Michael is an attorney-at-law who works in the Düsseldorf office. He focuses on patent law matters, unfair competition, trademark and design issues and copyright law.
Prior to joining EIP, Michael worked both for law firms and in-house for international companies. After being a member of the IT/IP team of a well-known regional law firm in Cologne, Michael joined one of the world's leading food companies as IP Counsel before working for a major international elevator company.
Michael is a member of GRUR, a German IP association. He holds a Law degree from University of Cologne and speaks English fluently.
Recent work
- Acting for Unwired Planet International Limited (second chair in Germany) v Google, Samsung, Huawei, HTC and LG regarding six patents covering Android, 2G, 3G and LTE technologies (link)
- Acting for Good Technology in a major international litigation (second chair in Germany) against two competitors.
Education and qualifications
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2008 — 2010
Law clerkship, Higher Regional Court of Cologne -
2003 — 2007
Law studies, University of Cologne
Career history
- January 2015 — present
Attorney-at-law, EIP Europe LLP - July 2014 — December 2014
Legal Counsel, ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG - July 2011 — June 2014
Attorney-at-law, Nestlé Deutschland AG - September 2010 — June 2011
Attorney-at-law, LLR Legerlotz Laschet - 2008 — 2010
Research assistant, CMS Hasche Sigle
Languages spoken
- German
- English