Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020 
Dr. Alexa von Uexküll is a German Patent Attorney and partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich. Her practice focuses on Intellectual Property Law, advising clients on patent and trademark matters within Germany and across Europe.
Born in Hong Kong and raised in Tokyo and Singapore, Dr. von Uexküll studied inorganic, organic, and analytical chemistry, as well as physiology, genetics, microbiology, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on pharmacology at the University of London. She completed her PhD at King’s College London. Her doctoral research was supported by a case award from Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, where she also gained industrial research experience in central neuropharmacology, including work related to Alzheimer’s disease and opioid tolerance and dependence.
Dr. von Uexküll joined VOSSIUS & PARTNER in 1988. She was admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) in 1991, qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 1992, and became a European Trade Mark Attorney in 1996. She became a partner of the firm in 1993 and has since worked with clients on a wide range of matters involving patents, trademarks, and other aspects of Intellectual Property Law.
In addition to her legal practice, Dr. von Uexküll is the publisher of the dictionary of patent and trademark practice, “Wörterbuch der Patent- und Markenpraxis,” originally conceived by her uncle, Dr. J.-Detlev Baron von Uexküll.
