
Dr. Ulrich Bergmeier
Partner
Dr.-Ing.
Patentanwalt
European Patent Attorney
European Patent Litigator
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Focus Areas
Patent Law / Utility Model Law:
Advising on the filing, defense, and enforcement of industrial property rights
IP management, particularly for start-ups and SMEs
Building, maintaining, and cost-efficiently optimizing international patent portfolios
Implementation and management of competitor monitoring systems
Legal opinions assessing Freedom-to-Operate
Patent infringement analyses
Opposition and nullity proceedings
Appeal proceedings
Patent infringement litigation
Employee Invention Law
Contract law (license agreements, development agreements, cooperation agreements, etc.)
Searches for prior art and third-party intellectual property rights
Drafting patent and utility model applications
Grant proceedings (GPTO, EPO), including responses to examiner reports
Trademark Law:
Strategic consulting
Trademark searches
Drafting trademark applications
Trademark registration proceedings (GPTO, EUIPO, WIPO)
Trademark opposition and appeal proceedings
Trademark infringement litigation
Design Law / Design Patent Law:
Design searches
Drafting design applications
Registration proceedings (GPTO, EUIPO, WIPO)
Cancellation proceedings
Infringement proceedings
Education
Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich with a focus on systematic product development and vehicle engineering
Doctorate at the Chair of Ergonomics at the Technical University of Munich on the topic “Contact-Analog Marking Night Vision System – Development and Experimental Validation”
Law for Patent Attorneys at the University of Hagen