Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Phys.
German and European Patent Attorney
Partner
Location München
Born 1968
wegner@bardehle.de
T +49.(0)89.928 05-571
All matters relating to patents, utility models and designs, focusing on the fields of mechanics (e.g. sports equipment), physics (e.g. superconductors, measuring technology), telecommunications (e.g. mobile phone technology, multimedia) and hardware/software (e.g. PC production, XML databases).
He regularly represents clients in patent application proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office, including opposition proceedings. During recent years many successful outcomes of such proceedings were obtained for clients, in particular before the opposition departments and technical boards of appeal of the EPO.
Another focus of Hans Wegner's activities as a patent attorney is the enforcement of IP rights before the patent-chambers of the German civil courts as well as parallel nullity proceedings before the Federal Patent Court. His experience enables him to provide expert advice to clients seeking to establish a portfolio of valid patent assets.
Recommended in:
Legal 500 EMEA 2012: "new applications are ‘always well thought through’."
JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2011/2012
Chambers Europe 2011
JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2010/2011
MIP Handbook 2010
Best Lawyers 2010
Legal 500 EMEA 2010
JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2009/2010: "uncomplicated cooperation, excellent knowledge" (client)
Chambers Global 2008
1994 | Visiting scientist at the Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology of the University of Maine, USA |
1998–2000 | Trainee patent attorney at Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich |
2001–2004 | Associate at Bardehle Pagenberg |
Since 2005 | Partner of the firm |
1988–1993 | Studied Physics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany |
1997 | Awarded “Dr. rer. nat.” (PhD) degree in Physical Chemistry (Surface Physics), Ruhr University Bochum, Germany |
2000–2001 | Trainee at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court; admitted as German Patent Attorney |
2002 | Admitted as European Patent Attorney |
German, English, French
Since 2004, Hans Wegner has been lecturing on patent and design law as part of the Integral Studies master’s course, a product innovation and design programme at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart.
He is the author of the chapter on Germany in "Software Patents Worldwide", which was published in 2007, and of other publications relating to his practice.