Elard Schenck Zu Schweinsberg > Vossius & Partner > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Vossius & Partner Offices
SIEBERTSTRASSE 3
81675 MÜNCHEN
Germany
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Elard Schenck Zu Schweinsberg
Work Department
Physics, Engineering & IT
Position
PARTNER,
Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney
Career
Elard Freiherr Schenck zu Schweinsberg joined VOSSIUS after his training to become a reserve officer and after having completed his master studies in mechanical engineering at the RWTH Aachen and has been partner of the firm since 2007. Elard has a particular emphasis on the technical fields of engineering, including manufacturing and production technologies as well as automotive, material science, medical technology, diagnostic apparatuses and physics. Elard is regularly involved in interdisciplinary teams and, in particular, often cooperates with partners from the Biology & Biotechnology Department both for prosecution and opposition cases relating to inventions at the interface between mechanics/physics/engineering/IT and biology/biochemistry.
For his clients, he achieved numerous advantageous patent office and court decisions, including bespoke Federal Supreme Court decisions “Teilreflektierende Folie” (BGH X ZR 112/13) and “Wundbehandlungsvorrichtung” (BGH X ZR 161/12). Elard is regularly ranked and recommended in various renowned publications, including Chambers Global, JUVE and IAM Patent. In 2020 he is ranked a “IAM global leader” by IAM and as “TOP Attorney in Patent Law” by the German periodical WirtschaftsWoche.
Elard provides clients with practical and strategic advice in all stages and matters of German, European and global patent portfolios. In addition to patent prosecution, Elard has extensive and valuable experience in providing opinion work and conducting due diligences as well as in opposition, cancellation, invalidation and patent infringement cases before the various authorities such as the German and European Patent Office, the Federal German Patent Court, the Federal Supreme Court as well as various Lower and Upper District Courts. He holds lectures, in Germany and abroad, on intellectual property protection and advises start-ups, universities, SME’s as well as globally leading companies in IP matters. Elard was a member in the patent attorneys’ examining commission for many years.
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.
Deutschland > Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz > Patentrecht: Patentanwälte: Anmeldungen und Amtsverfahren
Mit einem aus Rechts- und Patentanwälten bestehenden Team ist Vossius & Partner bestens für die umfängliche Begleitung von globalen und nationalen Unternehmen in allen Fragen rund um Schutzrechte aufgestellt. Dabei ist man in der strategischen Beratung und dem Anmeldegeschäft genauso versiert wie in dem Führen von Einspruchsverfahren vor Ämtern wie dem DPMA und EPA und kann insbesondere Mandate aus dem asiatischen Raum durch den internen Asia Desk nahtlos begleiten. Besondere Schwerpunkte in fachlicher Hinsicht bestehen in den Bereichen Chemie, Pharma und Biologie, wenngleich man auch in Mandaten mit Bezug zu Maschinenbau, Elektrotechnik und IT brilliert. Elard Schenck Zu Schweinsberg tritt oftmals in Einspruchsverfahren auf, die an der Schnittstelle zwischen Maschinenbau und Biologie liegen; letzteres ist außerdem einer der zentralen Beratungsbereiche von Jürgen Meier.
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.
Germany > Intellectual property > Patent prosecution
With a team consisting of solicitors and patent lawyers, Vossius & Partner is ideally equipped to provide comprehensive advice to global and national companies on the entire spectrum of IP matters. The group is just as experienced in strategic consulting and registrations as it is in conducting opposition proceedings before offices such as the DPMA and EPO, and can seamlessly assist clients from Asia via its internal Asia Desk. Technical mainstays include chemistry, pharmaceuticals and biology, although the practice further excels in matters relating to mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and IT. Elard Schenck Zu Schweinsberg frequently handles opposition proceedings concerning the interface of mechanical engineering and biology; while the latter is also one of Jürgen Meier‘s central consulting areas.
Lawyer Rankings
- Patent prosecution Germany > Intellectual property
- Patent litigation: patent lawyers Germany > Intellectual property