Dr. rer. nat.
Ludger Eckey
Dipl.-Phys.
Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Representative before the UPC
Dr. rer. nat.
Ludger Eckey
Dipl.-Phys.
Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Representative before the UPC
The legal services performed by Ludger Eckey cover all aspects of technical IP rights. His consulting work is based on many years’ experience in drafting, defending and enforcing patents in complex fields of technology. Ludger Eckey advises technology leaders at national and international level (companies and research institutes). He applies a service- and solutions-based approach to support medium-sized enterprises in developing and implementing their innovation and IP strategies.
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers ranks Ludger Eckey as one of Germany’s best lawyers 2025 in the field of Intellectual Property Law.
He speaks German and English.
Industries
Technical focus
- Physics
- Semiconductor technology
- Communications technology
CV
Studied Physics at the Universities of Bonn, Tübingen, Portland (Oregon, U.S.A.) and at the Technical University of Berlin. Master’s degree in Physics in 1993. Research work in the fields of experimental semiconductor physics and materials research for optoelectronic devices at the Technical University of Berlin. Doctorate degree in 1998.
Legal training in a Munich law firm from 1998 onwards and since 1999 at Eisenführ Speiser, accompanied by law studies at the Distance-Learning University of Hagen.
Further legal training at the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Patent Court and Munich District Court. Legal training as European Patent Attorney at Eisenführ Speiser.
Patent Attorney (Germany) and European Patent Attorney since 2002.
Memberships
- Patent Attorneys Association (PAK)
- Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
- Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI)
- Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys
- Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
- German-American Jurists' Association (DAJV)