I am an IP partner in our Munich office and Co-Head of the IP Practice group of Bird & Bird. I have obtained extensive experience in leading and handling multi-jurisdictional patent disputes over the years and decades. I represent national and international clients both on the offensive and the defensive side. I am also a UPC representative.
I appear before the UPC, all German patent infringement courts, the Federal Patent Court in Munich and the European Patent Office (EPO). I have particular expertise in coordinating international patent disputes in multiple countries and before the UPC, both for plaintiffs and defendants.
Over the years I have been involved in several high-profile cases. My areas of expertise include life sciences, consumer electronics, mobile communications, SEP and FRAND, automotive and nano-technology. I have represented leading companies from the US, Japan and Europe in these industries.
Moreover, I represent clients in oppositions and nullity proceedings before the EPO, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Supreme Court. Furthermore, I am listed as a WIPO arbitrator.
Besides advising clients in all other IP matters, particularly in trademarks, unfair competition law and design rights, I also have experience in assisting and representing clients in ICC arbitration proceedings and evidence proceedings under the Hague Convention (mostly in connection with the US litigation).
I have been publishing articles in legal magazines and I also act as a conference speaker at international conferences, such as the Fordham IP conference, IPO, FCBA Global Series and other business conferences.
Recent Awards:
"Top Lawyer" in the field of Patent Litigation 2025, Wirtschaftswoche
"Patent Litigator of the Year 2025: Medical Devices", LMG Awards