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
Deutschland > Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz > Patentrecht: Rechtsanwälte: Streitbeilegung
McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP wurde im Berichtszeitraum in einer Reihe von Sektoren aktiv, insbesondere Automobil und Gesundheit, wo die Einheit Mandanten in nationalen Streitigkeiten und grenzüberschreitenden Verfahrenskomplexen vertritt, unterstützt durch das globale Netzwerk der Kanzlei. Henrik Holzapfel ist der zentrale Ansprechpartner und besitzt über besondere Erfahrung in SEP-bezogenen Auseinandersetzung sowie im Arbeitnehmererfinderrecht; neben der streitigen Praxis wird er auch in der Gestaltung von Lizenzverträgen aktiv.
Germany > Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP recently acted across numerous sectors, in particular automotive and healthcare, and represented clients in domestic disputes and, supported by the firm’s global network, also in cross-border litigation. Key contact Henrik Holzapfel has particular experience in SEP-related disputes and employee invention law; in addition to litigation, he also advises on licensing agreements.
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- Media > Entertainment
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Public sector > Commercial administrative law
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Banking and finance > Investment funds
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Banking and finance > Real estate finance
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Employment
- Tax
- Industry focus > Energy
- Private equity > Transactions