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Martin Hohgardt

German and European Patent Attorney, Partner »I am very curios and always want to understand how inventions and products really work. In this way, I am able to present the best technical and legal arguments on behalf of my clients in examination, validity and infringement proceedings.« Martin Hohgardt’s main areas of practice involve patent prosecution, patent nullity proceedings, opposition proceedings and patent litigation in various technical fields. His technical fields include telecommunications, electrical engineering, special-purpose machinery manufacture, computer-implemented inventions, ciphering systems and medical devices. Martin Hohgardt is responsible for prosecuting patent applications and representing in opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trademark Office on behalf of numerous German and international clients. When representing these clients in patent infringement proceedings before the Regional Courts and in corresponding validity proceedings, Martin Hohgardt cooperates closely with the attorneys-at-law of BARDEHLE PAGENBERG. He heads the firm's Düsseldorf office. · Bardehle Pagenberg

GermanyIntellectual Property, Patent ProsecutionGerman, English

About

Martin Hohgardt is a German and European patent attorney and partner at Bardehle Pagenberg who heads the firm's Düsseldorf office. He focuses on patent prosecution, opposition and nullity proceedings and patent litigation across technical fields including telecommunications, electrical engineering, special-purpose machinery, computer-implemented inventions, ciphering systems and medical devices.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionOppositionsPatent LitigationPatent Invalidity

Office

Expertise

TelecommunicationsElectrical EngineeringSpecial-Purpose MachineryComputer-Implemented InventionsCiphering SystemsMedical Devices

Education

  • Dipl.-Ing. (Electrical Engineering), Technical University of Munich (1992–1998)
  • Legal Studies, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1995–1997)
  • Law for Patent Attorneys, FernUniversität Hagen (1999–2001)

Admissions

  • Admitted to the German Bar of Patent Attorneys (2002)
  • Licensed as a European Patent Attorney (2003)
  • Registered Representative before the Unified Patent Court (2023)

Languages

GermanEnglish