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Dominik Ho
Partner
Patent Attorney and Attorney-at-Law
Dr. rer. nat., M.Eng. (Cornell)
+ 49 89 210 296 0
dominik.ho@df-mp.com

practice areas.
The focus of his work lies in the area of contentious patent validity proceedings. Due to his dual qualification as patent attorney and attorney-at-law, he is often called upon to assist in patent infringement proceedings. In addition, he advises his clients in all patent-related areas.



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It goes without saying that Dominik is well versed in all aspects of German and European patent law. What distinguishes him from many of his colleagues are his additional skills, such as his remarkable knowledge of 5G, WiFi, and data-coding issues, and his huge litigation experience and intuitive eye for strategic aspects. His service-oriented approach is remarkable. He is an excellent team player and a very motivated and dedicated colleague.
IAM 1000, 2022
Dominik is a fast thinker and hard worker. You can always reach him.
IAM 1000, 2022
Dominik Ho is both technically very good and effective in the courtroom. The court clearly respects and values his presentations of the technical and patent issues.
The Legal 500, 2022
Dominik Ho is a prime example of the successful work offered by patent attorney litigation firm df-mp ... Ho is involved in numerous major mobile phone cases.
JUVE Patent - Ones to Watch 2021
mobile communications expert ... prepares cases well and in detail
JUVE Patents Handbook, 2021-2022
dial up physiscist
IAM Patent 1000, 2021
Physics and software Dominik Ho maven receives equally effusive praise: “Dominik is probably the brightest patent attorney I’ve ever come across. If you’ve got any technical question, he will answer it in the way that a lawyer understands."
IAM Patent 1000, 2020
His expertise is remarkable. He's top-notch in litigation support because he really understands the interplay between litigation and nullity proceedings.
IAM Patent 1000, 2019
"Excellent in mobile communications"
competitor, JUVE Handbook 2018
admissions.
- Attorney at Law
- German Patent Attorney
- European Patent Attorney
- German Trademark Attorney
references and activities.
- IAM Patent 1000 Recommended Individual
- JUVE Handbook Recommended Individual
- JUVE Handbook “Ones To Watch In Litigation”
- MIP Handbook IP Star
- Winner of two MIP Awards 2020 for his work in two Cross-border Telecoms Patent Teams for IPCom and for Unwired Planet
- Winner of MIP Award 2022 for his work in Cross-border Patent Litigation Team of the Year for Interdigital
- Scholar of the Bavarian Elite Network
- Fulbright Scholar
curriculum vitae.
Representative cases.
- IPBridge vs. Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE: representation of IPBridge in its enforcement of its mobile communication patent portfolio before the District Court of München, Hamburg, and Mannheim as well as in its defense of the patent portfolio 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 (Press)
- Google vs. Sonos: representation of Sonos in its enforcement of a patent concerning connected speaker technology before the District Court of Hamburg in expedited proceedings (Press #1, #2)
- Sonos vs. Google: representation of Sonos in its defense against two patents in a dispute over connected speakers before the District Court of Munich as well as in its challenge of the patents before the Federal Patent Court
- IPBridge vs. LG: representation of IPBridge in its enforcement of three telecom patents in disputes before the District Court of Mannheim
- WSOU vs. Huawei, Microsoft, Juniper, HP: representation of WSOU in its enforcement of its cloud computing patent portfolio before the District Courts of München, Düsseldorf, and Mannheim as well as in its defense of the patent portfolio before the Federal Patent Court
- INVTE vs. Apple, ZTE, Huawei: representation of INVTE in its enforcement of three telecom patents in dispute before the District Court of Munich as well as in the defence of the patents before the Federal Patent Court
- 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 Supreme Court
- Conversant Wireless vs. Daimler: representation of Conversant Wireless in its enforcement of telecom patents in dispute over connected cars before the District Court of Munich as well as in the defence of the patents before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Supreme Court (Press)
- 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 Supreme Court (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)
- Nokia vs. Apple: representation of Nokia in its enforcement of two telecom patents before the District Court of Düsseldorf (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)
publications.
- Severin, P. M. D., D. Ho, and H. E. Gaub. 2011. “A high throughput moleculare force assay for protein-DNA interactions.” Lab on a Chip.11:856-862.
- Ho, D., J. L. Zimmermann, F. A. Dehmelt, U. Steinbach, M. Erdmann, P. Severin, K. Falter, H. E. Gaub. 2009. “Force-driven separation of short double stranded DNA.” Biophysical Journal. 97:3158-3167.
- Ho, D., K. Falter, P. Severin, H. E. Gaub. 2009. “DNA as a Force Sensor in an Aptamer-Based Biochip for Adenosine.” Analytical chemistry. 81:3159-3164.
- Ho, D., C. Dose, C. H. Albrecht, P. Severin, K. Falter, P. B. Dervan, and H. E. Gaub. 2009. “Quantitative Detection of Small Molecule/DNA Complexes Employing a Force-Based and Label-Free DNA-Microarray.” Biophysical Journal. 96:4661-4671.
- Muñoz Javier, A., P. Del Pino, M. F. Bedard, D. Ho, A. G. Skirtach, G. B. Sukhorukov, C. Plank, and W. J. Parak. 2008. “Photoactivated release of cargo from the cavity of polyelectrolyte capsules to the cytosol of cells.” Langmuir. 24:12517-12520.
- Valero, V., T. Nevian, D. Ho, and M. Lindau. 2008. “Tethering Forces of Secretory Granules Measured with Optical Tweezers.”Biophysical Journal. 95:4972-4978.
- Dose, C.*, D. Ho, H. E. Gaub, P. B. Dervan, and C. H. Albrecht. 2007. “Recognition of “Mirror-Image” DNA by Small Molecules.”Angewandte Chemie, International Edition. 46:8384-8387. Bemerkung: (*) geteilte Erstautorschaft.