Christof Karl
Dr. jur., LL.M., Dipl.-Inform.
Dr. Christof Karl specializes in litigation and prosecution of patents, particularly in the technical fields of computer hardware and software. He has extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional cases in the field of telecommunications, including with regard to all aspects of patent-related anti-trust law. He also advises clients on issues of licensing, employee invention law, copyright law and Internet law.
Dr. Karl represents clients in patent infringement proceedings before the German Regional Courts and the Courts of Appeal, and in patent invalidity proceedings before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, the German Federal Patent Court, and the German Federal Court of Justice. One of the main areas of his patent prosecution practice relates to the patentability of software and other computer-implemented inventions.
His clients include leading U.S. companies in the computer, computer-network, telecommunications and financial-services sectors, a major Japanese computer game manufacturer, a world market leader in tobacco articles and e-cigarettes, as well as small and medium-sized German and international companies operating in industries relating to software, electronics, laboratory equipment, car parts, sports articles, hygiene products, and food.
With his unique multiple qualifications as an attorney-at-law licensed to practice in Germany and New York, a computer scientist, and a German and European Patent Attorney, he is able to handle both the legal and technical aspects of a case. His technical knowledge is particularly valuable in patent infringement proceedings, when the technical facts need to be precisely defined and communicated. In turn, his litigation experience and international focus allow him to draft patent claims proving to be both valid and powerful in the case of enforcement, and to give strategic advice in developing and exploiting cost-effective international patent portfolios.
Attorney-at-Law (Rechtsanwalt) & German and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative, Co-Managing Partner; Attorney-at-Law admitted to practice in Germany and New York
Bureau: Munich
Langues: Allemand, Anglais, Français, Espagnol
+49 89 928 05-0
karl(at)bardehle.de
As an attorney-at-law and a patent attorney I am perfectly positioned to understand both the technical and the legal issues of our clients. So I am able to outline the solution which fits them best.
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Memberships
He is a board member of AIPPI Germany, author of the book “Der urheberrechtliche Schutzbereich von Computerprogrammen”, as well as several other publications, and co-author of the book “Patent Law and Theory”.
Lectures & Seminars
Dr. Christof Karl teaches patent law at the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC), at the Université de Liège, and at the Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP) of the George Washington School of Law. He also regularly speaks at German and international IP Conferences.
Co-Managing Partner of the firm
Registration as a Representative before the UPC
Licensed to practice as a European Patent Attorney
Partner at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, Munich, Germany
Licensed to practice as a German Patent Attorney
Awarded Ph.D. (“Dr. iur.”) in Law, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
Admitted to the New York Bar as an attorney-at-law
Patent assessor
LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law at the George Washington University (GWU), Washington DC, USA
Trainee attorney-at-law and patent attorney at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, Munich, Germany
Attorney-at-law at Baker & McKenzie, Munich, Germany
Second State Law Examination (bar admission exam): licensed to practice as a German attorney-at-law
Ph.D. (Thesis: Scope of copyright protection for software) at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
Trainee with law firms in Paris (France), Madrid (Spain) and San José (Costa Rica)
First State Law Examination (degree-level qualification)
Degree in Law at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
Diploma in Computer Science at Cambridge University, UK
Software developer with various companies, including iXOS Software AG, jambit GmbH and Siemens Business Service
Software developer with various companies, including iXOS Software AG, jambit GmbH and Siemens Business Service
