Hogan Lovells 2024 Election Impact and Congressional Outlook Report
Dr. Andreas Schmid
Partner/Patent Attorney Intellectual Property
Languages
English, German
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
IAM Patent 1000, 2024Andreas is often sought out to handle technically complex disputes. He is quick to assimilate the nuances of the technology at hand and digs deep into the details to provide zealous representation.
Andreas Schmid is a patent litigator at our global patent litigation practice. He is qualified as German and European Patent Attorney and a Registered Representative for the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and represents clients in patent infringement and patent invalidity proceedings.
Andreas has extensive experience with technically complex and multi-jurisdictional patent litigation cases in various fields of technology, such as telecommunications (2G/3G/4G/5G), WiFi, electronics, semiconductor technology, photovoltaic systems, network security, and software.
A particular focus of Andreas' practice is on defending industry clients in litigation against non-practicing entities. Andreas has gained vast experience in the area of standard-essential patents (SEPs) where he has acted for major companies in litigation before the Unified Patent Court, German Civil Courts, the German Federal Patent Court and Federal Supreme Court, and the European Patent Office.
Andreas studied physics at the Technical University of Munich and worked at the Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in physics.
Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Andreas worked with major law firms in Munich and Dusseldorf.
IAM Patent 1000, 2024Andreas is often sought out to handle technically complex disputes. He is quick to assimilate the nuances of the technology at hand and digs deep into the details to provide zealous representation.
Representative experience
Representing Xiaomi against Panasonic in 3 patent cases at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and 2 national patent litigation proceedings regarding standard-essential mobile communication patents
Representing US tech company against Nokia in 1 patent cases at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and 5 national patent litigation proceedings regarding vide streaming and video coding patents
Representing Gucci against Agfa in patent litigation proceeding at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) regarding a leather printing patent
Representing Supponor against AIM Sport Vision in patent infringement case at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Helsinki, Finland.
Representing leading US smartphone manufacturer in multiple patent litigation matters against several non-practising entities.
Representing multiple companies in patent infringement and revocation proceedings against various competitors in the field of solar cells and power electronics for photovoltaic systems.
Representing US tech company in several patent litigation cases against Huawei Technologies on WiFi5 and WiFi6 technology.
Representing Palo Alto Networks against Broadcom and Centripetal Networks in multiple patent litigation cases on network security.
Representing Texas Instruments and Ford in several patent cases on connected cars.
Representing US tech company against a non-practicing entity in the field of music-streaming.
Representing Medit, a Korean medical company, in 4 patent litigation cases against European competitor on oral medical scanning technology.
Credentials
Education
- Ph.D. Physics, Technical University of Munich, 2008
- Diploma in Physics, Technical University of Munich, 2005
Memberships
- Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer)
- epi – Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office