Kerstin Renner | Dompatent

Intro Industries Key Areas of Focus Professional Background

Intro

Innovation requires protection – but also strategic foresight. Kerstin Renner combines deep technical understanding with legal expertise to help companies not only avoid legal pitfalls, but also gain sustainable competitive advantages.

Her approach: leveraging intellectual property rights as strategic assets that do more than protect – they enable growth. From medical technology and mechanical engineering to plastics processing, she develops tailored IP strategies that strengthen companies worldwide and give them the decisive edge in the marketplace.

“Ideas are the currency of the future, but without legal protection they are worthless.”

Kerstin Renner

Industries and technical fields of work

Mechanical Engineering
Automotive Engineering / Automotive and Transport
Medical Technology
Plastics and Textile Engineering

Automation Technology & Control Systems
Production Engineering and Machine Tools
Medical Technology

Key Areas of Focus

Our experienced patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law are experts in intellectual property law – both nationally and internationally.

Advising on the establishment of IP portfolios for national and international patents, utility models, trademarks, and designs
Defending intellectual property rights in opposition, nullity, and cancellation proceedings in Germany and abroad
Providing technical and strategic advice in cases of IP infringement in Germany and internationally
Advising and conducting negotiations for the extrajudicial and out-of-court settlement of IP disputes
Preparing infringement opinions
Enforcing intellectual property rights before the courts
Defending and enforcing IP rights at trade fairs
Representing clients in legal disputes at trade fairs and in preparation thereof

Advising and representing clients in trademark matters, including opposition proceedings and trademark infringement litigation
Advising on design filing strategies
Representing clients in design matters before design offices and courts
Enforcing design rights domestically and internationally
Advising on and developing filing and litigation strategies in Asia
Handling opposition and nullity proceedings against patents
Advising on research, development, and license agreements
Preparing validity opinions

Professional Career and Engagement

Curriculum Vitae

2024

Zulassung als Vertreterin vor dem Einheitlichen Patentgericht (UPC)Admitted to practice before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)>

2012

Since 2012
Partner at dompatent

2006

2006–2010
Training as a Patent Attorney at dompatent, the Regional Court of Düsseldorf, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), and the Federal Patent Court (BPatG)

2006–2009
Studies in Law for Patent Attorneys at the University of Hagen (FernUniversität in Hagen)

2000

2000–2006
Studies in Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University

Degree: Diplom (Dipl.-Ing.)

Memberships

Patent Bar Association (Patentanwaltskammer), epi (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office), FICPI (International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys)

Engagement

Kerstin Renner is actively involved in teaching and promoting patent law topics. She is a speaker at the “Patent Law Practice Day” hosted by Vogel Business Media and heads the working group for patent attorney candidates in Cologne.

In addition, she provides voluntary support to the inventors’ advisory service of the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce and advises Koelnmesse on intellectual property matters.

Contact

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+49 221 91652 229 KRenner@dompatent.de download vCard