Christof Höhne

Partner, Rechtsanwalt, UPC Representative

杜塞尔多夫

chohne@eip.com

个人简介

Christof 是经验丰富的专利诉讼律师，长期代理德国法院及统一专利法院 (UPC) 相关案件，并担任 EIP 杜塞尔多夫办公室负责人。

Christof 在电子、制药及机械工程领域拥有专长，负责统筹国际诉讼项目，并就诉讼策略及 FRAND 谈判提供专业建议。

Christof 拥有康斯坦茨大学法学学位，并持有知识产权法专业律师资格认证（Fachanwalt für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz）。他能够熟练使用德语与英语。

Recent Work

‍UPC

Acting for Plaintiff MediaTek v. Huawei regarding telecommunication patents.
Acting for Plaintiff Labrador Diagnostics v. bioMerieux regarding medical analysis devices.
Acting for Defendant Curio Bioscience v. 10x Genomics regarding spatial transcriptomics.

German Courts

Acting for Plaintiff MediaTek v. Huawei regarding telecommunication patents.
Acting for Plaintiff Evolved Wireless v. Samsung regarding telecommunication patents.
Acting for Plaintiff Datang v. Samsung regarding telecommunication patents. (link)
Acting for Plaintiff IPBridge against various parties regarding telecommunication patents.
Acting for Plaintiff Conversant Wireless against Daimler in comprehensive standard-essential patent litigation relating to connected cars. (link)

Publications

UPC and EPO team up to replace problematic CMS - WIPR (July 2024)
Contributor to the “Practitioners Guide to the UPC” - Bloomsbury Collections (November 2022)
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) – Keeping it Simple and Practical - EIP Talks (June 2022)
Striking A Balance: SPC Manufacturing Waiver - Lawyer Monthly (10 September 2019)
Block by block - Intellectual Property Magazine (28 May 2019)
Compulsory licenses in Germany: a tool for licensing negotiations? - European Pharmaceutical Review (March 2019)
Why is FRAND important for the automotive industry? - Lawyer Monthly (7 August 2018)
Erfolgreicher Erschöpfungseinwand ohne Berücksichtigung der Verkehrsauffassung - IP Rechtsberater (2018)
The Driverless Race Is On: Patenting Autonomous Driving - Lawyer Monthly (9 April 2018)
Pharma patent challenges for 2018 - European Pharmaceutical Review (2 January 2018)

教育背景

知识产权法专业律师资格认证（Fachanwalt für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz）（2015 年）
法学博士 (Dr. iur.)，杜塞尔多夫大学（2009 年）
见习律师，杜塞尔多夫高等地方法院（2005–2007 年）
知识产权法法学硕士，诺丁汉特伦特大学（2003 年）
法学专业，康斯坦茨大学（1997–2002 年）

Languages Spoken

德语
英语

职业经历

EIP 执业律师（2017 年 10 月至今）
Taylor Wessing 执业律师（2012 年 3 月–2017 年 9 月）
Bird & Bird 执业律师（2007 年 6 月–2012 年 2 月）

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Choosing your SEP battleground: UPC, Germany or UK?

07 June 2026

Choosing the right venue for SEP litigation can significantly influence the outcome of FRAND disputes. This article compares the UPC, German and UK courts, examining their approaches to injunctions, FRAND defences, rate-setting and enforcement. It highlights the strategic advantages of each jurisdiction and explains why many SEP owners are increasingly turning to the UK and UPC as part of their European enforcement strategy.

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