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Dirk Harmsen

PARTNER, German and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative In his work as a patent attorney he focuses on grant, opposition and nullity proceedings before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court. Dr. Harmsen has extensive experience in compiling validity and freedom-to-operate expert opinions as well as in the area of IP due diligence. Dr. Harmsen's profound expertise is particularly rooted in the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry, pesticides and polymer chemistry, including polymerization catalysts. Dr. Harmsen was involved in a number of patent infringement actions. Especially notable are legal proceedings regarding the pharmaceutical active agents Torasemide, Oxaliplatin, and Methotrexate. He also represented clients in appeal proceedings before the German Federal Court of Justice. His clients are both small and medium-sized companies located in Germany and leading global companies, in particular from the USA, Japan and Israel. With VOSSIUS, he is responsible for organizing and running an annual, two-week training course regarding “European and German Patent Law” which has been held in high esteem in Germany and abroad for more than 25 years. · Vossius & Partner

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Partner at Vossius & Partner, German and European Patent Attorney and UPC Representative focusing on grant, opposition and nullity proceedings before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court. He has extensive experience in validity and freedom-to-operate opinions, IP due diligence and patent infringement litigation, and is responsible for an annual training course on European and German patent law.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsPatent ProsecutionOppositions & AppealsPatent LitigationIP Due Diligence

Office

Germany

Vossius & Partner · PARTNER, German and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative In his work as a patent attorney he focuses on grant, opposition and nullity proceedings before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court. Dr. Harmsen has extensive experience in compiling validity and freedom-to-operate expert opinions as well as in the area of IP due diligence. Dr. Harmsen's profound expertise is particularly rooted in the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry, pesticides and polymer chemistry, including polymerization catalysts. Dr. Harmsen was involved in a number of patent infringement actions. Especially notable are legal proceedings regarding the pharmaceutical active agents Torasemide, Oxaliplatin, and Methotrexate. He also represented clients in appeal proceedings before the German Federal Court of Justice. His clients are both small and medium-sized companies located in Germany and leading global companies, in particular from the USA, Japan and Israel. With VOSSIUS, he is responsible for organizing and running an annual, two-week training course regarding “European and German Patent Law” which has been held in high esteem in Germany and abroad for more than 25 years.

Germany

Expertise

Pharmaceutical ChemistryPesticidesPolymer ChemistryPolymerization CatalystsBioorganometallic ChemistryPatent Enforcement & Appeals (including matters concerning Torasemide, Oxaliplatin and Methotrexate)

Education

  • Studied Chemistry, Westphalian Wilhelms University (Münster)
  • Ph.D. in Bioorganometallic Chemistry, Westphalian Wilhelms University (Münster)

Admissions

  • German Patent Attorney
  • Authorized representative before the European Patent Office (EPO)
  • Authorized representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
  • UPC Representative

Languages

GermanEnglish