Bardehle Pagenberg — Germany

Benedikt Dellen

Rechtsanwalt, Vertreter vor dem EPG, Counsel »What drives me is the commitment to understanding my client’s needs, championing their interests and jointly achieving the best possible outcomes.« Benedikt Dellen is a lawyer and a biochemist. His scientific training affords him a unique insight into his clients’ strategic interests. He possesses extensive experience directing complex multi-jurisdictional patent infringement litigations across Europe and the United States. His core practice is patent litigation, particularly in the field of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, aerospace, and the semiconductor industry. Prior to studying law at Humboldt University of Berlin, Benedikt earned a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biochemistry from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. · Intellectual Property

Dominique Dupuis-Latour

Attorney-at-Law (Avocat), Partner BARDEHLE PAGENBERG SAS SPE Dominique Dupuis-Latour's main areas of practice include intellectual property law, particularly patent prosecution, enforcement of IP rights, licensing, auditing of patent portfolios, representation in patent infringement and nullity proceedings before the courts, as well as opposition and appeal proceedings at the European and French Patent Offices. His technical fields of expertise include telecommunications, wireless appliances, software, medical devices, health products, and automotive, aerospace and weapons technology. As a qualified French attorney-at-law, Dominique Dupuis-Latour also has extensive experience in specific French proceedings, particularly in French discovery proceedings ('saisie-contrefaçon'). He frequently cooperates with attorneys abroad and coordinates complex parallel litigation proceedings in various European countries. · Intellectual Property

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. · Intellectual Property

Patrick Daum

German and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative, Partner »Every idea starts with a first stroke. Your idea is a valuable asset which needs protection. To best protect your ideas, you need an experienced team of professionals. I am proud to be a lead member of our team, helping you obtain and enforce IP rights.« As a patent attorney, Patrick Daum is involved in patent prosecution as well as opposition proceedings to attack and defend patents in the areas of wireless communications (mobile communications), electrical engineering, aerospace technologies and mechanics. A further aspect of his work focusses on the enforcement of patents in litigation and nullity proceedings before German courts. Furthermore, Patrick Daum regularly prepares infringement and validity assessments for clients. He brings to the table an extensive technical know-how and research experience acquired at various academic institutions and applies this knowledge in the prosecution and enforcement proceedings in the respective areas of technology. · Intellectual Property

Philipp Bovenkamp

German and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative, Counsel »Each client has their own needs and assets. Sometimes it’s all about defense and protection, sometimes it’s all about offense and market position. But it’s always about strategy. Together with our clients, we form a unique team, finding the best strategy for winning it all and claiming the prize together.« Philipp Bovenkamp handles comprehensive patent prosecution proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office on behalf of our clients. His work further focuses on the analysis of intellectual property rights in the context of infringement and validity opinions and on handling complex patent infringement and invalidity proceedings before national courts and the Unified Patent Court on behalf of our clients. The technical focus of his work for our clients is on telecommunications, data processing and coding, (micro) electronics, medical devices, and mechanics. He acquired the necessary technical knowledge through his years of working for our clients and his studies of physics (fields of focus: medical physics, solid-state physics, and nanotechnology). · Intellectual Property

Sabine Kossak

German and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative, European Trademark and Design Attorney, Counsel »IP is not just a profession – it’s a passion. Guiding clients through the options for protecting their IP and guarding their inventions and designs is like nurturing a seed or a sapling to become a tree.« Sabine Kossak’s practice involves patent prosecution and litigation in the fields of chemistry and material sciences. She has over 20 years of experience in intellectual property rights and an extensive knowledge of chemistry, demonstrating particular strength in technical chemistry and chemical process engineering. She earned her doctorate in polymer chemistry through a cooperative project with BASF Coatings, focusing on continuous polymerization processes. A further focus of her practice is design prosecution before both EUIPO and WIPO, and design litigation. Sabine Kossak is Vice-Chair of the GRUR Expert Committee for Design Law, member of the board of the German national group of AIPPI, the IPO Committee on Design Law, and the Knowledge Exchange Advisory Board of the University of Hamburg. In addition, she is a speaker at various conferences and gives lectures on patent law. · Intellectual Property

Tilman Müller

Attorney-at-Law (Rechtsanwalt), UPC Representative, Partner »Every change offers opportunities. Let us recognize and seize the opportunities of technological innovations and legal developments together.« Dr. Tilman Müller specializes in patent infringement proceedings and parallel invalidity proceedings not only in national courts but also in front of the Unified Patent Court since day one. His work focusses on the representation of patent pools, the enforcement of standard-essential patents, and all related antitrust issues. Tilman is not only familiar with different standardized technologies, including video and audio coding, telecommunications, wireless charging, and lighting, but also has profound knowledge of the economic and legal framework for patent pools and licensing. Tilman Müller became particularly known by representing Access Advance and Via Licensing as well as the patent owners of these two pools in comprehensive infringement and validity proceedings. For many years, he has also been acting for Philips in various technological areas, particularly in complex cross-border and SEP-related disputes. He also represents clients in national and international IP-related arbitration proceedings. Additionally, Tilman Müller has vast experience in drawing up licensing programs and relevant agreements as well as enforcing them, including in arbitration. In this context, he also accompanied and shaped the creation of several international standardization organizations in the lighting industry. Tilman Müller is familiar with various technologies and advises clients from many industry sectors. For example, he advises clients in the areas of electrical engineering, consumer electronics, medical devices, and communications technology, mechanical engineering, lighting, and chemistry. · Intellectual Property

Volkmar Henke

Attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt), Partner »A technical mind, legal precision and creativity, a high-level perspective and persuasiveness: With these qualities I passionately fight for our clients, always keeping a sense of proportion.« Dr. Volkmar Henke is patent litigator and particularly active in the areas of mobile communication, semiconductor technology, circuit design, data compression, particularly video and audio coding, and electrical engineering. He advises large multinationals and SMEs, including patent pools and owners of standard-essential patents, primarily in complex disputes. He also coordinates comprehensive international proceedings which are conducted in parallel in multiple jurisdictions. Volkmar represents clients in patent infringement proceedings as well as in invalidity, opposition, and revocation proceedings before the various infringement courts, the German Federal Patent Court, the German Federal Court of Justice and the (upcoming) Unitary Patent Court. Due to his comprehensive experience in conducting and coordinating cross-border patent litigation, he is a much sought-after partner for clients acting on the international stage, particularly in FRAND and SEP cases. Volkmar is one of the rare German trial lawyers who has both a full technical (master’s in physics) and legal qualification. · Intellectual Property