‘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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The license of right for the unitary patent: smart cost saving or strategic limitation?
With the introduction of the European patent with unitary effect (unitary patent or UP), patent holders now have access to new strategic tools. One of these is the license of right (LoR). What does such a declaration entail, and what advantages and disadvantages can it have for the protection of your intellectual property?Continue reading
UPC jurisdiction over UK designations and conditional infringement relief in Fujifilm v Kodak
In the case of Kodak vs. Fujifilm concerning EP 3 511 174 on 2 June 2026 before the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent, the Court of Appeal addressed the UPC’s jurisdiction over the UK designation of a European patent. The decision is important because it applies the CJEU’s reasoning in BSH v Electrolux […]Continue reading
Case Law Clarity
Visitors to the V.O. website may already have noticed that it has recently been expanded with a new section: Case Law Clarity. With this addition, the website responds to the growing need for clear and consistent explanations of complex legal developments in patent law.Continue reading