Roland Küppers, LL.M.

Roland Küppers is an IP specialist, representing national and international companies in patent infringement proceedings and coordinating cross-border litigation. In collaboration with patent attorneys and corporate patent departments, he advises on patent nullity, opposition and utility model cancellation proceedings.

Roland has gained his technical experience by working for companies in various industrial sectors, namely in the fields of telecommunications, electronics and optoelectronics, semiconductors, medical devices, chemistry as well as automotive and mechanical engineering. In addition, he manages competition law proceedings involving technical aspects.

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Career

Since 2008	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2003 – 2008	Associate, IP law firm, Düsseldorf
2000 – 2003	Legal clerkship, Düsseldorf

Education

2013	Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
2003	Second state examination, Düsseldorf
2000	First state examination, Hamm

1998 – 2000	Degree studies in law, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster
1997 – 1998	LL.M., University of Bristol, UK
1994 – 1997	Degree studies in law, Friedrich–Wilhelms–University, Bonn

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Publications

C. Thornham/P. England/R. Küppers/S. Agé, "The Unified Patent Court", in: M. Elmer/G. Gramenopoulos, Global Patent Litigation - How And Where To Win, 2019, Bloomberg BNA, Chapter 5
„Urkundenvorlage im Patentrecht“ aus der „Festschrift 80 Jahre Patentgerichtsbarkeit in Düsseldorf“, Hrsg. Dr. Thomas Kühnen, 2016

Memberships & Associations

GRUR (Deutsche Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht)
VPP (Vereinigung der Fachleute im Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz)
AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle)
EPLAW (European Patent Lawyers' Association)
DBJV (Deutsch-Britische Juristenvereinigung)

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Services and Groups Patents & innovation Japan group

Sectors Technology, media & communications Manufacturing & industrials Automotive & mobility Medical devices Cosmetics, food nutrition & supplements

Experience

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Awards

IAM Patent 1000 Germany 2023	Leading individual: At the Dusseldorf office, the patent litigator to know is Roland Küppers. Roland is a clear communicator, who expresses himself very well. He also understands technical contexts very quickly and very profoundly, so that you never fear that he might not handle a technically challenging case in the best possible way. His oral arguments are invariably well presented and convincing. He is punctual with his clients and very open and pleasant in his dealings.
WirtschaftsWoche Ranking 2022	Top laywer 2022 for patent law
JUVE Handbook 2021 - 2023	Often recommended lawyer for patent litigation
JUVE Handbook 2022 / 2023	competitor: "guides his clients well in proceedings", client: "thoroughly recommendable",
Managing IP Award 2022	Patent star
Who's Who Legal 2022	Global Leader - IP - Patents

Managing Intellectual Property - IP Stars 2021	Patent star - Germany
JUVE Handbook 2020/2021	Frequently recommended for Patent Litigation/Lawyers
JUVE Handbook 2020/2021	"very good cooperation", competitor
IAM Patent 1000 Germany 2020	Roland Küppers is another smooth coordinator of multi-jurisdictional litigation involving everything from automotive and electronic engineering innovations to medical devices; he also has expertise in the adjacent area of unfair competition law.
Managing Intellectual Property - IP Stars 2020	Patent star
Managing Intellectual Property - IP Stars 2019	Patent star