Best Lawyers Near You in Munich, Germany for Intellectual Property Law
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Boris Uphoff is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law and Litigation. Boris, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Boris is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Wolfgang von Meibom joined Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich as Of Counsel in March 2014. His practice focuses on Intellectual Property Law and Litigation, with particular involvement in patent disputes and strategic intellectual property matters for clients operating in international markets. Before joining Vossius & Partner, Wolfgang von Meibom worked at the law firm Bird & Bird, where he served as Chairman of Bird & Bird Germany and Co-He...
Dr. Georg Andreas Rauh is a German attorney at law based in Munich and a partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB . He joined the firm in January 2009 and became a partner in 2014. His practice focuses on Intellectual Property Law and Litigation , with an emphasis on patent disputes for national and international clients. Dr. Rauh advises clients in complex patent disputes before German infringement and nullity courts as well as proceedings before the Europea...
Simone Schäfer , partner of the trademark and design department of VOSSIUS & PARTNER , can look back on an expertise in this field since 1999. The focus of her work is the prosecution and enforcement of trademarks and designs with a strong emphasis on the monetization of IP rights, in particular license agreements, design development and IP purchase contracts. She frequently develops complex custom-tailored IP landscapes and provides her clients with competitive analysis. Simone Sch&...
Erich Fritsche is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Erich, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Erich is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Dr. Gerhard Hermann is a patent attorney based in Munich, Germany, with Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB . His practice focuses on intellectual property law , including patent opposition, revocation, and patent infringement proceedings, as well as matters related to trademark law. Dr. Hermann studied physics at the University of Stuttgart and earned his Ph.D. while serving as a research fellow supported by the German Research Association and the Max Planck Socie...
Silke Freund focuses on the contentious – sometimes cross-border – enforcement of trade marks or the defense against asserted infringement claims of third parties. She also supports clients in their worldwide trade mark portfolio management in the filing, assignment, and licencing of trade marks as well as opposition, appeal, and cancellation proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPTO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Silke Freund ...
Dr. Jürgen Meier is a partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich, where his practice focuses on Intellectual Property Law , particularly in biotechnology and pharmaceutical technologies. He studied biology and biochemistry at the universities of Freiburg im Breisgau, Sussex (England), and Dundee (Scotland). Following the completion of his Ph.D. at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Dr. Meier conducted research for sev...
Founding partner of TCI Rechtsanwälte München Partner at Baker & McKenzie in Munich (2002 – 2007) Associate at Baker & McKenzie in Frankfurt a.M., Dallas/Texas and Munich (1997 – 2002) Dr.jur. University of Regensburg Bar admission 1995 Law clerkship in Regensburg University of Regensburg Law School
Dr. Stefan Fickert (born 1969) is a German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney based in Munich with Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB . His practice focuses on Intellectual Property Law , including patent matters involving complex chemical and scientific technologies. Dr. Fickert studied organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry at the University of Erlangen/Nürnberg and the University of Rennes in France. He completed his diploma thesis in the fie...
Dr Sebastian Heim is partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Munich office and member of the IP/IT/Media practice group where he is in charge of the patent and technology team. He is specialised in intellectual property law and advises national and international clients in patent, design right and unfair competition law matters as well as know-how issues with a particular focus on litigation, strategic IP advisory service, employee invention related matters and technology transfer (R&D cooperations...
Dr. Dorothea Hofer joined Prüfer & Partner in 1993 and has been a managing partner since 1998. After gaining her PhD in physics from the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, she worked for Siemens in the area of semiconductor technology. Dr. Hofer’s practice includes: patent and utility model infringement proceedings before the Regional Courts of Munich, Düsseldorf, Mannheim and Hamburg, and before the competent higher regional courts; opposition proceedings before the ...
Christian W. Appelt is focused on personal counseling of SMEs in Germany and Europe in all aspects of Intellectual Property, especially Patents and Utility Models, and on representing and advising large, internationally active companies, especially from Japan, China, and the US. His technical concentration is on physics, mechanical engineering, electronics, and computer technology (ICT). Besides drafting and prosecuting patent applications, Christian W. Appelt especially concentrates on repre...
Arnold Asmussen is a partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich, where he focuses on Intellectual Property Law with an emphasis on patent matters. He began his professional training in intellectual property in 1996 and joined VOSSIUS & PARTNER in 1997. He qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2003 and became a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) and a European Trademark & Design Attorney in 2005. In 2007, he was admitted to the partners...
Dr. Ricker is one of the founding partners of the law firm WALLINGER RICKER SCHLOTTER TOSTMANN. He is part of the firm's intellectual property practice group in the area of chemistry/pharmaceuticals, which now consists of five partners. Prior to co-founding WALLINGER RICKER SCHLOTTER TOSTMANN, Dr. Ricker was a partner at Jones Day and served, inter alia, as European IP Coordinator. He holds a doctorate in chemistry and was admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney in 1994 and as a Euro...
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