René Okoampah

Partner

Dipl.-Ing.

René Okoampah 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. As a European and German patent attorney, he comprehensively advises his clients in litigious proceedings as well as in application proceedings for industrial property rights.

+ 49 89 210 296 0
rene.okoampah@df-mp.com

René Okoampah

Partner

Dipl.-Ing.

+ 49 89 210 296 0
rene.okoampah@df-mp.com

practice areas.

René Okoampah's technical area of responsibility is broad, which is not least due to the versatility of his modern mechanical engineering studies. In addition to traditional mechanical engineering technologies, his main areas of expertise also include medical and mobile communications technology.

"Okoampah has very broad-ranging expertise grounded in his background in mechanical engineering. He is a versatile and skilled advocate in oral proceedings."
IAM Patent 1000, 2023

admissions.

German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Representative before the UPC
European Patent Litigator

curriculum vitae.

Since 2019

Partner at df-mp

Since 2014

Patent attorney at df-mp

2013

Intern at the New York Office of Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP, expanding his knowledge concerning US patent law

2011-2014

Patent attorney trainee at df-mp, trainee at the German Patent Office and the German Federal Patent Court

2009-2011

Having worked in the industry as a project engineer for the Rücker GmbH on behalf of the BMW Group within the “project i” Practice areas: planning of components and process (CFRP process technology)

2007

Visiting researcher at the Stanford University (Stanford, California) as member of the design engineering course me310

2003-2009

Studies in mechanical engineering at the Technische Universität München (Munich, Germany)

Representative cases.

Ericsson vs. Wiko: represented Wiko against Ericsson in the defense against four LTE telecom patents before the District Court of Düsseldorf as well as in revocation actions both before the EPO and the Federal Patent Court (Press)

Unwired Planet vs. Huawei, LG Electronics, Samsung, HTC, Google: represented 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 (Press)

association memberships.

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