Dr Frank Steinbach > Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB > Berlin, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Offices
JEAN MONNET STRASSE
10557 BERLIN
Germany
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Dr Frank Steinbach
Position
Partner | German and European Patent Attorney, US Patent Agent
Career
Frank Steinbach holds a PhD in physics, is a German and European Patent Attorney, US patent agent, and is qualified to represent clients before the future Unified Patent Court. At Zimmermann & Partner, Frank mainly works in the technical fields of medical products, power engineering, and measurement and testing technology. For his clients, Frank develops complex portfolio strategies which effectively combine prosecution, invalidation (opposition and nullity) and litigation proceedings. Further to his patent work, Frank is an expert in trademark and design matters (both national and international), in particular in product piracy and counterfeiting cases. Frank also lectures on IP law at the Faculty of Design of the University of the Arts in Berlin.
Languages
German, English
Education
Frank studied physics in Frankfurt and Göttingen. He also obtained a PhD in physics while working at the Max-Planck-Institute for Flow Dynamics in Göttingen where he focused on nonlinear systems, in particular nanostructures.
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Intellectual property > Patent litigation: patent lawyers
Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
is characterised by the representation of various large international companies, which, in addition to forensic patent matters, also seek advice on prosecution as well as on trade mark and design law. Here, the practice mainly focuses on chemistry, IT and engineering as well as medicine, physics and biology. Gerd Zimmermann is one of the key contacts for objection and nullity proceedings in the technical sector, while Joel Nägerl often appears in disputes relating to electrical engineering, telecommunications and semiconductor technology. Medical devices, materials science and energy technology form the core of Frank Steinbach‘s expertise.
Germany > Intellectual property > Patent prosecution
Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB particularly impresses with its forensic expertise, but also offers competencies in portfolio management and registration procedures. The group is regularly instructed by large international corporations and German medium-sized companies; central members of the team include Frank Steinbach (medical devices, energy technology, materials science), Jan Hornung (semiconductor technology, automotive technology, electronics) and Gerd Zimmermann and Dominique Gobert, who both specialise in physics.
Lawyer Rankings
- Patent litigation: patent lawyers Germany > Intellectual property
- Patent prosecution Germany > Intellectual property