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Andreas GagidisPartner

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  AGagidis@dompatent.de

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Graduate Engineer (BA) (Information Technology)
Patent Attorney | European Patent and Trademark Attorney
With dompatent since 2006

Languages

German, English, Greek

Technical Expertise

Information technology, communication technology, software-related inventions, medical technology, audio technology and acoustics, automotive Engineering

Key Activities

  • Advice concerning IP rights strategies, particularly for software-related inventions
  • Advice on establishing IP rights portfolios of national and international patents, trademarks and designs
  • Defense of both domestic and international IP rights in opposition, invalidity and cancellation proceedings
  • Provision of technical and strategic advice in the area of both domestic and international IP rights infringement
  • Advice on and conducting of negotiations regarding out-of-court settlements in IP rights disputes
  • Preparation of infringement opinions
  • Establishment of freedom-to-operate opinions
  • Preparation of validity opinions
  • Enforcement of IP rights in court
  • Defense and enforcement of IP rights at trade fairs
  • Representation in legal disputes prior to and at trade fairs
  • Advice on strategies for registering designs
  • Representation in design matters before the design authorities and courts
  • Conducting opposition and invalidity proceedings against patents
  • German Employee Invention Law

Professional Background

Degree in Information Technology at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University – Patent attorney training at dompatent von Kreisler and admission as a German patent attorney – training to become a Professional Representative before the European Patent Office and admission as a European Patent Attorney, training and admission as an authorised representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

Memberships

Chamber of German Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer), epi, FICPI, AIPPI, ECTA

Additional Activities

International speaker on the topic of “Patenting Software Inventions in Europe” – Tutor in the so-called “Arbeitsgemeinschaft” for Patent Attorney Candidates in North Rhine Westphalia on behalf of the Chamber of German Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer) – Voluntary consultation for inventors at the Chamber of Industry & Commerce in Cologne – Voluntary adviser for patent law matters at selected events at Cologne Trade Fair and Exhibition Center.