Jochen Unland
Dipl.-Phys.
Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Representative before the UPC
Jochen Unland
Dipl.-Phys.
Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Representative before the UPC
Jochen Unland has special professional experience in drafting, prosecuting and enforcing German, European and international patent applications and patents for clients in Germany and worldwide.
He is in close contact with several Japanese clients and correspondent attorneys, nurturing and extending those contacts on regular visits to Japan.
According to Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, Jochen Unland ranks as one of Germany’s best lawyers in 2025 in the field of Intellectual Property Law.
Jochen Unland is a lecturer in the field of patent and utility model law at the University of Bremen.
He speaks German, English and French and is learning Japanese.
Industries
Technical focus
- Data transmission
- Data storage
- General mechanics
CV
Studied at the Technical University of Clausthal, Master’s degree in Physics 2003, specializing in applied physics and materials science, with special reference to semiconductors.
Legal training at Eisenführ Speiser (Bremen) since 2004, at the Distance-Learning University of Hagen and at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the German Patent Court.
Memberships
- Patent Attorneys Association (PAK)
- Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
- Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI)
Publications & Presentations
Vor Art. 113-122, 124-126, Vor Art. 150-153 in: "Benkard: Europäisches Patentübereinkommen"
(Commentary to the European Patent Convention), edited by Jochen Ehlers and Ursula Kinkeldey, 3rd ed. 2019; München
Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2014
published by Eisenführ Speiser