Dr Dirk Harmsen > Vossius & Partner > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Vossius & Partner Offices
SIEBERTSTRASSE 3
81675 MÜNCHEN
Germany
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Dr Dirk Harmsen
Work Department
Chemistry & Pharmacology
Position
PARTNER,
Patentanwalt, European Patent Attorney,
UPC Representative
Career
Dr. Dirk Harmsen is a German Patent Attorney, authorized representative before the European Patent Office as well as before the EUIPO and has been a partner at VOSSIUS since 2008.
In his work as a patent attorney he focuses on grant, opposition and nullity proceedings before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court. Dr. Harmsen has extensive experience in compiling validity and freedom-to-operate expert opinions as well as in the area of IP due diligence.
Dr. Harmsen’s profound expertise is particularly rooted in the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry, pesticides and polymer chemistry, including polymerization catalysts.
Dr. Harmsen was involved in a number of patent infringement actions. Especially notable are legal proceedings regarding the pharmaceutical active agents Torasemide, Oxaliplatin, and Methotrexate. He also represented clients in appeal proceedings before the German Federal Court of Justice.
His clients are both small and medium-sized companies located in Germany and leading global companies, in particular from the USA, Japan and Israel.
Dr. Harmsen studied chemistry at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster with a main emphasis on organic and organometallic chemistry and obtained his Ph.D. in the field of bioorganometallic chemistry.
With VOSSIUS, he is responsible for organizing and running an annual, two-week training course regarding “European and German Patent Law” which has been held in high esteem in Germany and abroad for more than 25 years.
Languages
German, English
Memberships
German Patent Attorneys’ Association, German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Association of German Chemists, European Patent Institute
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz > Patentrecht: Patentanwälte: Streitbeilegung
Vossius & Partner überzeugt mit einer starken Streitbeilegungspraxis, die eine Reihe internationaler Großkonzerne aus verschiedenen Industriebereichen, wie etwa Chemie und Hochtechnologie, anzieht. Darüber hinaus besticht man mit einer starken internationalen Ausrichtung, was sich unter anderem durch den internen Asia Desk sowie die Kooperation mit der niederländischen Kanzlei Brinkhof vor dem UPC verdeutlicht. Elard Schenck Zu Schweinsberg zählt Maschinenbau und Medizintechnik zu seinen Schwerpunktbereichen; letzteres wird auch von Arnold Asmussen und Raphael Salzer bedient. Chemie bildet derweil einen zentralen Kompetenzpunkt für Dirk Harmsen und Natalia Berryman.
Germany > Intellectual property > Patent litigation: patent lawyers
Vossius & Partner has an impressive dispute resolution practice that attracts a number of large international corporations from various industrial sectors, such as chemicals and high technology. The practice also has a strong international focus, which is demonstrated by its internal Asia Desk and its cooperation with Dutch law firm Brinkhof before the UPC. Elard Schenck Zu Schweinsberg counts mechanical engineering and medical technology among his key areas; while the latter field is also a focus for Arnold Asmussen and Raphael Salzer. Chemistry, meanwhile, represents a key expertise for Dirk Harmsen and Natalia Berryman.