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Philipp Neels advises in all matters of industrial property with a main focus on patent and utility model law.
His legal practice focuses in particular on infringement actions before German courts. His expertise includes the coordination and conducting of cross-border patent litigations and arbitration proceedings.
Philipp Neels was admitted to the bar in 2007. He obtained his Master of Laws at the University of Sydney, Australia, with a focus on international IP-law in 2006. Since 2022 he is an Associate Member of the Charted Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
As a lawyer, he started at an international law firm in the practice group “Patents and Knowhow” and then worked for several years as partner and head of the litigation department at a Munich based patent law firm. Philipp Neels is Member of GRUR, AIPPI, ICC, DIS and CIArb.
Philipp Neels is a partner since 2018.
“Law and Practice Germany” in Chambers Patent Litigation 2022 Global Practice Guides
“Law and Practice Germany” in Chambers Patent Litigation 2021 Global Practice Guides
“Law and Practice Germany” in Chambers Patent Litigation 2020 Global Practice Guides
“Law and Practice Germany” in Chambers Patent Litigation 2019 Global Practice Guides
“NPE patent litigation in Germany: recent trends and strategies” in IAM Yearbook 2017
“Strategiebetrachtungen im Hinblick auf das zukünftige europäische „Einheitspatentsystem“ in Juve Handbuch 2015/2016
“From dispute hearings, to interim injunctions and compensation claims” in The Patent Lawyer 2015
Co-author „Guide to EU Pharmaceutical Regulatory Law“ Kluwer Law International, 2010
Handelsblatt, in cooperation with Best Lawyers, honors him as one of Germany`s best lawyers in the area of Intellectual Property Law.
In The Legal 500 Germany Philipp Neels is recommended as:
“Very pleasant to work with, very focused, always balanced with swift answers and solutions. We recommend.”
“Very qualified in the field of patent law; collegial behavior while focusing on the interests of the clients.”
“Philipp Neels is extremely competent, acts calmly, thoughtfully and prudently. What I particularly appreciate about him is not only his collegial behavior in court, whereby he is always focused on the matter, he knows how to act in a manner that is in line with his client’s interests, especially when striving for amicable solutions.”
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