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DR. MARTIN KÖHLER
Partner
Office: Düsseldorf
T +49 211 550 22 350
[email protected]
Martin Köhler has been an attorney since 1998. He is specialized in
patent infringement litigation and is regularly active in trademark
and design rights enforcement as well as in unfair competition
litigation. Outside court, his other work includes providing advice on
licensing, research and development agreements as well as on
employee invention matters.
Martin regularly represents clients in the areas of electronics,
telecoms, mechanical and chemical engineering, automotive
technology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
In addition to his legal studies at the Universities of
Saarbrücken/Nancy and Trinity College Dublin he has completed a
foundation degree (D.E.U.G.) and postgraduate studies (D.E.S.S.) in
French law.
Martin publishes regularly on intellectual property issues and is a
speaker at conferences on patent law issues. He is also a visiting
lecturer at the Hagen Law School.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Representing a market leader in mobile telecommunications in
numerous multi-jurisdiction patent litigation proceedings relating
to standard-essential and implementation patents (2012 - present)
Representing a US medical device comparing in extensive patent
and IP litigation against a major European competitor (2012 present)
Representing a major Asian car manufacturer in multi-patent
litigation (2014 – present)
Representing a major German car component manufacturer in all
facets of intellectual property law, including major patent and
unfair competition litigation (preliminary injunctions on trade fairs
and main proceedings) (2011 - present)
Representing a major German medical device company in
extensive patent litigation against several competitors (2010 –
present)
Representing a major German medical device company in
extensive patent litigation against multiple competitors (2014 –
present)
Advising and representing a leading network infrastructure
provider in patent matters against several competitors (2011 –
present)
PUBLICATIONS
Köhler/Gehlke, in: Nicholas Fox (ed.), Intellectual Property in
Electronics and Software: A Global Guide to Rights and Their
Applications – Germany, August 2013 (Intellectual Property in
Electronics and Software).
Köhler, Unitary Patent: Complexity or simplification, Contratto e
impresa Europa, Luglio-Dicembre 2012, p. 557-568
Köhler, A la recherche d'une protection juste des inventions: le
point sur la contrefaçon en Allemagne, Propriétés intellectuelles
no. 44 (Juillet 2012), p. 371-374
Osterrieth/Köhler/Haft (Herausgeber), Patentrecht, Festschrift für
Thomas Reimann zum 65. Geburtstag, 2009
Köhler, in: Industrial Property Law - Copyright Law - Media Law,
Commentary, Carl Heymanns Verlag 2008 (patent law; co-author)
Köhler, Enforcement of patents for electronic inventions, Patent
World, World Focus: IP & High Technology, October 2006, 17-19
Ehlers/Bausch/Köhler Amendment of Patent Claims after Grant,
AIPPI Q189, published in: GRUR Int., 2006, p. 679 ff.
Köhler, Standard related patents: between fast track litigation and
competition dead end, Patentworld, July/August 2005, p. 22 ff.
Köhler/Haft/Birde/Butler/Sigworth, The damages test - Comparing
damages for Infringement in the US and Germany, Patentworld
2005, Issue I 77, p. 10 ff.
Köhler/Cohen, Disclosure in European Patent Litigation: Towards
an Efficient Protection of Patent Owners, in: IP Litigator 2005, Vol.
11, number 2, p. 1 ff.
Köhler, Disclosure in European patent litigation - Towards an
efficient protection of patent owners, IP Litigator 10/2004 (coauthor: Cohen)
Köhler, Der Schutzbereich von Pharma-Patenten: Mehr
Rechtssicherheit bei Grenzwerten und Bereichsangaben,
Pharmarecht 2003, 37-39
Köhler, Patente für Medizinprodukte – Chancen und rechtliche
Umsetzung, Medizinprodukterecht 2003, 114-117
Köhler, Tissue Engineering: Rechtliche Grundlagen und neue
Entwicklungen, Pharmarecht 2002, 325-333 (co-authors: Dieners,
Sonnenschein)
Osterrieth/Köhler, Aktuelle Fragen des gewerblichen
Rechtsschutzes (II) - Patente erfolgreich durchsetzen,
Medizinprodukterecht 2002, 57-61
Reimann/Köhler, Der Schutzbereich europäischer Patente zwischen
Angemessenheit und Rechtssicherheit, GRUR 2002, 931-935
Köhler, Litigation on infringement of European Patents on medical
devices, Regulatory Affairs Focus, 2001, 22-24
Köhler, Brevetabilité et contrefaçon des logiciels en Allemagne,
PIBD 2001, n°721-II-85
Köhler, License Agreements and Anti-Trust Law, Berlin Verlag 2007
Köhler, Die Haftung nach dem UN-Kaufrecht im
Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Vertrag und Delikt, Studienreihe
des Max Planck Instituts zum ausländischen und internationalen
Privatrecht, vol. 111; Mohr Siebeck (Tübingen) 2003
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Visiting lecturer for licensing law, Hagen Law School
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
(AIPPI)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles
(APRAM)
European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
(GRUR)
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
WHAT OTHERS SAY
"When it comes to patent cases (...) the German team around
Klaus Haft, Martin Köhler and Christine Kanz has been playing in
the Champions League for a long time", JUVE Awards 2016 (“Law
Firm of the Year for IP” and “Patent Firm of the Year”)
Recommended as "Leading Partner (until 50 years); litigation for
Patent Law", JUVE Handbuch 2016/2017
Often recommended for Patent Law, JUVE Handbuch 2016/2017
Martin Köhler also specialises in patent litigation, and is described
as a “dedicated practitioner who always puts clients' needs first.”,
PATENTS, WHO'S WHO LEGAL Germany 2015
“Martin Köhler is another of the firm's recommended patent
litigators.”, CHAMBERS EUROPE 2010
“An exceptionally skilled and highly qualified patent specialist.”
“Martin Köhler is praised for his knowledge of the automotive,
mechanical engineering and medical technology industries.”,
CHAMBERS EUROPE 2009
LANGUAGES
German, English, French, Italian
ADMITTED
1998 Düsseldorf
EDUCATION
Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (Law, 1998)
University of Saarbrücken (PhD, 2002)
Universities of Saarbrücken/Nancy (Law, 1998)
University of Toulouse (DESS, 1995)
Trinity College Dublin (Law, 1991)
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