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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 started his training in the field of intellectual property in 1996, and he joined VOSSIUS & PARTNER in 1997. He was admitted to practice as a European Patent Attorney in 2003. Arnold Asmussen became a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) and a European Trademark & Design Attorney in 2005. He has been a partner in the firm since 2007. Arnold Asmussen has extensive knowledge in the field of medical engineering, especially in the field of cardiovascular medicine, neuromo...
Dr. Karl-Ulrich Braun-Dullaeus is a patent attorney and equity partner at Braun-Dullaeus Pannen Emmerling (BDPE) in Dusseldorf, an IP service boutique that specializes in litigation in industrial property protection. Dr. Braun-Dullaeus has more than 20 years of experience as a patent attorney, in which he successfully lead a large number of patent disputes, especially on behalf of large corporations in the field of telecommunications. These attacks on the legal status of the patents filed in ...
Practice Areas Friedrich Emmerling has extensive experience in conducting patent litigation and prosecution, enforcing patents and utility models, offering strategic advice on patent portfolios and representing clients in numerous nullity proceedings and oppositions before the German patent courts and EPO. He also cooperates with law firms in parallel infringement proceedings before the German Regional/Higher Regional Courts. Many of these patent disputes are based on SEPs and concern complex...
Markus Engelhard is active in all fields of life sciences, pharmacology, and biotechnology, having a particular focus on therapeutic biomolecules and pharmaceutically active agents. His clients include start-up companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, multinational corporations, universities, and academic research institutions. He supports them in acquiring and enforcing intellectual property rights, building up patent portfolios, and representing them in opposition, invalidation, and i...
Stephan Gruber specialises on Trademark Law and Competition Law both in litigation and counselling. He conducts patent infringement cases and nullity cases in all technical fields with a focus on electronics and electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry and medical engineering. His daily work includes drafting and negotiating licence and know-how agreements. In addition to his profound experience in litigation in the field of Patent and Trademark Law, Stephan Gruber has an out...
Carl-Richard Haarmann focuses on infringement proceedings in patent and trade mark law, and on trade mark portfolio management. He studied law in Freiburg, Heidelberg, Leuven, and Münster. He spent part of the period of his studies in Canada and South Africa. His dissertation dealt with particular aspects of contract law. Carl-Richard Haarmann has been practising law at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT since 1997. His work as a partner comprises the management of trade mark portfolios of internat...
Andreas Haberl has been working for Preu Bohlig in IP since 2001. He has extensive experience as an attorney in infringement litigation and parallel validity proceedings. In addition, he advises on the drafting of license and R&D agreements as well as on IP-relevant issues of transactions. Andreas Haberl has been recognized by The Legal 500 – Germany (Patents), Chambers – Europe, Managing IP (IP Star) and Wirtschaftswoche – Patents.
Dr. Dirk Harmsen is a German Patent Attorney, authorized representative before the European Patent Office as well as before the EUIPO and has been a partner at VOSSIUS & PARTNER since 2008. In his work as a patent attorney he focuses on grant, opposition and nullity proceedings before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court. Dr. Harmsen has extensive experience in compiling validity and freedom-to-operate expert opinions as we...
Dr. Gerhard Hermann studied physics at the University of Stuttgart and received his Ph.D. as a research fellow sponsored by the German Research Association and the Max Planck Society at the Max Planck Institute of Materials Science in Stuttgart. He did research work at the Nuclear Research Center in Karlsruhe and at the Institute Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France. After his training in the firm of VOSSIUS & PARTNER, he was admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) an...
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. Dorothea Hofer has been with Prüfer & Partner since 1993 and has been a managing partner since 1998. She did her Ph.D. in physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich. After studying physics at LMU Munich, she also worked for Siemens in the area of semiconductor physics. The practice of Dr. Hofer includes the conduct of litigation proceedings such as patent and utility model infringement proceedings before the Regional Courts of Munich, Düsseldorf, Mannhei...
Hannes Jacobsen studied law at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. During his vocational training he lived in the USA, the UK and the PRC. After his admission to the bar in 2011, he started to work at a renowned IP law firm. Hannes Jacobsen is a partner at CBH in Munich since July 2017. He advises in IP law, the focus of his work being in patent litigation as well as antitrust and competition law. Hannes Jacobsen regularly represents clients in patent and utility model litigation as w...
Dr. Hans-Rainer Jaenichen is a German patent attorney, a registered European patent attorney and a European Trademark and Design attorney. He has been a partner in the IP law firm of Vossius & Partner in Munich, Germany since 1990. He studied biology and holds a Ph.D. in molecular immunology. Dr. Jaenichen's activities are primarily in the biotech and pharmaceutical area. He has frequently lectured internationally, has chaired numerous conferences and has authored many publications on bio...
Katharina Mayerbacher is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Munich office and member of the practice group IP/IT/Media. Her field of activity covers broadcasting, press, copyright and competition law as well as data protection law. She specialises in the advising of clients of the entertainment and publishing sector regarding all press and media law related matters. She also focuses on the advising of private television and radio broadcasters, especially as regards regulatory questions and problem...
Dr. Jürgen Meier studied biology and biochemistry at the universities of Freiburg im Breisgau, Sussex (England) and Dundee (Scotland). After completion of his Ph.D. at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, he worked for several years at the Centre de Recherche en Neuroscience of McGill University in Montréal, Canada. He joined VOSSIUS & PARTNER in 1998 and became European Patent Attorney in 2001. He is also admitted to practice as German Patent Attorn...
Axel Oldekop advises and represents innovative technology companies based in Germany and abroad. A focal point of his work is litigation in infringement and validity cases. He appears in all German civil courts and takes part in proceedings before the German and European Patent Offices as well as before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice. Axel Oldekop has vast experience in the technical areas of automotive, communication and production engineering, laser electronics, o...
Dr. Johann Pitz has, as a partner of the firm, established the legal patent department of Vossius&Partner based on many years of litigation experience before civil courts, the Federal Patent Court, the European Patent Office as well as the Federal Supreme Court. He has been attorney-at-law since 1991 and represents German as well as international clients in patent litigation, invalidation and opposition proceedings in specially tailored teams with European Patent Attorneys qualified in al...
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...
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&au...
Konstantin Schallmoser has been working in Preu Bohlig’s Munich office since 2007. He has headed our Paris office since 2016. He conducts patent infringement and nullity proceedings for German, French and international clients. In addition, he advises on all questions of Franco-German legal relations.
Josef Schmidt studied electrical engineering at the University of Paderborn, specializing in communications and data processing, and electronics at the University of Bochum (Ruhr), specializing in communications and high frequency and ultra-high frequency technology. After his studies, he worked in the industry on the research and development of gauging instruments, in particular regarding methods of measuring the thickness of metal layers and plastic films. In 1984 he joined the firm of VOSS...
Dr. Thure Schubert is admitted as an Attorney-at-Law (Rechtsanwalt) in Germany since 1994. He joined VOSSIUS & PARTNER in 1998 and is a partner of the firm since 2005. Dr. Schubert is specialized in counselling national and international companies in the field of Intellectual Property Law. He represents his clients in litigation before all relevant German patent infringement courts as well as in arbitration and other out-of-court disputes. He also teams up with patent attorneys in patent ...
Florian Schwab focuses on trademark, design and unfair competition law. He advises clients on filing strategies, oversees trademark application procedures and manages numerous extensive trademark portfolios. Mr Schwab is involved in combatting piracy, specifically in the context of customs seizures and bringing infringement proceedings in court. Further, he represents trademark owners from a wide range of industries before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, German courts, the Office for...
Dr. Paul Tauchner graduated in chemistry at the University of Munich. He made his Ph.D. at the Institute of Organic Chemistry in 1974. After completing his training in the field of intellectual property protection in the firm of VOSSIUS & PARTNER, he was admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) in 1977, a European Patent Attorney in 1978 and a European Trademark Attorney in 1994. Dr. Tauchner has been a partner in the firm since 1980. He works predominantly on oppos...
Rainer Viktor started his training in the field of Intellectual Property protection at the IP law firm VOSSIUS & PARTNER in Munich in 1995. He was admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) and a European Trademark Attorney in 1998, and as a European Patent Attorney in 1999. Mr. Viktor became a partner in the firm in 2000. Rainer Viktor advises his clients in prosecution of patent applications in the areas of medical devices, health care products, software, bioinforma...
Wolfgang von Meibom joined Vossius & Partner as of counsel in March 2014. He is a firmly established figure in national and international patent law. Prior to joining Vossius & Partner, he served in the law firm of Bird & Bird as Chairman of Bird & Bird Germany and Co-Head of the International IP Group. Wolfgang von Meibom has been involved in many national and international patent disputes and the development of patent strategies in Europe, USA and Asia. In addition, he is al...
Dr. Alexa von Uexküll was born in Hong Kong and brought up in Tokyo and Singapore. She studied inorganic, organic and analytical chemistry, physiology, genetics, microbiology and molecular biology with special emphasis on pharmacology at the University of London. The research for her PhD thesis (Kings College, London) was funded by a case award from Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, where she also gained industrial research experience in the field of central neuropharmacology, including Alzheimer's...
As founder of the firm WBH Wachenhausen, Marc Wachenhausen is recommended for high-level IP disputes on a national and international basis. Marc Wachenhausen is German and European Patent attorney. At the same time he is board member for the patent attorneys’ examination at the Federal Patent Court.In earlier years, he has setup an engineering practice as partner of Bird & Bird LLP and has represented and managed a high number of IP disputes. Marc Wachenhausen has also coordinated s...
Dr. Wallinger is involved in high profile patent litigation since 1983, including hundreds of patent infringement, patent nullity and patent opposition cases, as well as IP arbitration. A considerable number of these cases were finally decided by the German Federal Supreme Court and are still regarded as landmark decisions. These decisions include, inter alia: “Diving Computer” on the patentability of software programs, “Radio Controlled Clock I, II” on international j...
Benjamin Bubendorfer is cofounder and partner of WBH Wachenhausen. During his career, he has frequently represented his clients at the Federal Patent Court and assisted in associated infringement proceedings, both on the side of the patentee and the potential infringer. He has also taken responsibility until final closure of the case by representing clients in hearings at the Federal Court of Justice. Additionally, handling and building patent and trademark portfolios for companies ranging fr...
Thorsten Haslinde is cofounder and partner of the firm. He specializes in opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office and in nullity proceedings before the Federal Patent Court. He is also frequently consulted in infringement proceedings. Additionally, he focuses on drafting and prosecuting national and international patent and design applications as well as on general IP counseling (e.g., portfolio management as well as market entry and prosecution strategies).He has extensive t...
Ju Min Kim, born in South Korea, joined VOSSIUS in 2021. Before joining VOSSIUS, Ju Min was a partner in a renowned patent attorney firm. Since 2011 she works in the field of Intellectual Property and was admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney in 2015. Ju Min advises clients in technically complex and multi-jurisdictional patent infringement and invalidity proceedings and is highly experienced in the field of telecommunication, electronics and computer-r...
Paul Szynka studied law at the University of Passau. His vocational training took place at an automotive company, a major international law firm as well as renowned IP firms in Germany and China. Paul Szynka is a partner at CBH in Munich since 2021. For several years, the focus of his work has been on patent litigation. Aside from various infringement actions, in particular relating to the enforcement of European patents against international competitors in Germany, he regularly acts in nulli...
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