Volkmar Henke

Intellectual Property / Patent Litigation

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.

2005

Admission to the bar and Ph.D. from the University of Freiburg (summa cum laude)

1998 - 2005

Studies of Law in Hamburg with a focus on civil procedural law, intellectual property law, and patent law

1987 - 1994

Studies of Physics and Philosophy in Hamburg and Paris (Université de Paris XI) with a focus on high energy physics and cosmic radiation, master’s degree (Dipl. Phys.) in 1994