Dietmar Haug

For more than 40 years Dietmar Haug has been advising German and foreign companies, universities, research institutes, private inventors as well as startups in national and international IP matters and has been assisting and representing them before the German and European patent and trademark offices and courts to acquire, enforce and defend IP rights, deal with issues of infringement and take defensive measures against attacks based on IP rights of third parties.

Hierbei wirkte er bei zahlreichen, den Rechtsbestand und die Verletzung von Schutzrechten betreffenden Verfahren vor Gerichten in Deutschland, in anderen europäischen Ländern, in den USA (auch ITC-Verfahren), in Japan und Korea sowie in Beweiserhebungsverfahren (discovery of evidence) in diesen Ländern mit.

In this context he dealt mainly with technological developments in the car and aircraft industry, medical device industry, in the manufacture of paper, textiles and clothing, and in the fields of process engineering, concrete formwork engineering, mechanical and agricultural engineering.

After he was awarded the academic degree of “Diplom-Ingenieur” (graduate engineer) in aeronautical engineering from the University of Stuttgart he worked as a patent and trademark professional at first in an English law firm in London and thereafter in the patent department of a large German company in Munich where he was also trained to become a German and European patent attorney.

From 1981 to 2013 he was a partner and co-founder of an internationally active patent law firm in Munich. During this period of time he represented mainly German, British and North American companies in proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, the Federal Patent Court (BPatG), the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) and the European Patent Office.

He also obtained a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law at Queen Mary College in London and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property Lawat the University of Hagen.

He also holds the European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC) which recognizes special competence to act in patent infringement and patent invalidity proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

He has worked as Senior IP Counsel since 2014 and for karo IP in Germany and abroad since 2020.

Focal points of Dietmar Haug

Advising inventors, universities, small and large industrial companies from Germany and abroad, in particular from the UK, USA and Canada, in all fields that involve the protection of industrial property rights, in particular in obtaining, defending and enforcing patents as well as trademarks and designs. Preparing expert opinions on validity and infringement of industrial property rights. Participation in patent infringement lawsuits in courts in Germany and abroad. Negotiating and drafting patent and trademark license agreements.

Technical Expertise

Mechanical engineering, aeronautical engineering, jet engine engineering, automotive engineering, automotive clutch systems, rapid prototyping, medical engineering, electronic components, paper machines, concrete formwork systems, agricultural machinery, sports and leisure equipment, clothing technology, energy and environmental technology.

Languages

German, English, French