Hon-ProfDr Henrik Holzapfel > McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP > Dusseldorf, Germany > Lawyer Profile
McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP Offices
STADTTOR 1
40219 DUSSELDORF
Germany
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Hon-ProfDr Henrik Holzapfel
Work Department
IP Litigation
Position
Hon.-Prof. Dr. Henrik Holzapfel advises on all aspects of intellectual property law. He focuses on litigating patents, including the enforcement of patents essential to industry standards (SEPs) and FRAND defenses. Henrik also has extensive experience in litigating trade secret matters and employees’ inventions. Other areas of his practice include drafting, negotiation and enforcement of business agreements such as supply agreements, IP licensing agreements and R&D agreements.
Henrik’s clients represent a wide variety of industries such as automotive, IT, pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, chemicals and engineering.
Languages
English, German
Education
Court of Appeal, Berlin, Second State Exam, 2004
University of Munich, Dr. jur. (PhD), 2003
Universities of Bielefeld and Tübingen, First State Exam, 2000
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
Although McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP focuses on the automotive and healthcare sectors, the group also acts for clients in the electronics and chemical industries. Under the leadership of Boris Uphoff, whose expertise spans patents, trade marks and competition, the team frequently handles cross-border proceedings, particularly with regard to the US. Henrik Holzapfel‘s competencies include SEP-related forensic patent matters.
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Firm Rankings
- Media > Entertainment
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Public sector > Commercial administrative law
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Banking and finance > Real estate finance
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
- Employment
- Tax
- Antitrust
- Private equity > Transactions