Roland 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.
He has gained his technical experience by working for companies in various industrial sectors, namely in the fields of telecommunications, electronics and optoelectronics, semiconductor technology, medical technology, chemistry as well as in the automotive and mechanical engineering industries. In addition, he manages competition law proceedings with a technical element.
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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