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Kai Rüting

PARTNER, Rechtsanwalt (Attorney-at-Law), UPC Representative He specializes in national and cross-border patent litigation. Kai has comprehensive litigation experience, in particular in the areas of standard-related patents, electronics, medical technology, chemistry and life sciences. He also has broad experience advising international clients on strategies relating to enforcement of IP rights in Europe. Kai publishes regularly and lectures on current issues of patent and procedural law. He is inter alia co-author of the widely acclaimed "Cepl/Voß, Prozesskommentar zum Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz" (commentary on German procedural law in IP), 3nd edition published in 2022. Kai is recommended in Chambers Global 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 "Germany – Intellectual Property" as "Foreign Expert for USA". Managing IP describes him in Patent Editorial 2018 as "brilliant litigator whose solutions are all very well-considered". According to JUVE, Kai is "technically competent and success-oriented" (Patent Litigation 2018), “highly professional” with “excellent expertise” (Patent Litigation 2019), “well thought-out and structured” (Patent Litigation 2020) as well as “experienced, pragmatic, good” (Patent Litigation 2021/2022). He is also named as being among the world’s leading patent lawyers (Who’s Who Legal: Patents 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), leading figures in the IP field (Who is Who Legal IP 2022) and being among the highest-ranked lawyers (Who is Who Legal: Germany 2024). Who’s Who Legal recommends him also for the categories Life Sciences (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), IP (2021, 2023), Patent Litigation (2022, 2023, 2024) and “Thought Leaders Germany” (2021, 2022). IAM Patent Ranking ranks him in the category “infringement” (2020) and is listed in IAM Strategy 300 (2019, 2020, 2021) as being among “The World’s Leading IP Strategists”. Furthermore, Kai is listed in the IAM Patent 1000 Ranking (category “Individuals – Infringement”) and is quoted as “very thorough and practical in his approach”. Kai has been selected by Best Lawyers in Germany for Intellectual Property Law (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). Legal 500 recommends him in the sectors Electronics, Medical Devices and Life Sciences. · Vossius & Partner

GermanyPatent Litigation, Intellectual Property

About

Partner and Rechtsanwalt at Vossius & Partner and UPC Representative, specialising in national and cross-border patent litigation across standard-related patents, electronics, medical devices, chemistry and life sciences. He advises international clients on IP enforcement strategies in Europe, regularly publishes and lectures on patent and procedural law, and is co-author of a leading commentary on German IP procedure.

Practice areas

Patent LitigationIntellectual PropertyArbitrationLicensingLife SciencesElectronicsMedical DevicesChemistry

Office

Germany

Vossius & Partner · PARTNER, Rechtsanwalt (Attorney-at-Law), UPC Representative He specializes in national and cross-border patent litigation. Kai has comprehensive litigation experience, in particular in the areas of standard-related patents, electronics, medical technology, chemistry and life sciences. He also has broad experience advising international clients on strategies relating to enforcement of IP rights in Europe. Kai publishes regularly and lectures on current issues of patent and procedural law. He is inter alia co-author of the widely acclaimed "Cepl/Voß, Prozesskommentar zum Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz" (commentary on German procedural law in IP), 3nd edition published in 2022. Kai is recommended in Chambers Global 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 "Germany – Intellectual Property" as "Foreign Expert for USA". Managing IP describes him in Patent Editorial 2018 as "brilliant litigator whose solutions are all very well-considered". According to JUVE, Kai is "technically competent and success-oriented" (Patent Litigation 2018), “highly professional” with “excellent expertise” (Patent Litigation 2019), “well thought-out and structured” (Patent Litigation 2020) as well as “experienced, pragmatic, good” (Patent Litigation 2021/2022). He is also named as being among the world’s leading patent lawyers (Who’s Who Legal: Patents 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), leading figures in the IP field (Who is Who Legal IP 2022) and being among the highest-ranked lawyers (Who is Who Legal: Germany 2024). Who’s Who Legal recommends him also for the categories Life Sciences (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), IP (2021, 2023), Patent Litigation (2022, 2023, 2024) and “Thought Leaders Germany” (2021, 2022). IAM Patent Ranking ranks him in the category “infringement” (2020) and is listed in IAM Strategy 300 (2019, 2020, 2021) as being among “The World’s Leading IP Strategists”. Furthermore, Kai is listed in the IAM Patent 1000 Ranking (category “Individuals – Infringement”) and is quoted as “very thorough and practical in his approach”. Kai has been selected by Best Lawyers in Germany for Intellectual Property Law (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). Legal 500 recommends him in the sectors Electronics, Medical Devices and Life Sciences.

Germany

Expertise

Standard-Essential PatentsPatent Enforcement in EuropeElectronicsMedical Devices & TechnologyChemistryLife SciencesTechnology-Related ArbitrationLicensing

Education

  • Two German legal state exams (Augsburg and Munich), 2002 and 2004
  • LL.M., Intellectual Property, Boston University, 2005
  • Ph.D. (research on validity of restrictions in software contracts under German and U.S. patent and copyright law)

Admissions

  • Rechtsanwalt (Germany), admitted 2005
  • UPC Representative