Rainer Fritsche
Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.
Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Representative before the UPC
Rainer Fritsche
Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.
Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
Representative before the UPC
Rainer Fritsche has special expertise in patent infringement proceedings, patent revocation proceedings and in writing and defending national, European and international patents before the competent authorities and courts.
According to Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, Rainer Fritsche ranks as one of Germany’s best lawyers in 2025 in the fields of Intellectual Property Law and Litigation.
He speaks German and English.
Technical focus
- Cardiosurgical implants
- Haemodynamic monitoring systems
- Packaging machines
- Toolmaking
- Machine tools
- Labelling systems
CV
Studied Engineering and Business Administration in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt, specializing in design, machine tools and turbo-engines. Graduated with Master’s degree in 1985.
Legal training as a patent attorney at Beyer & Jochem in Frankfurt, at the German Patent and Trademark Office, at the German Patent Court in Munich, and at the Frankfurt/Main Upper District Court. Patent Attorney (Germany) since 1989.
At Eisenführ Speiser since 1995.
Memberships
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- Patent Attorneys Association (PAK)
- Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
- Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI)
Publications & Presentations
Art.82 in: "Benkard: Europäisches Patentübereinkommen"
(Commentary to the European Patent Convention), edited by Jochen Ehlers and Ursula Kinkeldey, 3rd ed. 2019; München
EPC-Textbook "The European Patent Application"
Eisenführ Speiser und Chizai Corporation