Christoph Klöckner

Counsel

Dr. rer. nat. Dipl.-Biol.

Christoph Klöckner mainly advises research institutes and universities as well as numerous start-ups and spin-offs on industrial property rights and patenting strategies. He also represents national and international clients before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. He has worked in intellectual property since 2010 and joined df-mp as a patent attorney in 2022.

+ 49 89 210 296 0
christoph.kloeckner@df-mp.com

Christoph Klöckner mainly advises research institutes and universities as well as numerous start-ups and spin-offs on industrial property rights and patenting strategies. He also represents national and international clients before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. He has worked in intellectual property since 2010 and joined df-mp as a patent attorney in 2022.

practice areas.

Christoph Klöckner specialises in biochemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering, biotechnology, antibodies, pharmaceuticals, organic chemistry and polymer chemistry. He is responsible for the conception of patenting strategies and patent portfolios as well as the conduct of patent application, opposition and appeal proceedings and the preparation of patent infringement and validity opinions.

admissions.

  • Patent Attorney
  • European Patent Attorney
  • European Trademark Attorney
  • European Design Attorney

references and activities.

  • Author of scientific as well as patent law publications in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology.
  • Lecturer at international patent conferences and IP workshops
  • Lecturer on intellectual property law at the Faculties of Biology, Pharmacy and Medicine of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich
  • Mentor and advisor in start-up competitions and funding programmes such as GO-bio of the BMBF, EXIST of the BMWi, Science4Life, EIT Health and Bio-M .

 

curriculum vitae.

Since April 2022
Since April 2022

Patent attorney at the law firm df-mp in Munich

2021-2022
2021-2022

Patent attorney at the law firm Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler in Munich

2017-2020
2017-2020

Patent attorney at the law firm Winter, Brandl und Kollegen in Munich 

2013-2017
2013-2017

Patent attorney at the law firm of Westendorp | Sommer or Andrae | Westendorp in Munich

2010-2012
2010-2012

Patent attorney trainee at the law firm Wächtershäuser & Hartz in Munich

association memberships.