Overview
Hon.-Prof. Dr. Henrik Holzapfel advises on all aspects of intellectual property law. He focuses on litigating patents, including the enforcement of patents essential to industry standards (SEPs) and FRAND defenses. Henrik also has extensive experience in litigating trade secret matters, employees’ inventions and trademarks. Other areas of his practice include drafting, negotiation and enforcement of business agreements such as supply agreements, IP licensing agreements and R&D agreements.
His clients represent a wide variety of industries such as automotive, IT, pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, chemicals and engineering.
Henrik has authored multiple publications on intellectual property law and is a honorary professor at the Leuphana University Lüneburg. Henrik is also a regular contributor to McDermott’s IP Update blog.
Results
Henrik advised:
- An American automotive supplier in patent infringement disputes in Europe and the U.S., licensing portfolios of standard-essential patents, and supply chain liability issues
- A Turkish consumer electronics manufacturer in patent litigation, licensing of portfolios of standard-essential patents and supply chain liability issues
- A large German chemical and pharmaceutical company on patent infringement issues
- A German family-owned company extensively on IP strategy and trademark enforcement, including coordination with global enforcement, particularly in Europe, China and the U.S.
- A Spanish family-owned mechanical engineering company in a series of disputes over infringement of multiple patents in Germany and Spain
Recognitions
- The Legal 500 EMEA/Germany, Recommended for patent law (“Incredibly responsive to our requests. He’s an experienced IP expert with great knowledge of high-tech.”, “Henrik Holzapfel convinces with outstanding expertise, creative solutions and a high level of customer and service orientation.”), 2023
- The Legal 500 EMEA/Germany, Recommended for patent law and dispute resolution, 2020-2021
- JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien, Recommended for Patent Law (“extremely knowledgeable, good tactician and responds quickly”, “retains the bigger picture”, “very persistent”, competitors, 2022-2023; “tactically skilled and prompt in response”, competitor, 2021-2022; “has excellent knowledge of the standardization scene around mobile communications”, client, 2020-2021), 2017-2023
- Thomson Reuters, Stand-out Lawyer – independently rated lawyers, 2023
- Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Strategy 300, Global Leaders Guide, Germany, 2021-2024
- IAM Patent 1000, “Smart and savvy, Holzapfel has experience across virtually the full range of patent services, from infringement and invalidity proceedings to licensing advice.”, 2019-2023
- Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Strategy 300, The World’s Leading IP Strategists, 2021-2023
- WirtschaftsWoche, Recommended as “Top Lawyer” for patent law, 2020-2021
Community
- European Patent Lawyers Association
- German Association for Intellectual Property Law
