AI-washing – when AI hype becomes a litigation risk
Dominik Winkler
Associate/Patent Attorney Intellectual Property
Languages
German, English
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Dominik Winkler is a German patent attorney and advises national and international clients in patent infringement proceedings and proceedings concerning the legal validity of patents.
A particular focus of Dominik lies in defending technology companies against patent infringement accusations both in patent infringement as well as in invalidity proceedings. He works on various fields of technology, with a particular focus on electronics, information and telecommunication technology, mechatronics as well as software.
Dominik Winkler studied engineering science (B.Sc.) and electrical engineering and information technology (M.Sc.) at the Technical University of Munich. During his study programs, Dominik focused on mobile communication technology and also worked in the mobile communication division of a US based chip supplier.
In addition, as part of his training to become a patent attorney, Dominik had the opportunity to accompany the judges of the 7th Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court as well as the 2nd, 5th, and 19th Senates of the Federal Patent Court.
Representative experience
Advising Xiaomi against ASC in patent litigation proceedings regarding standard-essential mobile communication patents (4G/5G).
Advising Nintendo in patent litigation against Palmira on WiFi SEP patents.
Advising car manufacturers in patent litigation proceedings regarding standard-essential mobile communication patents (4G and 5G).
Advising a US tech company in patent litigation proceedings regarding video streaming and video coding SEP patents.
Credentials
Education
- Patent Attorney, German Patent and Trademark Office, 2025
- M.Sc. Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Technical University of Munich, 2021
- Engineering Science, Technical University of Munich, 2019
Memberships
- Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer)
- International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)