Dr. jur.
Volkmar Henke
Dipl.-Phys.
Attorney-at-Law
Certified Intellectual Property Attorney
Dr. jur.
Volkmar Henke
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.
Industries
Fields of Practice
- Patent litigation
- Licensing law, especially in the fields of telecommunication, semiconductors and circuit design, electrical engineering, image processing and audio coding
CV
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.
Memberships
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR),
- Hanseatic Bar Association Hamburg
Publications & Presentations
Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2021
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2020
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Exploitation rights of co-inventors
Webinar lecture at VPP (Association of Intellectual Property Experts)
Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2019
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2018
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Joint Excercise of Intellectual Property Rights
Vortrag/Lecture, St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, May 2019
Art. 64, Vor Art. 142 (Unitary Patent und UPC), Vor Art. 164-178 in: "Benkard: Europäisches Patentübereinkommen"
(Commentary to the European Patent Convention), edited by Jochen Ehlers and Ursula Kinkeldey, 3rd ed. 2019; München
Standard-essential patents and FRAND licensing in Europe
IAM Patents in Europe 2018/19
Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2017
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Anmerkung zu BGH X ZR 85/14 "Ausgleichszahlung für Nutzung durch Mitinhaber"
Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte, Ausgabe 9/2017, S. 420
Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2016
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2015
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Erste Rezeption des EuGH-Urteiles "Huawei-ZTE" durch die Instanzgerichte
Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte, Ausgabe 02/2016, Seite 62
Anmerkung zu BGH X ZR 43/13- „Rotorelemente“ und BGH X ZR 101/13- „Polymerschaum II“
Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte, Ausgabe 8-9/2015, Seite 376
Standard Essential Patents in German Patent Litigation
Contribution to conference GCR Live IP & Antitrust on 4 June 2015 in Brussels
Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2014
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Recent Case Law in German Patent Law 2013
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Patent enforcement as a violation of antitrust law: EU Commission decisions in Samsung and Motorola
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2014, doi: 10.1093/jiplp/jpu189
Patentdurchsetzung als Kartellrechtsverstoß. Die Entscheidungen der EU-Kommission in Sachen Samsung und Motorola
Grace period for patents
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
Patent Litigation in Germany, American Bar Association
Section of Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, Spring 2013 newsletter
Der FRAND-Einwand: Aktuelle Entwicklungen in Deutschland und im Ausland, Vortrag auf dem Fachforum Patent- und Prozessrecht
IZG Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Geistiges Eigentum an der Universität Mannheim, 15. März 2012.
Inventorship for multinational inventions involving IP-issues resulting from outsourcing - the Europan perspective
Invited panel contribution at the AIPPI Forum und Exco 2011 (Workshop 5)
Die Verwertung gemeinschaftlicher gehaltener Patente
Vortrag bei der GRUR-Bezirksgruppe Berlin und Nord in den Jahren 2010 und 2011
Der Durchschnittsfachmann im Zusammenhang mit dem Erfordernis der erfinderischen Tätigkeit im Patentrecht
Introductory Speech for the plenary session at the AIPPI Forum und Exco 2009 (Q 194 BA) im Oktober 2009 in Buenos Aires
Der Einfluss der Mitinhaberschaft an Rechten des geistigen Eigentums auf deren Verwertung (Q194-BA), – Fortsetzung von GRUR Int. 2007, 503
GRUR Int 2009, 818. (V. Henke et al.)
Der Einfluss der Mitinhaberschaft an Rechten des Geistigen Eigentums auf deren Verwertung (Q 194)
GRUR Int 2007, 503. (V. Henke et al.)
Patent litigation: Basic principles and some selected ‘hot topics’ / Current developments in European patent law
Seminars at the Riga Graduate School of Law im Jahre 2007
Patent litigation: Basic principles and some selected ‘hot topics’ / Current developments in European patent law
Seminars at the Riga Graduate School of Law im Jahre 2007
Interessengemäße Erfindungsverwertung durch mehrere Patentinhaber – „Gummielastische Masse II“ und seine Auswirkungen
Verwertungsbefugnisse in Erfindungsgemeinschaften: Die Lage nach Gummielastische Masse II
Vortrag bei der GRUR-Bezirksgruppe Südwest im Mai 2006
Die Erfindungsgemeinschaft
Heymanns, Köln u.a. 2005
Patent Protection for Computer-Implemented Business Processes under European Law
ILS – International Legal Strategy, 2001, Vol. X – 1, 66. (zusammen mit C. Rohnke)
A search for gamma radiation above 24 TeV energy from cosmic point sources
Astroparticle Physics, Volume 4, Issue 1, 1-13 (1995). (V. Henke et al., HEGRA-Kollaboration)
Search for isotropic gamma radiation of cosmological origin between 65 and 200 TeV
Phys.Lett. B 347, 161 (1995). (A. Karle et al., HEGRA-Kollaboration)