Clemens Rübel’s practice centres on the enforcement of patents, utility models, designs and unfair competition matters before all relevant German courts.
Clemens Rübel represents leading German and international corporations and SMEs in proven teamwork with the firm’s patent attorneys in technically and legally complex, often multi-national patent infringement cases. Close involvement and detailed counselling of the client are the foundation for successful results in litigation and out-of-court proceedings.
The patent infringement cases conducted by Clemens Rübel concern all fields of technology. In the recent past he has repre-sented and counselled clients in particular in the fields of plant construction and engineering, medical devices, sports equipment, pharmaceuticals, electronics (DVD and MP3 players), telecom-munications, packaging and weighing technology. In the fight against product piracy he also coordinates customs seizure of IP-infringing goods and obtains preliminary injunctions against the exhibition of infringing products at international trade fairs. One such action recently resulted in a spectacular closure of seven booths that exhibited patent-infringing products at the Interpack trade fair in Düsseldorf.
In matters of design law and unfair competition, Clemens Rübel currently counsels and represents in a number of court proceedings reputed Italian designers of lamps, coffee roasters, a manufacturer of stereo speakers and an international producer of sports equipment.
By having absolved a part of his legal studies in Italy, Clemens Rübel acquired fluent Italian. For this reason, a substantial number of his clients come from Italy.
Clemens Rübel has published a number of articles on patent and design law (see publications). He regularly speaks on selected topics of patent law.
| 1994 - 2000 | Trainee at various firms in the US, Germany, France and Italy |
| 2001-2007 | Associate of the firm "Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler", Munich |
| since 2008 | Partner of the firm |
| 1992 - 1998 | Legal Studies at the Universities of Regensburg, Germany, Trieste, Italy and Edinburgh, U.K. |
| 1998 | First State Examination |
| 2000 | Second State Examination, Munich |
| 2001 | Admitted as attorney-at-law |
German, English, Italian, French
