Dr. jur.
Volkmar Henke
Dipl.-Phys.
Attorney-at-law
Certified Intellectual Property Attorney
Dr. jur.
Dipl.-Phys.
Attorney-at-law
Certified Intellectual Property Attorney
Dr. jur.
Dipl.-Phys.
Attorney-at-law
Certified Intellectual Property Attorney
Volkmar Henke is litigator and has outstanding professional experience in patent infringement cases as well as in licensing negotiations (especially in the fields of telecommunication, semiconductors and circuit design, electrical engineering, image processing and audio coding). He provides advice for complex patent litigation cases to large and medium-sized companies. Thus, he not only continuously represents his clients before the German patent litigation chambers (in particular Mannheim and Düsseldorf) and nullity senates (Federal Patent Court, Federal Court of Justice), but he also coordinates substantial international campaigns that are negotiated in parallel in multiple jurisdictions.
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers ranks Volkmar Henke as one of Germany’s best lawyers 2022 in the field of Intellectual Property Law.
IAM Patent 1000 recommends “robust enforcer” (2017) Volkmar Henke regularly as “Leading Patent Professional”. “He has a robust understanding of procedural issues and pleads with poise” (2018). “Volkmar Henke is pleasant to work with, reliable and able to achieve courtroom success” (2019). “Well-known in the telecommunications field on account of his notably high track record in the courts, Volkmar Henke skillfully handles infringement proceedings and licensing disputes with equal aplomb. Popular with clients thanks to his friendly demeanour, he can regularly be seen acting in headline-grabbing cases” (2021). “Patent litigation and licensing are the fortes of Volkmar Henke, a lawyer who is comfortably at ease with innovation in many high-technology areas. He has ample courtroom experience and puts his negotiation and coordination skills to excellent use in bringing resolution to major cross-border disputes“ (2022).
Volkmar Henke speaks German, English and French.
Studied Physics and Philosophy in Hamburg and Paris (Université de Paris XI), specializing in elementary particles, high-energy physics and cosmic radiation. Master’s degree in Physics in 1994.
Studied Jurisprudence, completed his practical training in Law and obtained his juridical doctorate in Hamburg, Munich (European Patent Office) and Freiburg, specializing in civil procedure law, IP and patent law; research assistant at White & Case. Doctorate awarded in 2004, Second State Examination in Law 2005.
1995-2000: lecturer in Physics at the University of Hamburg. Attorney at Eisenführ Speiser since 2005.
Author of “Die Erfindungsgemeinschaft” (“Co-owned Inventions”), Carl Heymanns Verlag 2005.
published by Eisenführ Speiser
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Webinar lecture at VPP (Association of Intellectual Property Experts)
published by Eisenführ Speiser
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Vortrag/Lecture, St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, May 2019
(Commentary to the European Patent Convention), edited by Jochen Ehlers and Ursula Kinkeldey, 3rd ed. 2019; München
IAM Patents in Europe 2018/19
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte, Ausgabe 9/2017, S. 420
published by Eisenführ Speiser
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte, Ausgabe 02/2016, Seite 62
Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte, Ausgabe 8-9/2015, Seite 376
Contribution to conference GCR Live IP & Antitrust on 4 June 2015 in Brussels
published by Eisenführ Speiser
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2014, doi: 10.1093/jiplp/jpu189
Internationale Vereinigung für den Schutz des Geistigen Eigentums (AIPPI) – Berichte der Deutschen Landesgruppe für die Sitzung des Geschäftsführenden Ausschusses der AIPPI vom 5.–11.9.2013 in Helsinki, Finnland, GRUR Int. 2013, 759
Section of Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, Spring 2013 newsletter
IZG Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Geistiges Eigentum an der Universität Mannheim, 15. März 2012.
Invited panel contribution at the AIPPI Forum und Exco 2011 (Workshop 5)
Vortrag bei der GRUR-Bezirksgruppe Berlin und Nord in den Jahren 2010 und 2011
Introductory Speech for the plenary session at the AIPPI Forum und Exco 2009 (Q 194 BA) im Oktober 2009 in Buenos Aires
GRUR Int 2009, 818. (V. Henke et al.)
GRUR Int 2007, 503. (V. Henke et al.)
Seminars at the Riga Graduate School of Law im Jahre 2007
Seminars at the Riga Graduate School of Law im Jahre 2007
Vortrag bei der GRUR-Bezirksgruppe Südwest im Mai 2006
Heymanns, Köln u.a. 2005
ILS – International Legal Strategy, 2001, Vol. X – 1, 66. (zusammen mit C. Rohnke)
Astroparticle Physics, Volume 4, Issue 1, 1-13 (1995). (V. Henke et al., HEGRA-Kollaboration)
Phys.Lett. B 347, 161 (1995). (A. Karle et al., HEGRA-Kollaboration)
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