‘My task is to optimize the process of building a company’s IP portfolio so that it can get the foothold it needs in the industry to secure its future.’
Philipp Reichl
- Hightech & Electronics
- European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, European Patent Litigator
- Associate
Before starting his career in Intellectual Property in 2008 in a Munich IP Boutique, Philipp Reichl worked as a scientist in environmental and atmospheric physics at the University of Bremen. Philipp studied physics at the University of Bayreuth with an emphasis on biophysics, optics and spectroscopy.
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Brussels Local Division on targeted evidence production
The Brussels Local Division (LD) provided noteworthy guidance on how the Unified Patent Court (UPC) approaches applications to produce evidence under Rule 190 of the Rules of Procedure (RoP). The order was issued in the infringement action UPC_CFI_1357/2025 and related revocation proceedings UPC_CFI_629/2026.Continue reading
UPC Court of Appeal on “same parties” under Article 33(4) UPCA, late claim amendments, and an inventive-step framework: Meril v Edwards (EP 3 646 825)
In its decision of 25 November 2025 concerning EP 3 646 825, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal addressed procedural coordination between infringement and revocation tracks, the admissibility of sequential amendment requests, and core principles for claim construction and inventive step.Continue reading
Award from Managing IP
On 1 May 1, the British magazine Managing IP once again presented its annual awards in London to IP firms worldwide for their achievements in the field of intellectual property.Continue reading