Dr. Clemens Plassmann
Partner Intellectual Property
Languages
German, English, French
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Who's who Legal, 2023Clemens Plassmann is an exceptional litigator who is viewed as "tough opposition" by peers.
Clemens Plassmann is a leader in intellectual property matters with a focus on patent litigation.
Clemens conducted numerous patent infringement lawsuits before the German civil courts and worked on parallel validity proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court, the German Federal Supreme Court and the European Patent Office. He has a great deal of experience in coordinating multi-jurisdictional patent disputes (including arbitrations) in Europe. Clemens is also active in client counselling as regards licensing, transactional IP and the law of employees' inventions. He increasingly advises on strategic issues related to the new system of the Unified Patent Court in Europe.
Clemens is co-editor of the leading comprehensive handbook on the UPC-System "Unified Patent Protection in Europe" (Tilmann/Plassmann, Oxford University Press, 2018).
IAM Patent 1000, 2024"Very experienced litigator" Plassmann is a well-rounded practitioner who handles high-stakes disputes with aplomb. He balances every action with a commercial vision to devise cogent litigation strategies.
Representative experience
Coordinating complex Europe-wide patent litigation for an innovative medical devices company over 10 years.
Conducting comprehensive arbitration proceedings according to the rules of arbitration of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
FRAND-Defense against infringement actions based on Standard Essential Patents.
Acting for QIAGEN in complex biotech patent disputes.
Conducting a major licensing dispute before the German courts from first to last instance (life sciences).
Advising and representing a manufacturer of special chemicals in the field of trade secrets and know-how protection.
Credentials
- Dr. iur., Freie Universität Berlin, 1996
- Second State Exam in Law, Berlin, 1995
- First State Exam in Law, LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), 1990
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
- Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
- European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)