Arnold Asmussen > Vossius & Partner > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Vossius & Partner
SIEBERTSTRASSE 3
81675 MÜNCHEN
Germany
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Work Department

Physics, Engineering & IT

Position

PARTNER, Patentanwalt, European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative

Arnold Asmussen has extensive knowledge in the field of medical engineering, especially in the field of cardiovascular medicine, neuromodulation and endoscopy, automotive engineering, painting, logistics and consumer goods. He is experienced in prosecution of patent applications. In addition, Arnold Asmussen is versed in the field of utility models.

In addition to granting procedures Arnold Asmussen supervises numerous opposition and nullity proceedings in patent matters, utility model cancellation proceedings and related infringement proceedings. He has successfully represented clients in international arbitration under the WIPO Arbitration Rules.

Arnold Asmussen represents his clients before the European Patent Office (EPO), the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), the German Federal Patent Court (FPC), before the District Courts (LG) and higher regional courts (Court of Appeal) and the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH).

Arnold Asmussen gives lectures, especially on the patentability of medical devices and the requirements of the original disclosure and admissibility of amendments referred to in Article 123(2) EPC.

Career

Arnold Asmussen started his training in the field of intellectual property in 1996, and he joined VOSSIUS in 1997. He was admitted to practice as a European Patent Attorney in 2003. Arnold Asmussen became a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) and a European Trademark & Design Attorney in 2005. He has been a partner in the firm since 2007.

Languages

German, English

Memberships

Patentanwaltskammer

epi

Education

Arnold Asmussen studied mechanical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Augsburg specializing in precision mechanics and electronics, sensor technology and opto-electronics.

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Intellectual property > Patent litigation: patent lawyers

Vossius & Partner is one of the leading patent firms in Germany, which is not least due to its mixed team of patent attorneys and lawyers. The practice is therefore able to handle the entire range of forensic matters, ranging from nullity and objection proceedings to infringement lawsuits. The team has also proven itself in international disputes involving the US, Asia and Europe and offers expertise in the areas of chemistry and pharmaceuticals, biology and biotechnology as well as physics, engineering and IT. Key contacts include Arnold Asmussen and Raphael Salzer, who are both experienced in medical technology, the two chemistry experts Dirk Harmsen and Natalia Berryman, and Hans-Rainer Jaenichen, who is adept in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals spheres.