Dr. Eugen Popp, LL.M.
German, English
Mechanics, industrial management and law at the Technical University of Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
PhD in Patent Law
Master of Laws degree from the Open University of Hagen, Germany
German Patent Attorneys Bar Association (till 2013 Member of the Board; till 2009 president), Chartered Institute of British Patent Attorneys UK (CIPA), Bavarian Association of Patent Attorneys (past president), ECTA, FICPI, AIPPI, LES, epi, GRUR (till 2011 Member of the Board), VPP, Federal Patent Attorneys Association, CNIPA (past president), EPLIT (founding member and Vice President), member of the Expert Panel of the Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court
Mechanics, vehicle engineering and engine design, aero engines: physics, thermodynamics, machinery, metallurgy, hydraulic and pneumatic systems
The Best Lawyers in Germany (2025 Edition), Best Lawyers Handelsblatt
JUVE: Recommended Patent Attorney
Chambers Europe - Patent Prosecution Germany: Notable practitioner
Dr. Eugen Popp LL.M. has been working as a German Patent Attorney as well as a European Patent Attorney for more than 40 years, with experience in all fields of intellectual property law, i.e. trademark law, design law, competition law and especially patent law. In recent years, he has increasingly been involved as a consultant and contributing representative in patent infringement matters.
As a long-time Vice President and President of the German Patent Attorneys’ Bar Association and as a co-founder of EPLIT (=European Patent Litigators Association; see : www.eplit.eu), Eugen Popp has international experience, in particular also in the field of the Unified Patent Court Agreement, which will come into force at the beginning of 2023, and in the establishment of which Eugen Popp has been significantly involved from the very beginning, both factually and politically, in cooperation with the European Commission. In this respect, he is an insider and has always kept Meissner Bolte abreast of developments over the years.
Eugen Popp is happy to pass on this wealth of experience to Meissner Bolte's clients, especially when it comes to tailor-made innovation strategies.