With offices in Düsseldorf, Mannheim, Hamburg and Munich, rospatt is present at all locations of UPC's German local chambers; in addition to its European work, the practice also handles national disputes before various authorities such as the DPMA and the Federal Court of Justice. This offering is complemented by expertise in SEPs and advice to pharmaceutical manufacturers, although its client portfolio also includes companies from the telecommunications, electronics and automotive sectors, among others. Cross-border cases are a central focus of Max von Rospatt's practice, whose technical areas of expertise include mechanical engineering and consumer electronics. Henrik Timmann handles infringement, opposition and nullity proceedings and, in addition to German companies, often acts for clients from the US and Asia.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Boutique litigation law firm that is fully committed to every client.'

  • 'André Sabellek is characterized by open and clear communication, even in difficult cases. Dr. Sabellek's suggestions are well thought-out. The client therefore always knows where he stands and can go with the suggestions that suits his goal best.'

  • 'The practice is very experienced and has various specialists. The collaboration is professional and uncomplicated; the long-term continuity of the employees has paid off.'

  • 'Markus Lenßen is now a very experienced lawyer with whom we always enjoy working. He has a brilliant technical understanding.'

  • 'André Sabellek impresses with his precise and careful work; he develops ideas very well in conversations. In addition, he always responds promptly to inquiries and queries, which we really value in our collaboration.'

  • 'Max von Rospatt is a fox who, thanks to his experience, quickly recognizes the right tactics and conducts proceedings confidently. Collegial cooperation helps to achieve excellent results.'

  • 'Incredibly good technical and legal knowledge. Complex topic content was immediately understood and processed correctly.'

  • 'The lawyers at Rospatt work together in an extremely coordinated and extremely efficient manner and thus achieve an exceptional depth of processing and quality of the pleadings.'

Key clients

  • 4Jet
  • Amgen
  • AMO (Johnson & Johnson)
  • BASF
  • Biogen
  • Dorel France
  • Dr. Falk Pharma
  • ETEX (vormals Promat)
  • Eurospital
  • EVVA
  • XSYS (vormals Flint und Xeikon Pre-Press)
  • Frankia-GP
  • Hydac
  • Illumina
  • Innova (Doppelmayr)
  • Johnson & Johnson (einschließlich Janssen Pharmaceuticals)
  • LG Electronics
  • Mauser
  • Mundipharma
  • Neoperl
  • r.d.i. Deutschland
  • Rhodia Chimie (Solvay)
  • Rovema
  • Samsung Electronics
  • Schlüter Systems KG
  • Schneider Electric
  • Siemens
  • Unicorn Mouldings

Work highlights

  • Represented AMO in a ten-patent litigation against Alcon.
  • Representation of rdi Germany in an ongoing patent dispute with US company NOCO regarding jump starter devices.
  • Ongoing support for Samsung Electronics in disputes involving several patents as well as in SEP license negotiations.

Lawyers

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Max von Rospatt, partner of rospatt, works mainly as a trial attorney in the field of patent and utility model law. Based on a large number of cases of international importance, he has an excellent knowledge of international patent law. He regularly works in integrated teams with patent law experts from various countries. Ever since he began his career, he has not only conducted cases in the technical fields which has traditionally been important in patent law, namely mechanics, electronics and mechanical engineering, but has also been involved in numerous trials in the fields of pharmaceuticals, genetic engineering, chemistry and fine chemicals, digital entertainment electronics and medical engineering. Among his clients are internationally renowned pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies, consumer goods producers, suppliers for the automotive industry and manufacturers of electronic components, and also SMEs in the plant construction sector and companies in the packaging industry. He has trial experience from appearances before all the main German patent courts and regularly take part in proceedings before the European Patent Office, the German Patent Office and the Federal Patent Court. Although his work is focused on patent law, he is also involved above all in cases concerning trade mark law, registered design law and the law of unfair competition. Advising on the law of licence agreements also takes up a considerable part of his time. He speaks regularly at national and international events on German patent law.
rospatt
Henrik has worked at rospatt from the outset of his career as a lawyer. His clients are mainly large and mid-sized Asian, US and European companies in the fields of biotechnology, chemistry, computer hardware and software, electronics, manufacturing engineering and machinery, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. The list is not exhaustive. In patent law, Henrik is mainly involved in litigation concerning infringement proceedings. Together with patent attorneys, he also appears in the associated opposition, nullity and cancellation proceedings. The cases for which Henrik has been retained have given him some wide-ranging insights into such technical fields as mobile telecommunications (2G through 5G), wired communications, inorganic and organic chemistry and process engineering, computer technology, analogue and digital audio and video processing, medical engineering, pharmaceuticals, genetic engineering and optics. It is of great help in this regard that Henrik also has a personal interest in technical matters. In the area of trademark law, he is frequently involved at the early stage of deciding on and developing marks. He represents clients before the civil courts, including the European Court of Justice, as well as also before the national and international offices. Other major fields of activity include design law and the law of unfair competition, especially in sectors involving technical aspects. He has particular experience in the field of internet advertisement and marketing, including the relevant anti-trust aspects, such as fighting obstacles to internet trading. Aside from litigation, his most important activities involve license agreements and the remuneration of employee inventions. During his career as a lawyer, Henrik has been involved in numerous cases of interest not only to lawyers, but also to the general public. These have often been the subject of reports in specialist journals and other media. Furthermore, Henrik is joint editor and co-author of «Handbuch des Patentrechts» (Patent Law Handbook), 2nd edition 2020, C.H. Beck-Verlag, as well as «Patent Law – A Handbook», 1st edition 2014, C.H. Beck, Hart, Nomos. Henrik also lectures on patent law and other aspects of IP law.

Other key lawyers

Thomas Musmann, Henrik Timmann, Rüdiger Pansch, Max von Rospatt, Hetti Hilge, Markus Lenßen, André Sabellek