Best Lawyers Near You in Munich, Germany for Intellectual Property Law
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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. Dirk Harmsen is a German Patent Attorney based in Munich and a partner at VOSSIUS & PARTNER Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB since 2008. He is an authorized representative before the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). His practice focuses on Intellectual Property Law and Pharmaceuticals Law, advising clients on the protection and enforcement of patent rights in Europe and Germany. Dr. Harmsen works extensively on patent g...
Dr. Hans-Rainer Jaenichen is a German Patent Attorney, a registered European Patent Attorney, and a European Trademark and Design Attorney based in Munich, Germany. He has been a partner at the intellectual property law firm Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB since 1990. His practice focuses on Biotechnology Law and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Attorney services, and Pharmaceuticals Law . Dr. Jaenichen studied biology and earned a Ph.D...
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...
Dr. Johann Pitz is a partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich. He founded and developed the firm’s legal patent department and focuses his practice on Intellectual Property Law and Litigation . His work centers on patent litigation, invalidity actions, and opposition proceedings before German civil courts, the Federal Patent Court, the European Patent Office, and the Federal Supreme Court. Admitted as an attorney-at-law in 1991, Dr. Pitz repre...
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. Jörg Hahn was born in 1973 in Meiningen, Germany. He studied chemistry at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen, focusing on physical chemistry. During his studies, he completed a diploma thesis addressing kinetics in atmospheric chemistry. He later earned his Ph.D. at the University of Göttingen, where his research concentrated on kinetics and combustion chemistry. Following his doctoral work, Dr. Hahn joined the start-up company Microliquids. In this role, he worked wi...
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...
Axel von Walter is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Data Security and Privacy Law, Entertainment Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law and Media Law. Axel, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Axel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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...
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...
Rainer Viktor has been active in Intellectual Property Law and Technology Law since beginning his training at VOSSIUS & PARTNER in Munich in 1995. He was admitted as a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) and European Trademark Attorney in 1998 and as a European Patent Attorney in 1999. In 2000, he became a partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB. Based in Munich, Mr. Viktor advises companies, research institutions, and start-ups on intellectual propert...
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. 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...
Dr. Stefan Müller is a European Patent Attorney and German Patent Attorney at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich, where he has been practicing since 2008. His work focuses on Intellectual Property Law, particularly patent prosecution and contentious proceedings before the European Patent Office. Dr. Müller was admitted as a European Patent Attorney in 2013 and as a German Patent Attorney in 2017. He advises clients on patent matters throughout ...
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