointed to the Unified Patent Court in June 2023. His technical focus is in mechanical engineering. He has worked as patent attorney since 2002, having been admitted as German Patent attorney in May 2002 and as European Patent Attorney in September 2003.

He currently operates in single practice, having been partner at König Szynka Tilmann von Renesse, Patentanwälte in Düsseldorf, Germany, for almost 20 years.
He also has worked as mechanical engineer in combustion engine development at Audi AG, Neckarsulm, Germany, and GM Powertrain Group, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michgan, USA.

Max Tilmann is managing shareholder of an industrial size PV-energy plant and is trained and acts as qualified energy consultant for residential buildings.