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Contents

Meissner Bolte: More than a Century of Legal Advice 2

Local Attorneys 4

International Services 6

Full Spectrum of IP Covered 8

Litigation and Legal Services 10

Teams of Competence 11

Linguistic Excellence as Standard 12

The MB Academy 13

Meet Meissner Bolte 14

Our Market Standings 19

Contact Details 21

IP Protection for next Season‘s Growth

Meissner Bolte: More than a Century of Legal Advice

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and Trademarks

added to the Partnership.

Meissner Bolte is very proud of its long tradition

forces of the Firm’s founders in 1966.

Since 1984 Meissner Bolte has had a presence

on providing the highest quality legal advice

ensuring that the needs of our Clients remain paramount.

Bolte will maintain its good reputation and will

100 years.

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Local Attorneys

The Partners of Meissner Bolte appreciate that the successful representation of our Clients centres on communication – if we

we know their requirements so that we may tailor our services accordingly. When drafting

we do not understand the invention as well

each aspect and nuance of their ideas in

goods and services for Trademark protection necessitates that we have a complete picture

well as their future directions.

parties – not only does this ensure that we

the key legal considerations guiding our work.

Bolte is always within easy reach of each

of Bremen and Munich.

which specialises in Community Trademarks

International Clients.

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International Services


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Meissner Bolte offers state of the art Video

Partners and Attorneys of Meissner Bolte undertake frequent International travel to liaise with our Foreign Associates and to meet new and existing Clients. This travel

as well as providing a platform to update our

IP regulations.

Regular attendance of the numerous International IP conferences provides us with further opportunities to maintain our extensive

well as to stay on top of changes in legislation and technology trends which affect our Domestic Clients.

International travel. In short: we are never more than 24 hours away from any of our Clients or Foreign Associates.

fact that there are still many varied and rich cultures – often with differing expectations from their service providing partners. So that we can provide our Clients and Associates with

our Partners and Attorneys work very closely with our Foreign Associates to ensure that we

guaranteeing that we deliver our product exactly as our Client expects to receive it.

Meissner Bolte’s tailored International services

house staff of International Professionals and Support personnel. By channelling much of our International correspondence through our

only improve our understanding of our Clients’

misunderstandings never arise.

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Full Spectrum of IP Covered

this means that prosecution of IP rights and nullity proceedings against patents are an

enforcement and litigation of IP rights are

providing technical and legal advice in drafting

it also leads to a synergistic improvement in our legal services. When representing our Clients in legal cases involving technical

least one Patent Attorney who provides the specialised technical support. Regular court cases covering complex technical matters ensure that our Lawyers remain up to date

greatly improving their representation of

Patent Attorneys have regular opportunities to see how the litigation trial courts interpret the scope of protection of the IP rights which were


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Prosecution - Technical

The prosecution of technical IP rights is

and our teams of experts provide tailored advice and services ensuring that our Clients receive the correct information – whatever

Each of Meissner Bolte’s Patent Attorneys holds

Attorneys have also engaged in advanced

with many also holding a Doctorate. Further to

around half of the Partners and Associate

Meissner Bolte is fully competent to represent

areas. With a complement of Patent Attorneys

Electrical Engineering/IT/Computer SciencesMechanical Engineering The Physical Sciences/PhysicsChemistry/Biotechnology

to work on each Client’s portfolio. Within

has Attorneys whose education and research

maintaining a dynamic approach to a Client’s prosecution needs and developing technical

requirements.

Prosecution – Non-technical

IP rights. Trademark protection; design rights; domain name registration; copyright

in order to maintain a company’s value and

house team of Expert Lawyers who specialise

Legal team of experienced IP Experts ensures

unpleasant surprises around the corner.


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Litigation and Legal Services

Client from unfounded third party allegations in court. Our experienced legal team litigates

the house rules of all of the major IP courts in

excellent and long standing relationships with

hold seminars with the top IP judges.

associated disputes is rarely constrained to

support of our extensive worldwide network

litigating and solving International disputes for our Clients.


house legal department with over a dozen

aspects of our Clients’ IP needs.

The Legal Team at Meissner Bolte offers the

Portfolio managementRights’ exploitation servicesFreedom to operate memorandaInspection proceedingsIP litigationPost litigation enforcement

our advice always focusses on avoiding legal

the importance of ensuring this legal framework is in place prior to the start of each project is

proper legal advice.

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Teams of Competence

Meissner Bolte is in the rare position of

house lawyers and patent attorneys forming

stop approach is extremely advantageous

which dealing exclusively with either technical or legal matters.

that the enforcement perspective is always

that the commercial exploitation of the IP Rights takes centre stage.

several connected technology sectors. To this

and in order to fully meet our Clients’ IP needs we routinely assign individual Teams of Competence to each matter.

Patent Attorneys and Lawyers from our specialist Legal department. It is a simple fact that in many cases a Client’s portfolio should

that all of our Client’s needs are met.

Prosecution & Litigation - Complete Protection!

It is all too common that specialist prosecution

a Client’s ideas as far as a granted IP right.

that lawyers are not always fully equipped to handle the case alone.

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Linguistic Excellence as Standard

It is a simple fact that English has for many years

prosecuted in English.

Bolte represents International Clients in front

and within easy reach of the European Patent

Kingdom.

speaking group directly represents many of

well as providing English language expertise across the whole range of our Legal Services. With IP cases often hinging on the correct

Patent Attorneys ensure that we can provide


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The MB Academy

aimed at all IP Professionals and Practitioners

Worldwide.

seminars and events covering a range of topics:

China Seminar: Discussion of

IP-Days:

Newsletter:

discussed in depth with guidance on how this impacts on actual working practices.

In addition to events for practicing IP

the importance and relevance of Intellectual

topics including:

Explanation of different IP protection rights.

requirements.

Integrating IP into a company’s future.

Patent portfolio management integrated with Research and Development planning.


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Meet Meissner Bolte

Electrical Engineering/IT/Computer Sciences

Dr. Johannes BohnenbergerMunich

Specialist in Electrical Engineering and Medical Engeneering

Volkmar KruspigMunich

Specialist in Optoelectronic

Kay Rupprecht, LL.M. Munich

Specialist in Medical Devices and Computer Implemented Inventions

Thomas Kregelin

Specialist in Medical Engineering and Microelectronics

Dr. Alexander Graßmann

Specialist in Communications Engineering and Computer Aided Circuit Design

Martin Aulich

Julian Würmser, LL.M.Munich

Medical Imaging and Signal Processing

André BalibeyMunich

Specialist in Semiconductors and Computer Implemented Inventions

Helge JordanMunich

Specialist in Semiconductors and Communication Systems


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Dr. Eugen Popp, LL.M.Munich

Specialist in Automotive Engineering and Tooling Machines

Mechanical Engineering

Jochen KilchertMunich

Specialist in Medical Devices and Automotive Engineering

Erich Bolte Bremen

Specialist in Packaging Technology and Civil Engineering

Friedrich MöllerBremen

Specialist in Mechanical

Philipp Wetzel

Separation of Raw Materials

and Waste Disposal

Nils Ellberg

Specialist in Packaging Technology and Civil Engineering and Information Technology

Rolf W. EinseleMunich

Specialist in Motor Vehicle

Drive Systems

Brigitte Kaminsky

Specialist in Mechanization of

Industry and Agricultural Vehicles

Susanne Köhler Munich

Specialist in Automotive Technology and Aircraft Technology

Manuel Soria ParraMunich

Specialist in Medical Engineering and Mechatronics

Karsten HeilandBremen

Specialist in Automotive Engineering and Power Plant Engineering

Gottfried D. MüllerSchorndorf

Specialist in Control Engineering and Vehicle Technology

L. Janet Bray, B. Sc.

Specialist in Textile Technology and Automotive Technology


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Wolf E. SajdaMunich

Specialist in Semiconductors and Vehicle Technology

Physical Sciences/Physics

Dr. Stefan M. Zech, LL.M.Munich

Specialist in Production Technology Systems and Material Sciences

Dr. Ekkehard Heinze, LL.M. Munich

Dr. Ole Trinks

Specialist in Medical Devices

Dr. Andrew ParkerMunich

and Process Control Systems

Gernot H. Schröer, LL.M.

Specialist in Material

Control Electronics

Markus Schlögl

Specialist in Building Technology

Industry

Dr. Gernot KrobathMunich

Specialist in Semiconductor

Dr. Denis Träger

Specialist in Optical Engineering and Material Sciences

Tilman Pfrang, LL.M.Munich

Specialist in Solid State Physics and Coating Technology

Jörg Hauwede

Control Technology and Optical


Konrad Schaefer (of counsel)

Physics and Physical Engineering

Dr. Norbert Hausfeld

Specialist in Medical and

Engineering

Dr. Hubert Riepl

Specialist in Applied Physics and Computer Implemented Technology

Matthias Heid

Specialist in Applied Physics and Medical Engineering

C. van Lookeren Campagne

Specialist in Applied Physics

Inventions

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Frank Harner

Specialist in Medical Devices

Dr. Stephan HeldMunich

Specialist in Pharmaceuticals and Polymer Chemistry

Chemistry/Biotechnology

Dr. Felix Letzelter, LL.M. Munich

Specialist in Life Science and Organic Chemistry

Dr. Heinrich HagemannMunich

Specialist in Polymers and

Dr. Klaus LinnMunich

Specialist in Inorganic Chemistry and Polymers

Manfred LunzMunich

Technology and Packaging Technology

Dr. Christoph Behrens, LL.M.Munich

Specialist in Applied Organic Chemistry and Food Technology


Dr. Matthias Hoener Bremen

and Optical Engineering

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Lawyers

Dr. Tobias WuttkeMunich

Litigation

Dr. Claus D. OpatzBremen

Specialist in Trademark and Design Law

Dr. Henrik Bolte

and Unfair Competition Law

Axel KockläunerMunich

Specialist in Trademark and Domain Disputes

Oliver NilgenMunich

Katrin AlbertMunich

Specialist in Trademark Disputes and Licences

Markus Mainx

Specialist in Trademark Disputes and Licences

Andreas KabischMunich

Specialist in Patent Law and Licences

Christian Hess, LL.M. Munich

Specialist in Patent and Antitrust Law

Korbinian RombachMunich

Specialist in Trademark and Contract Law

Kilian Lorenz Munich

Specialist in Unfair Competition Law

Yasuhiko Irinoda, LL.M.Munich

Dr. Andreas Ebert-WeidenfellerBremen

and Unfair Competition Law


Marija Lunuskina

Licences and Competition Law

Dr. Araceli Blanco Jiménez

la Propiedad Industrial

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Our Market Standings

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Our Market Standings

AUGSBURG

Depotstraße 5 ½

BREMEN

GERA

HAMBURG

Beselerstraße 6

MUNICH

Widenmayerstraße 47

NUREMBERG

Bankgasse 3

OSNABRUECK

Rolandsmauer 9

SCHORNDORF (near Stuttgart)

ALICANTE

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HALIFAX

West Yorkshire

is represented at several locations in Europe

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