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witteweller Lectures. The special series of lectures.

WITTEWELLER Lectures is the exclusive series of seminars and lectures by Witte, Weller & Partner covering all aspects of intellectual property law. The seminars and lectures are held regularly, with the aim of informing, inspiring, stimulating discussion and providing food for thought. WITTEWELLERLectures attract top-class speakers to talk on the issues that really matter.

Registration via Email to g.braun(at)wwp.de


  • 2018/II 3D-Druck – Angekommen in der industriellen Realität
  • 2018/I Patentverletzung!
  • Impulse für ein erfolgreiches Ideenmanagement
  • 2017/I Schiedsklausel im Vertrag? – Was Schiedsgerichte besser können als die Justiz
  • 2016/I Verhandlungsstrategien im IP-Bereich
  • 2015/I Nur eine benutzte Marke ist eine gute Marke
  • 2014/I Geheimnisschutz – Warum? Wofür? Durch wen?
  • 2013/II Einheitspatent und Europäisches Patentgericht
  • 2013/I 3D-Markenschutz für technische Produkte
  • 2012/II Das neue US-Patentrecht
  • 2012/I Designschutz auch für technische Produkte
  • 2011/I Ein weltweit geltendes Vergütungssystem – geht das?
  • 2010/IV Vorsprung durch Wissen – China, das Land der 1000 Möglichkeiten?
  • 2010/III Vorsprung durch Wissen – Markenschutz für Werbeslogans?
  • 2010/II University Licensing – An American Lawyer's Practical Perspective
  • 2010/I Neue Ideen und Konzepte finden und durch Patente sichern
  • 2009/I Schutzrechtsfragen in der wirtschaftlichen Krise
Overview the firm
The Firm
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Profile
Values
Diversity
Team
References
Networks
Careers
Lectures
Curiosities
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Expanse
Awards
Expertise
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Patents/ Utility Models

 

 

Trademark Law

 

 

Design

 

 

German Employee Invention Law

 

 

Contracts and Licenses

 

 

Litigation

 

 

Property Right Valuation

 

 

Opinions

 

 

Regional Expertise

 

 

Focus on SMEs

 

 

Facilities

 

News
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II/2023 Record numbers in European and German patent filings
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I/2023 A Laptop is not a Digital Book
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III/2022 Update UPC I – Start of Sunrise Period on 1 March 2023
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II/2022 Record filings at EPO – Four millionth patent application deals with artificial intelligence (AI)
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I/2022 The Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC) are really coming!
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III/2021 Green Light for the European Unitary Patent
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II/2021 Artificial Intelligence and Patent Protection
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I/2021 Patents in times of COVID-19 pandemic: What are patents on vaccines worth in times of a pandemic?
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II/2020 Federal Supreme Court ruled: Ritter Sport remains the only square chocolate
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I/2020 German Federal Constitutional Court “topples” the Unified Patent Court
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II/2019 Trademark infringement also applies in relation to links to goods and services offered by third-party providers
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I/2019 On-sale bar in the USA – a new trap for patent proprietors?
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III/2018 New EPO Examination Guidelines encompass artificial intelligence and machine learning
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II/2018 Complaint lodged with the Constitutional Court against the obligation to recall
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I/2018 The Federal Court of Justice’s “Digitales Buch” judgment
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III/2017 Quality, Chocolate, Squared =3D-Trademark!
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II/2017 The German Federal Constitutional Court halts the promulgation of the Unified Patent Court legislation
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I/2017 EPO – Validation agreement with Cambodia
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IV/2016 Green Light for the Unitary Patent?
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III/2016 Brexit – What now?
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II/2016 Unrest at the European Patent Office
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I/2016 European Patent Office
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III/2015 Can there really be only one “Goldbear”? The German Federal Court of Justice has reached a decision
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II/2015 Reform of Community trademarklaw
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Extra 2015 Update on the unitary patent
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I/2015 Validation of European Patents in Morocco
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II/2014 GPTO sees steady rise in patent and trade mark applications
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I/2014 Domain law - Trademark Clearinghouse
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III/2013 GPTO goes Online!
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II/2013 Judgment of the German Federal Court of Justice “Route planning”
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I/2013 The EU patent with unitary effect is within reach
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III/2012 Charity initiative
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II/2012 Changes in U.S. patent law
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I/2012 Increase in the European Patent Office Fees
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I/2011 Extension to the deadline under Rule 161 EPC
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Team
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Profile Dipl.-Ing. Christian Steil
Profile Dipl.-Ing. , LL.M. Michael Lindner
Profile Dr. rer. nat. , Dipl.-Phys. , LL.M. Volker Heuckeroth
Profile Doctor of Engineering , Dipl.-Ing. Torsten Duhme
Profile Dr. rer. nat. , Dipl.-Biol. Marco Findeisen
Profile Dr. rer. nat. , Dipl.-Biol. Gabriele Laufer
Profile Dipl.-Phys. Mark Wegener
Profile Dipl.-Ing. Stephan Keck
Profile Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Gröschel
Profile Dipl.-Ing. , LL.M. Christian Gembruch
Profile M. Sc. (ETH) David Dobler
Profile Dipl.-Ing. , Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. Stefan von Siegroth
Profile Doctor of Engineering , M. Sc. Andreas Eisele
Profile Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Lütkebohmert
Profile Dr. rer. nat. , M. Sc. Sophia Zielinski
Profile Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Späth
Profile Dipl.-Ing. Lukas Klement
Ali Yesil M. Sc. , DE Patent Attorney
Gabriela Braun Office Management
Antje Freese Attorney , Specialized in Intellectual Property Rights
Markus Germann Dipl.-Phys. , EP Patent Attorney
Doris Hickethier Head of Office Management
Alexander Leiteritz Attorney , Head of Trademark Department
Katrin Schäfer Accounting Manager
Regina Wenningmann Graduate in Business Administration and Economics , Human Resources
Christoph Binz Dr. rer. nat. , M. Sc. , Candidate
Johanna Gagel Doctor of Engineering , M. Sc. , Candidate
Luis Neuhof M. Sc. , Candidate
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  • Binz, Christoph, Dr. rer. nat., M. Sc.
  • Braun, Gabriela
  • Dobler, David, M.Sc. (ETH)
  • Duhme, Torsten, Dr.-Ing., Dipl.-Ing.
  • Eisele, Andreas, Dr.-Ing., M.Sc. (Optics)
  • Findeisen, Marco, Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Biol.
  • Freese, Antje
  • Gagel, Johanna, Dr.-Ing., M.Sc.
  • Gembruch, Christian , Dipl.-Ing., LL.M.
  • Germann, Markus, Dipl.-Phys.
  • Gröschel, Ralf, Dipl.-Ing.
  • Heuckeroth, Volker, Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Phys., LL.M.
  • Hickethier, Doris
  • Keck, Stephan, Dipl.-Ing.

  • Klement, Lukas, Dipl.-Ing.
  • Laufer, Gabriele, Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Biol.
  • Leiteritz, Alexander
  • Lütkebohmert, Christoph, Dipl.-Ing.
  • Lindner, Michael, Dipl.-Ing., LL.M.
  • Neuhof, Luis, M.Sc.
  • Schäfer, Katrin
  • Siegroth, Stefan von, Dipl.-Ing., Dipl.-Wi.-Ing.
  • Späth, Dieter, Dipl.-Ing.
  • Steil, Christian, Dipl.-Ing.
  • Wegener, Mark, Dipl.-Phys.
  • Wenningmann, Regina, Dipl.-Kauff.
  • Yesil, Ali, M.Sc.
  • Zielinski, Sophia, Dr. rer. nat., M.Sc.
Areas of Expertise
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Mechanics
Eletrical Engineering
Software
Phyics
Chemistry/ Pharmacy
Biotechnology/ Life Science
Facilities
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e-Billing
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Video
Conferencing
Online
Terminfindung
Regional Expertise
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USA
China
Japan
India
Korea
Awards
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Handelsblatt 2023

The business magazine Handelsblatt honours WITTEWELLER as "Best Lawyers" in Intellectual Property for 2023, singling out partners Dr Volker Heuckeroth, Stephan Keck, Christian Steil and Mark Wegener in particular.

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Financial Times 2023

The Financial Times ranks WITTEWELLER as one of the leading European patent law firms in 2023. In the ranking, WITTEWELLER is particularly distinguished in the category "Electrical Engineering and Physics".

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Handelsblatt 2022

Once again in 2022 the business newspaper Handelsblatt names crown WITTEWELLER ‘Germany’s best lawyers’ in the field of industrial property rights.

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JUVE 2022

„Patent Filing – Germany 2022“
WITTEWELLER was once again hailed as one of the leading patent law firms in the category ‘Patent Filing Germany’ by specialist publisher JUVE in 2022.

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Financial Times 2022

Business magazine the Financial Times ranks WITTEWELLER as one of ‘Europe‘s Leading Patent Law Firms 2022’.

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FOCUS 2022

News magazine FOCUS recommends WITTEWELLER – as it did the previous year – as one of the leading law firms for patent law in 2022 in its annual ranking of Germany’s corporate law firms. We are delighted with the result and take particular pleasure in the fact that, once again, our firm has succeeded in achieving an above-average approval rating among clients.

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Handelsblatt 2021

In 2021, WITTEWELLER was again recognised by the Handelsblatt as "Germany’s BEST attorneys" in the field of industrial property rights.

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JUVE 2021

"Patent Filing – Germany 2021"
In 2021, WITTEWELLER was recognised by JUVE as one of the leading patent law firms in the category "Patent Filing Germany 2021".

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FOCUS 2021

WITTWELLER was listed as a top patent law firm in 2021 in the FOCUS list of leading commercial law firms.

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Handelsblatt 2020

In 2020, WITTEWELLER was recognised by the Handelsblatt as "Germany’s BEST attorneys" in the field of industrial property rights. On this occasion, the Handelsblatt gave a special mention to the WITTEWELLER attorneys Dr Volker Heuckeroth, Stephan Keck and Mark Wegener.

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JUVE 2020

"Patent Filing – Germany 2020"
In 2020, WITTEWELLER was recognised by JUVE as one of the leading patent law firms in the category "Patent Filing Germany 2020".

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WirtschaftsWoche 2020

The WirtschaftsWoche ranks WITTEWELLER among the top law firms in patent law. In the ranking for 2020, Dr Gabriele Laufer is singled out as a particularly recommended attorney.

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UP and UPC
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Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC) – What is it?
What's changing? Will there be any change?
Which decisions need to be made?
Unitary Patent – What are the pros and cons?
Unified Patent Court – What are the pros and cons?
Where is the Unitary Patent valid?
What are the costs?
Opt-out – what is it?
Find more information on UP and UPC
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