Dr Karl-Ulrich Braun-Dullaeus > BRAUN-DULLAEUS PANNEN EMMERLING > Dusseldorf, Germany > Lawyer Profile

BRAUN-DULLAEUS PANNEN EMMERLING
Platz der Ideen 2
D-40476
Germany
Karl-Ulrich Braun-Dullaeus photo

Work Department

Patent Litigation

Position

Equity Partner, Patent Attorney

Career

Dr. Karl-Ulrich Braun-Dullaeus is a patent attorney and an equity partner at BDPE in Dusseldorf, an IP service boutique that specializes in litigation in industrial property protection.

Dr. Braun-Dullaeus has more than 20 years of experience as a patent attorney, in which he successfully lead a large number of patent disputes, especially on behalf of large corporations in the field of telecommunications. These attacks on the legal status of the patents filed in the context of IP litigation have been extensive and successful. He also has broad experience in the filing of patent applications and the implementation of grant procedures.
He represents clients before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), the German Federal Patent Court (BPatG), the European Patent Office (EPA), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Dr. Braun-Dullaeus has been an equity partner at the patent attorneys and attorneys at law firm BDPE in Dusseldorf since 2019. In 2002 he set up his own business with colleagues and founded the law firm Braun-Dullaeus Pannen in 2010. He has been a patent attorney since 1998. Until 1994 he worked as a physicist in applied nuclear physics, semiconductor and solid state physics, physical oceanography and medical physics. He studied physics at Heidelberg University and did his doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics.

Languages

German, English

Memberships

  • epi – European Patent Institute
  • FICPI – Internationale Föderation von Patentanwälten
  • Patentanwaltskammer

Education

University of Heidelberg
Max-Planck Institut for Nuclear Physics

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Intellectual property > Patent litigation: patent lawyers

With a clear focus on contentious proceedings, BRAUN-DULLAEUS PANNEN EMMERLING continues to be considered one of the top addresses for patent litigation. The practice also scores points with its thematic focal areas, such as standard-essential patents in connection with mobile communications, power electronics and connected cars, and further complements this with expertise in related trade mark and competition law issues. Such advice is sought by a client base consisting largely of global corporations and offered from both its Düsseldorf and Munich locations. Karl-Ulrich Braun-Dullaeus regularly advises companies in the telecommunications sector and jointly heads the practice with Friedrich Emmerling; both have many years of experience in patent disputes, including opposition and nullity proceedings.

Germany > Intellectual property > Patent prosecution

In addition to its strong dispute resolution practice, BRAUN-DULLAEUS PANNEN EMMERLING is also active on prosecution level, where it assists with applications and represents clients in nullity and infringement proceedings before authorities such as the DPMA and EPO. Karl-Ulrich Braun-Dullaeus, who has longstanding experience particularly in the telecommunications sector, jointly heads the practice with Friedrich Emmerling, whose technical focus includes semiconductor technology, mobile communications and software. Further support comes from Dirk Müssig, who is experienced in patent grant procedures and opposition proceedings.