AI-washing – when AI hype becomes a litigation risk
Dr. Michael Plagge
Associate Intellectual Property
Hamburg
Dusseldorf
Languages
German, English
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Michael Plagge advises on all aspects of intellectual property law, especially patent law. His focus is on patent litigation for international and domestic clients in the fields of telecommunications, life sciences, and other areas of technology. He represents clients before German infringement courts and the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
Michael studied law at the University of Freiburg, specializing in intellectual property law. After his First State Exam, he wrote a PhD thesis on injunctions in patent law. He regularly publishes articles in academic IP journals.
Representative experience
Representing different global telecommunications companies in defending patent litigation the Unified Patent Court and national courts
Representing a biotech company in enforcing a medical device patent against a competitor before the Unified Patent Court
Representing a pharmaceutical company in defending against negative declaratory action
Advising in broad-ranging patent litigation complex relating to lithium-ion battery technology
Participating in pre-litigation standard essential patent negotiations
Credentials
Education
- Second State Exam in Law, Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe, 2023
- Dr. iur., Regional Court of Freiburg, 2022
- First State Exam in Law, Regional Court of Freiburg, 2019
Memberships
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
News
Press releases
23 July 2025