David Molnia

Partner

M.S. Elec. Eng., B.S. Physics

David Molnia has been active in intellectual property since 1994 and is co-founder and partner of df-mp. Mr. Molnia is qualified both in Germany and Europe as well as in the United States. His qualifications enable him to represent clients before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court, the European Intellectual Property Office as well as before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

+ 49 89 210 296 0
david.molnia@df-mp.com

David Molnia

Partner

M.S. Elec. Eng., B.S. Physics

David Molnia has been active in intellectual property since 1994 and is co-founder and partner of df-mp. Mr. Molnia is qualified both in Germany and Europe as well as in the United States. His qualifications enable him to represent clients before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court, the European Intellectual Property Office as well as before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

+ 49 89 210 296 0
david.molnia@df-mp.com

practice areas.

A primary focus of his practice is on prosecution, opposition and litigation of German and European patents, in particular, in the fields of medical devices and telecommunications. A further focus of his practice is the preparation of patent infringement and validity opinions in the course of freedom-to-operate analyses and due diligence projects.

   

df-mp receives Managing IP Award
df-mp receives Managing IP Award

We are plea­sed to be award­ed with a Mana­ging IP…

df-mp receives Chambers Europe Award 2022
df-mp receives Chambers Europe Award 2022

Our firm is again reco­g­nis­ed as a “lea­ding firm” in…

df-mp recommended as a top-tier law firm
df-mp recommended as a top-tier law firm

We are plea­sed to be recom­men­ded again in the latest…

df-mp recommended in JUVE Patent Germany Ranking 2021
df-mp recommended in JUVE Patent Germany Ranking 2021

We are deligh­ted to be lis­ted again in this year’s…

SANDRA POHLMAN AMONG THE TOP 250 WOMEN IN THE IP INDUSTRY
SANDRA POHLMAN AMONG THE TOP 250 WOMEN IN THE IP…

Part­ner San­dra Pohl­man is hono­red as one of the best…

IP Stars firm award
IP Stars firm award

df-mp is one of three Ger­man patent and trade­mark law…

IAM Patent 1000: The world's leading patent attorneys 2021
IAM Patent 1000: The world's leading patent attorneys 2021

df-mp joins the ranks of “high­ly recom­men­ded” patent law firms…

Third victory for df-mp and Unwired Planet
Third victory for df-mp and Unwired Planet

df-mp suc­cessful­ly defen­ded the patent EP 1 105 991 against…

df-mp among the most recommended patent firms
df-mp among the most recommended patent firms

We proud­ly announ­ce that df-mp is among the most recom­men­ded patent…

Conversant and df-mp win against Huawei and ZTE
Conversant and df-mp win against Huawei and ZTE

The Dis­trict Court of Düs­sel­dorf has deci­ded: Mobi­le pho­ne manu­fac­tu­r­ers…

admissions.

  • European Patent Attorney
  • European Trademark Attorney
  • European Design Attorney
  • German Patent Attorney
  • US Patent Agent
  • European Patent Litigator

references and activities.

  • Winner of three MIP Awards 2020 for his work in the National Impact Case (Germany) Jostarndt Patentanwalts AG v IPCom (G 0002/19), and two Cross-border Telecoms Patent Team of the Year Awards for IPCom Bardehle Pagenberg, Bristows and Hengeler Mueller and for Unwired Planet with EIP, Osborne Clarke and Fieldfisher.
  • Speaker at various seminars on topics related to different aspects of European and American patent law.
  • Furthermore, the renowned journal Managing Intellectual Property named David Molnia as "IP Star" for Germany in the MIP Handbook 2018, 2019 and 2020.

curriculum vitae.

Since 2000
Since 2000

Co-foun­­der and part­ner at dfmp

1993-2000
1993-2000

Asso­cia­te at the law firm Bar­deh­le and sub­se­quent­ly at the Froh­wit­ter law firm, both in Munich

1992-1993
1992-1993

Sci­en­ti­fic Rese­ar­cher at the Appli­ed Phy­sics Labo­ra­to­ry of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Washing­ton in Seat­tle (with spe­cial­ty in ana­lo­gue and digi­tal com­mu­ni­ca­ti­ons, solid sta­te phy­sics, image pro­ces­sing and acou­stics)

1992
1992

Bache­lor of Sci­ence degree in Phy­sics from Uni­on Col­lege in Schenec­ta­dy, New York

1992
1992

Mas­ter of Sci­ence degree in Elec­tri­cal Engi­nee­ring from Uni­on Col­lege in Schenec­ta­dy, New York  

Representative cases.

  • Nokia vs. Oppo and OnePlus: representation of Nokia in its enforcement of two telecom patents in disputes over connected cars before the District Court of Mannheim as well as in its defense of the patents against nullity actions before the Federal Patent Court
  • InterDigital vs. Xiaomi: representation of Interdigital in its enforcement of its mobile communication patent portfolio before the District Court of München as well as in its defense of the patent portfolio before the Federal Patent Court
  • ABB vs. GE: representation of GE in its defense against a patent in a dispute over HVDC systems before the District Court of Mannheim as well as in its challenge of the patent before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice
  • France Brevet vs. Apple: representation of France Brevets in its enforcement of a NFC patent before the District Court of Mannheim as well as in the defence of the patent before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice
  • Conversant Wireless vs. Daimler: representation of Conversant Wireless in its enforcement of telecom patents in disputes over connected cars before the District Court of Munich
  • Nokia vs. Daimler: representation of Nokia in its enforcement of two telecom patents in disputes over connected cars before the District Court of Mannheim as well as in its defense of the patents against nullity actions before the Federal Patent Court (Press)
  • IPCom GmbH & Co. KG vs. Nokia, HTC, Apple, Telekom, Vodafone: representation of IPCom in the enforcement of its patent portfolio before the District Courts of Mannheim, Düsseldorf and Munich as well as in its defense of the patents against nullity actions and oppositions (Press)
  • Unwired Planet vs. Huawei, LG Electronics, Samsung, HTC, Google: representation of Unwired Planet in its enforcement of six telecom patents before the District Court of Düsseldorf as well as in its defense of the patents against nullity actions before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice (Press)
  • FIPA AG vs. Samsung, LG Electronics, Sony, HTC: representation of FIPA in its enforcement of two telecom patents before the District Court of Munich and the District Court of Duesseldorf as well as in its defense of the patents against nullity actions before the Federal Patent Court (Press)
  • Conversant Wireless vs. LG, Huawei, and ZTE: representation of Conversant Wireless in its enforcement of three telecom patents before the District Court of Düsseldorf and the District Court of Munich as well as in its defense of the patents against nullity actions before the Federal Patent Court (Press)
  • Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft vs. ST Microelectronics: representation of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in its enforcement of three electronics patents relating to MEMS technology before the District Court of Düsseldorf as well as in its defense of the patents against nullity actions before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice
  • OneButton vs. Apple, Samsung, and LG: representation of OneButton in its enforcement of one software patent before the District Court of Düsseldorf and the District Court of Mannheim as well as in its defense of the patent against an opposition before the European Patent Office and against nullity actions before the Federal Patent Court
  • Nokia vs. Apple: representation of Nokia in its enforcement of two telecom patents before the District Court of Düsseldorf (Press)
  • Invensas vs. Samsung & Broadcom: representation of Invensas in the enforcement of a patent relating to the structure of a chip (“flip-chip”) before the District Court of Mannheim
  • Avago vs. Audi and Volkswagen: representation of Avago Technologies in the enforcement of two patents relating to Bluetooth and Wifi technology before the District Court of Mannheim; had to hand over representation because of conflict (Press)
  • Smartphone Technologies vs. Huawei, ZTE.: representation of Smartphone Technologies in its enforcement of a patent relating to the Android operating system before the District Court of Düsseldorf (Press)

association memberships.

publications.

  • David Molnia is co-author of the book "Das US-Patent", published by Carl Heymanns Verlag