Solid state physics and nanotechnology

All matters of industrial property law, in particular, of patent law, utility model law, trademark law, design law and licencing law.

Representation and assistance in application, acquisition, protection and prosecution of technical property rights, trademark rights and design rights; Applied research in the field of microtechnology, nanotechnology and coating technology.

Current lectures, publications, podcast and the like:

17 December 2024: Mannheim Local Division Delivers Landmark FRAND Decision in Panasonic v. Oppo

12 December 2024: UPC Insights - Podcast, “Equivalent patent infringement at the UPC and beyond" (guest)

10 December 2024: The UPC Blog, “Common General Knowledge at the UPC – Key Lessons from the Paris Central Division"

3 December 2024: The UPC Blog, „Revocation Action before the Paris Central Division – Frontloading, yes, but with common sense"

26 November 2024: The UPC Blog, "Revocation Action before the Paris Central Division – Frontloading, yes, but with common sense"

19 November 2024: The UPC Blog, "The Court of Appeal unlocks the door for Patents locked out by the Helsinki Division"

14 November 2024: epi seminar, "Case law supported by the Boards of Appeal of the EPO", Munich (moderator)

14 November 2024: UPC Insights - Podcast, “Auxiliary Requests at the UPC – the saga continues" (guest)

12 November 2024: The UPC Blog, "The Central Division Paris – Review of all granted claims if attacked and if potential claim amendments are not allowed"

5 November 2024: The UPC Blog, "The Local Division Düsseldorf – Yes, it matters where you put the "characterized in that" clause!"

31 October 2024: UPC Insights - Podcast, “Auxiliary Requests at the UPC" (guest)

29 October 2024: The UPC Blog, "Transparency in UPC Proceedings – Further Guidance from the Central Division Munich"

22 October 2024: The UPC Blog, "Central Division Munich – auxiliary request filed after closure of the written proceedings too late, international jurisdictions to be examined ex officio, parallel German revocation action no reason to stay"

17 October 2024: UPC Insights - Podcast, “The UPC and SEPs – Part II" (preparation)

16 October 2024: The UPC Blog, "The Local Division Düsseldorf on how to defend as a member of a group of alleged infringers"

16 October 2024: epi webinar, "EPO opposition vs. UPC revocation action" (speaker)

11 October 2024: LitCom meeting, "Summary of the case law of the UPC", Munich (speaker)

09 October 2024: epi seminar, "Impact of new case law on procedural aspects of appearl proceedings", Munich (moderator)

09 October 2024: Podcast "INSIGHT epi - A podcast for European patent professionals", "UPC case law - Episode 2"

8 October 2024: The UPC Blog, "UPC Court of Appeal – "Frontloaded" does not mean "Super-Frontloaded""

04 October 2024: “UPC Insights” - Podcast, “The UPC and SEPs – Part I” (preparation only)

01 October 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “Recent Ruling on Interim Measures by the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court – Another Must-read!”

27 September 2024: epi webinar, "Public prior use" (speaker)

26 September 2024: IP Days, "EPO opposition vs. UPC revocation action - How to get a European patent revoked", Munich (speaker)

24 September 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “The Court of Appeal: National and UPC Revocation Proceedings between the Same Parties Cannot Run in Parallel”

19 September 2024: Webinar, UPC Aperitivo, "Conflict between UPC and EPO revocation decisions and resolution thereof"

17 September 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “Munich Local Division – You shall not use boilerplate language when defending dependent claims!”

17 September 2024: Presentation at the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys, "EPO opposition vs. UPC revocation action - How to get a european patent revoked"

13 September 2024: Podcast "INSIGHT epi - A podcast for European patent professionals", "UPC case law - Episode 1"

10 September 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “The Central Division in Munich in how to deal with the most relevant issues of any patent (revocation) case!”

05 September 2024: “UPC Insights” - Podcast, “UPC and UK patent litigation in parallel”

03 September 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “Welcome to the UPC, Romania!”

28 August 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “Clarification and Adjustment at the Court of Appeal of the UPC– Ireland is not (yet) a Contracting State of the UPC”

22 August 2024: “UPC Insights” - Podcast, “Lessons learned from the first substantive decisions of the UPC - claim interpretation, inventive step”

20 August 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “The Nordic-Baltic Regional Division - Expedited UPC Proceedings Following Conclusion of EPO Opposition”

13 August 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “The European Commission's Amicus Curiae Brief: A Reminder for Strict Adherence to Huawei vs. ZTE in SEP Disputes”

08 August 2024: “UPC Insights” - Podcast, “UPC revocation and EPO opposition - part II”

06 August 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “UPC Munich Local Division on Novelty and Inventive Step”

30 July 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “The Central Division Paris on patent amendments and revocation – Defense based on an embodiment (“variant”) of a non-attacked claim admissible!”

25 July 2024: “UPC Insights” - Podcast, “UPC revocation and EPO opposition - part I”

23 July 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “The Central Division in Paris – inadmissible intermediate generalization (yes), application of problem-solution-approach (no)”

16 July 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “Bifurcation at the Unified Patent Court: Mannheim refers the Revocation Counterclaim to the Central Division”

11 July 2024: “UPC Insights” - Podcast, “The hearing of the first case filed at the central division in Paris – a detailed report and analysis”

09 July 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “The Paris Local Division – Infringement, Validity, Scope of Revocation Counterclaim”

02 July 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “The Hague Division of the Unified Patent Court Emphasizes EPO's "Gold Standard" in Added Matter Decision and Finds (Unallowable) Intermediate Generalizations”

27 June 2024: “UPC Insights” - Podcast, “The hearing of the first case filed at the central division in Paris - first impressions”

25 June 2024: „The UPC Blog“, “Report from the 1st case of the Central Division Paris - Insights from the main hearing in an isolated revocation proceedings”

18 June 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "UPC Court of Appeal Allows Request for Additional Written Pleadings"

13 June 2024: “UPC Insights” - Podcast, “The UPC frontloaded”

12 June 2024: "UPC Insights" - Podcast, "Mündliche Verhandlung vor dem Berufungsgericht des UPC"

11 June 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Unified Patent Court Clarifies Opt-Out Criteria"

06 June 2024: e-fellows, online event, “What does the day-to-day work of patent attorneys look like?”

04 June 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "UPC Court of Appeal Decides Against Staying Revocation Proceedings in Light of Pending EPO Opposition"

28 May 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Local Division Mannheim separates proceedings in a multi-party patent dispute"

21 May 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Clarifying the Boundaries of Patent Claims Interpretation: A Closer Look at UPC Court of Appeal’s Latest Decision"

16 May 2024: "UPC Insights" - Podcast, "Die mittelbare Patentverletzung vor dem Einheitlichen Patentgericht (bzw. dem UPC)"

16 May 2024: Webinar, UPC Aperitivo, "UPC - A case study" (speaker)

14 May 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "The Central Division (Paris Seat) on the competence of the UPC – Yes we are competent!"

07 May 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Insights from the UPC Court of Appeal – A Firsthand Experience"

30 April 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Hamburg Local Division Addresses Options for Service in Multinational Infringement Cases"

27 April 2024: epi pre-council  in Sofia, "EPO opposition vs. UPC revocation action" (moderator)

26 April 2024: LitCom meeting, in Sofia, "UPC - A case study" (speaker)

23 April 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Court of Appeal Rules on Language of Proceedings - Considering the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)"

18 April 2024: "UPC Insights" - Podcast, "Strategische Überlegungen zu den beim EPG bzw. UPC anfallenden Kosten"

16 April 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Court of Appeal Delivers Landmark Decision on UPC Document Transparency"

12 April 2024: Lexology, “At a glance: Patent enforcement proceedings in Germany”

12 April 2024: Lexology, “In brief: Patent prosecution in Germany”

09 April 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "The Interim Hearing at the UPC: Insights from the Front Lines"

08 April 2024: BPIP conference in Tel Aviv, "Mock client consultation - Trade secret vs. Patents" (panelist)

08 April 2024: BPIP conference in Tel Aviv, "It's been a year at the UPC - What have your learned?" (panelist)

04 April 2024: "UPC Insights" - Podcast, "'Interim hearing' beim UPC – ein Bericht aus erster Hand"

02 April 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Munich Central Division on late filing issues and cost assessment during the interim procedure"

26 March 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Hamburg Local Division – No Full Panel Review Request for Decision of the Judge Rapporteur on the Competence of the UPC"

21 March 2024: "UPC Insights" - Podcast, "Forum Shopping beim Einheitlichen Patentgericht - was zubeachten ist..."

19 March 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Central Division (Munich Section) Admits Reply to Rejoinder"

12 March 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Local Division Munich – Case Management in practice"

07 March 2024: "UPC Insights" - Podcast, "Besichtigungsverfahren vor dem UPC und nationalen Gerichten"

05 March 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Central Division Paris on Time Extension Requests – Upholding Stringency even in “Exceptional” Circumstances?"

27 February 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Local Division Düsseldorf on Extension of Deadlines (II) – be aware: extensions are only to be granted in (very) exceptional cases"

22 February 2024: "UPC Insights" - Podcast, "Einspruch und parallele Nichtigkeitsklage"

20 February 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Local Division Düsseldorf on Extension of Deadlines (I) – a reasonable approach for a case with a high number of international defendants"

15 February 2024:  “Chambers, patent litigation 2024 Germany - trends and developments”

13 February 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "The President of the Court of First Instance on Language of Proceedings - Considering the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)"

08 February 2024: "UPC Insights" - Podcast, "Der UPC in der Praxis – Hat eigentlich einer an die SMEs gedacht?"

06 February 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "The Standing Judge of the Court of Appeal on a Discretionary Review Request – limits of the power of the Judge Rapporteur "

30 January 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "The Court of Appeal on Applications to Intervene - does a “legal interest” provide a legal interest? "

25 January 2024: "UPC Insights" - Podcast, "Der Opt-out - ein Ausrufezeichen aus dem hohen Norden Europas!"

23 January 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "UPC Munich Local Division: A flexible and practical way of dealing with an expansion of an infringement action to a second patent in case of a limitation proceedings at the EPO "

16 January 2024: „The UPC Blog“, ""About costs in Preliminary injunction proceedings – the UPC’s Local Division in Munich provides clarity. - Good behavior shall pay off!"""

11 January 2024: "UPC Insights" - Podcast, "EP und nationales Patent – 2 UPC Fans sind sich einig!"

09 January 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "Decoding a preliminary injunction order of the UPC’s Local Division in Munich: Jurisdiction, Claim Interpretation, and Implications. Is there a file wrapper estoppel at the UPC?"

02 January 2024: „The UPC Blog“, "The UPC Local Division in Munich finds: Ignoring a court order must hurt!"

19 December 2023: „The UPC Blog“, "Stay of proceedings at the UPC …. Should we wait for the EPO or not?"

12 December 2023: „The UPC Blog“, "Paris Central Division - What is a party and when are two parties identical?"

05 December 2023 : “The UPC Blog“, "The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court … first decision, first conclusions!"

28 November 2023: „The UPC Blog“, "The opt-out from the competence of the UPC (II) … what is an action? "

24 November 2023: „The UPC Blog“, "Let us opt-out because an opt-in is always possible! …is it that convenient…?"