Sandra Pohlman

Partner

B.S. Biology

Sandra Pohlman is co-founder and partner of df-mp. She heads the firm’s large and diversified biotechnology and pharmaceuticals practice group together with Dr. Dörries. Ms. Pohlman has specialized in intellectual property in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical field since 1992. Ms. Pohlman’s qualifications enable her to represent clients before the European Patent Office, German courts and the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

+ 49 89 210 296 0
sandra.pohlman@df-mp.com
 

Sandra Pohlman

Partner

B.S. Biology

Sandra Pohlman is co-founder and partner of df-mp. She heads the firm’s large and diversified biotechnology and pharmaceuticals practice group together with Dr. Dörries. Ms. Pohlman has specialized in intellectual property in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical field since 1992. Ms. Pohlman’s qualifications enable her to represent clients before the European Patent Office, German courts and the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

+ 49 89 210 296 0
sandra.pohlman@df-mp.com
 

practice areas.

Ms. Pohlman advises domestic and foreign clients in all aspects of intellectual property in her field, with her particular focus in the areas of molecular biology, immunology, pharmaceutical agents and formulations, DNA/RNA based diagnostics, CRISPR, second medical uses and dosing regimens. A main part of her practice is oppositions and prosecution before the European Patent Office, where she has consistently obtained favorable results for her clients.

She has served as lead counsel in notable opposition cases relating to patents for blockbuster drugs and groundbreaking technologies including, more recently, Tecfidera®, Tysabri®, and attacking and defending CRISPR patents, as well as numerous antibody-related oppositions (adalimumab, herceptin, bevacizumab, pertuzumab).  Ms. Pohlman handles prosecution in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields for more than two decades and can deliver complex portfolio strategies that add value.

 

Managing IP awards Sandra Pohlman Practitioner of the Year for Germany
Managing IP awards Sandra Pohlman Practitioner of the Year for…

Our foun­ding part­ner San­dra Pohl­man is hono­red with one of the most pres­ti­gious…

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…

Sandra Pohlman among Managing IP’s “Top 250 Women”
Sandra Pohlman among Managing IP’s “Top 250 Women”

Foun­ding part­ner San­dra Pohl­man is once again lis­ted among the…

Five IP stars for df-mp
Five IP stars for df-mp

df-mp is proud to recei­ve ano­ther five IP stars this…

Sandra Pohlman among the best patent attorneys in Germany
Sandra Pohlman among the best patent attorneys in Germany

Foun­ding part­ner San­dra Pohl­man is recom­men­ded in the Best-Lawy­ers-Ran­king 2019…

Five IP-Stars go to the df-mp team
Five IP-Stars go to the df-mp team

df-mp is deligh­ted that five part­ners have been award­ed the…

admissions.

  • Attorney at Law (Germany and USA)
  • Solicitor (England & Wales)
  • U.S. Patent Attorney
  • Registered before EPO as a legal practitioner
  • Admitted to the bar of Washington, DC, U.S.A
  • Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • European Patent Litigator

references and activities.

  • In IAM 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2013-2020, Ms. Pohlman was recommended for her expertise in patent prosecution and invalidity actions.
  • The renowned IP magazine Managing Intellectual Property lists Sandra Pohlman, as IP Star for Germany in their MIP Handbook 2014-2020.
  • Sandra Pohlman was listed as one of the Top 250 Women in IP (worldwide) by Managing IP in 2016-2020.
  • Sandra Pohlman is a recommended individual in Juve Patent 2020 for expertise in pharma and biotechnology.
  • Ranked as one of the best lawyers in Germany in the field of intellectual property law in 2019 by the Handelsblatt.
  • Regular lecturer on aspects of European and U.S. patent practice.

curriculum vitae.

Since 2000
Since 2000

Co-foun­­der and part­ner at df-mp

1997-1999
1997-1999

Asso­cia­te at the firm of Bar­deh­le, Pagen­berg, Dost, Alten­burg, Froh­wit­ter, Geiss­ler and sub­se­quent­ly at the Froh­wit­ter firm, both in Munich, Ger­ma­ny

1992-1996
1992-1996

Law clerk and sub­se­quent­ly as asso­cia­te for the intellec­tu­al pro­per­ty law firm of Fin­ne­gan, Hen­der­son, Fara­bow, Gar­rett & Dun­ner (with a strong empha­sis on liti­ga­ti­on and pro­se­cu­ti­on of patents in the bio­tech­no­lo­gy and phar­maceu­ti­cal area)

1991-1994
1991-1994

Jurist Doc­tor Degree (magna cum lau­de) from the Natio­nal Law Cen­ter of the Geor­ge Washing­ton Uni­ver­si­ty in Washing­ton, DC, U.S.A.

1987-1991
1987-1991

Bache­lor of Sci­ence Degree in Bio­lo­gy (with high honors) from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Ver­mont, U.S.A.

association memberships.

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