Rainer A. Kuhnen

Rainer A. Kuhnen: IP litigation and prosecution

“KUHNEN & WACKER
IP Made in Germany“®

KUHNEN & WACKER is a full service intellectual property (IP) law firm which was established more than 35 years ago in Freising/Munich, Germany. The firm represents individual and corporate major global technical innovators. We have a fine blend of senior attorneys with huge experience over time, and younger very energetic attorneys who may, in case of need, rely on the experience of their more senior colleagues.

We are a diverse team of presently 85 persons, 18 of whom are specialized attorneys and attorneys at law. These attorneys are supported by 8 expert patent engineers and specialists, as well as by a highly qualified and multilingual administrative team. As such, we are prepared to handle also complex cases.

In order to document the high quality standards that the firm has upheld for years, KUHNEN & WACKER obtained the official ISO 9001:2008 certification.

KUHNEN & WACKER, in particular Rainer Kuhnen, has earned a worldwide reputation in sophisticated litigation matters. His long record of success involves the "Epilady" litigation as well as more recent litigation relating to cardiac stents, ink cartridges for printers and in the automotive field.

Just recently Rainer Kuhnen successfully defended the patent portfolio of a client in the medical business, on the basis of which a settlement agreement with many millions in value could be reached. Meanwhile, within the printer business, the firm’s strategic lawsuits have helped decrease instances of counterfeiting activity in Germany.

We add value for our clients in many areas, such as licensing, portfolio analysis and management, arbitration and mediation, antitrust issues, competitive benchmarking, and due diligence. Some components of this added value arise from our internal teamwork, external networking, internal technical and IT staff, and frequent seminar presentations in Japan, the U.S.A., China and Europe.

Our services include:

Patents, Utility Models, Designs, Trademarks, Domains, Licenses, Topography Protection, Plant Variety Right Protection, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets, Intellectual Property Evaluation and Assessment, Defense and Enforcement of intellectual property rights, Portfolio analyses, Due Diligence, Benchmarking, and Consultation Services re the development of IP Strategies

Location:

Our offices are conveniently located near Munich airport and are also close to both the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court, as well as to various civil courts.