Dr. Dieter Laufhütte - Patent Attorney
Education:
- 1977 - 1982 Studies of Chemical Engineering at the University Fridericiana at Karlsruhe
- 1982 University Degree
- 1986 awarded a Doctorate in Engineering, Technical University in Munich
Professional Training:
- 1983 - 1985 Scientific assistant in the Department B for Process Engineering at the Technical University in Munich
- 1985 - 1988 Training as a patent attorney, one year thereof at the Patent Office and the Federal Patent Court
- 1988 State Patent Examination
- 1990 Examination for admission as a European Patent Attorney
Professional Experience:
- 1989 Admission as Patent Attorney, joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
- since 1992 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel
- Collaboration in various committees of the Patent Lawyers´ Association
- Teaching activity in the training of patent attorney candidates
- Member of the Board of the Patent Lawyers' Association
- German representative in the Executive Committee of the FICPI
- 1996 Admission as European Trademark Attorney
Memberships:
- Association of German Engineers; German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright;
- Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI); International Association for the
- Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI); European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA).
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JUVE:
- Consistently listed as one of the 16 leading names among patent attorneys
- Consistently listed as a "frequently recommended attorney"
- "The firm additionally has one of the most respected patent attorneys with the best connections in mechanical engineering in Laufhütte" - juve 2013/14
- "The firm again recorded an increasing number of applications, in particular in its central sector of mechanical engineering, where patent attorney Laufhütte has a very good reputation, so that LSG has been one of the most active applicants at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) in the recent past - juve 2011/12
- "A leading IP firm which remains one of the most recognized Munich addresses in patent law because Laufhütte enjoys an excellent reputation in the city - his small prosecution team operates an active application practice at the DPMA for a faithful group of regular clients, also internationally – juve 2010/11
Kanzleien in Deutschland [Law firms in Germany]:
- "In this connection the respected patent attorney Dr. Dieter Laufhütte enjoys an exceptional reputation in the market". – Law firms in Germany 2013
- "...A traditional central focus of the firm is here in the processing of cases with a technical basis, in particular in applying for patents. This applies above all to their competence in mechanical engineering. The respective patent attorney Dr. Dieter Laufhütte has gained a very good reputation in this sector" - Law firms in Germany 2012
Legal 500:
- In the team surrounding the renowned mechanical engineering expert Dieter Laufhütte particularly Uwe Herrmann and Wolfgang Behr stand out for their ‘high expertise and reliability’ - Legal 500 - Patent Law 2019
- "Dieter Laufhütte is 'aggressive and expert in all matters in and outside Germany'. Clients respect the 'straightforward procedure in international applications' and ' the flexible fulfillment of requests'." - Legal 500
- "Patent attorney Dieter Laufhütte demonstrates 'extreme authority and efficiency, in both national and international disputes'. Examples include the representation of Julius Blum in court cases against patent infringers in Germany and abroad relating to furniture fittings and Ford in an attack on the basic patent of an international competitor with respect to catalytic converter technology. Further clients include Beate Uhse and Fresenius Medical Care" - Legal 500 - Patent Law
Wirtschaftswoche:
- recommended office / especially recommended patent attorney: Lorenz Seidler Gossel / Dieter Laufhütte - WirtschaftsWoche Edition 52, December 14, 2018