Hogan Lovells Publications
Trade-secret protections are getting stronger – and other IP trends chemical companies need to know Chemicals: Horizons
29 September 2020
Dr. Clemens Plassmann
PartnerDusseldorf
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +49 211 13 68 360
LanguagesGerman, English, French
Practice groupIntellectual Property, Media, and Technology
"Clemens Plassmann focuses on patent infringement lawsuits and transactional IP matters."
Who's who Legal, 2016
Clemens Plassmann is a leader in intellectual property matters with a focus on technical IP rights (patents and utility models).
Clemens conducted numerous patent infringement lawsuits before the German civil courts and worked on parallel validity proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court, the German Federal Supreme Court and the European Patent Office. He has a great deal of experience in coordinating multi-jurisdictional patent disputes (including arbitrations) in Europe. Clemens is also active in client counselling as regards licensing, transactional IP and the law of employees' inventions. He increasingly advises on strategic issues related to the upcoming system of the Unified Patent Court in Europe.
Awards and recognitions
2019
One of the world's leading practitioners for patent litigation
Who's Who Legal - Life Sciences
2019
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Legal 500 EMEA
2018/2019
Recommended lawyer for patent law
JUVE handbook
2018
Listed as Patent star - Germany
Managing Intellectual PropertyIP STARS
2017
Recommended lawyer for infringement – Bronze Band
IAM Patent 1000
2019
Recommend lawyer for Patents: Dispute Settlement
Legal 500 Germany
2020/2021
Included as an IP Star for Germany
IP Stars
2020
One of the world's leading practitioners for patent litigation
Who's Who Legal - Life Sciences
2021
One of the leading practitioners for patent litigation in Germany
Who's Who Legal
2020
Winner in the category Trade Secrets and Confidential Know how, Germany
Legal Awards
2020
Listed in Best Lawyers
Global Business Edition
2021/2022
Included as an IP Star for Germany
IP Stars
2022
Listed in Best Lawyers
Germany Business Edition
2021
One of the world's leading patent professionals
IAM Patent 1000
Education and admissions
Education
Dr. iur., Freie Universität Berlin, 1996
Second State Exam in Law, Berlin, 1995
First State Exam in Law, LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), 1990
Memberships
German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
Representative experience
Advising in major transactions on various IP issues (examination of IP portfolios; assessment of related risks, etc.).
Coordinating complex Europe-wide patent litigation for an innovative medical devices company over the last 10 years.
Conducting comprehensive arbitration proceedings according to the rules of arbitration of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
FRAND-Defense against infringement actions based on Standard Essential Patents.
Acting for QIAGEN in complex biotech patent disputes.
Conducting a major licensing dispute before the German courts from first to last instance (life sciences).
Advising and representing a manufacturer of special chemicals in the field of trade secrets and know-how protection.
Latest thinking and events
News
German Federal Court of Justice decides first FRAND case post Huawei vs ZTE -"Sisvel vs Haier"
19 May 2020
News
German Federal Constitutional Court declares Act of Approval to the UPCA to be null and void
20 March 2020
News
Unified Patent Court update: German Federal Constitutional Court ruling
20 March 2020
Hogan Lovells Publications
Unified Patent Protection in Europe: A Commentary
9 August 2018
News
Hungarian court rules that UPCA cannot be ratified
02 July 2018
