BARDEHLE PAGENBERG Team
Johannes Heselberger
Dipl.-Phys.

Attorney-at-Law (Rechtsanwalt) & European Patent
Attorney, UPC Representative, Partner
Location Munich
Languages: German, English+49 89 928 05-581
heselberger@bardehle.deJohannes Heselberger represents clients in patent infringement proceedings
before German courts in the first and second instance and gives advice andsupport to them in legal appeal proceedings and in complaints against denial ofleave to legal appeal proceedings before the German Federal Court of Justice.
In addition, Johannes Heselberger plays a leading and coordinating role in patent
nullity proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and in appeal
proceedings before the German Federal Court of Justice as well as in opposition
proceedings before the European Patent Office and the German Patent andTrademark Office.
Owing to his practice as an attorney-at-law and his qualification as a graduate
physicist, Johannes Heselberger has comprehensive technical experience in thefield of telecommunications, medical devices and the automotive industry.
Pharmaceutical and biotech cases, including the extremely rare proceedings for acompulsory license, are also part of his field of practice as an attorney-at-law. His
comprehensive professional expertise in SEP and FRAND litigations as well as inenforcement of and defense against license programs make him a precious
advisor also in this field.
Johannes Heselberger successfully attended to a number of important, oftentransnational patent infringement proceedings for German and internationallarge-scale companies as well as for owner-operated medium-sized enterprises.
Depending on the size and complexity of a case, he heads compact teams ofattorneys-at-law and patent attorneys or also large working groups in cooperation
with his partners of the law firm.
Being qualified as both, an attorney-at-law (since 1994) and a European Patent
Attorney (since 1999), he is particularly able to have a comprehensive
understanding not only of the legal but also the technical aspects of a case. This
enables Johannes Heselberger in a special way to coordinate infringement
proceedings and proceedings on legal validity.

Legal Areas
Rei vindicatio

Patent Valuation

Licensing & Technology Transfer

Patent Litigation

Employee Inventions

Oppositions and Nullity

Due Diligence

Antitrust Law

Unitary Patent

Unified Patent CourtIndustries

Semiconductor Technology

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Medical Devices

Chemistry, Pharma & Life Sciences

Software, IT & Computer Technology

Telecommunications

Physics

Automotive

Recommended inoutstanding legal representation, superb judgement and experience, and technical skill. He
knows which arguments to make and has the work ethic to develop creative arguments totheir fullest.
IAM Patent 1000, 2024

Johannes Heselberger centres his practice on high-profile patent litigation before Germanpatent courts. His client roster includes technology, engineering and life science companies.
Chambers Global, 2024

Johannes Heselberger has been valuable for many years in out-of-court, but above all inin-court representation in the event of patent infringements.
The Legal 500 Germany/EMEA, 2023

Johannes […] has superb judgement and experience. He knows which arguments to make andhas the work ethic to develop those arguments to the fullest. He provides outstanding legalrepresentation.
IAM Patent 1000, 2023

Johannes Heselberger has been a great help on a range of complex matters. His advice isdetailed, well reasoned and practical.
Chambers Global and Europe, 2023

Johannes Heselberger approaches each case with exceptional judgement, guiding us to thebest decisions possible in a difficult legal environment. Over decades of practising law, hehas built a deep well of credibility and respect from the German judges handling patent
cases.

IAM Global Leaders 2023

A client says: ›highly competent in defending against patent infringement‹.
JUVE Patent, 2022

Quote of a competitor: ›one of the best litigators in the business‹.
JUVE Patent, 2022

Johannes Heselberger centres his highly acclaimed practice around high-profile patent
litigation cases before German patent courts. His client roster includes technology,engineering and life science companies.
Chambers Global and Europe, 2022

Lectures & Seminars
Johannes Heselberger regularly speaks on topics in the fields of patent
infringement and patent valuation.

Curriculum Vitae

2023

Registration as a Representative before the UPC

2018 - 2023

Managing Partner of the Firm2015 - 2018

Vice-Managing Partner of the Firm

1999 - today

Partner of the firm

1999

Licensed to practice as a European Patent Attorney1994 - 1999

Associate at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, Munich, Germany, and Paris,France

1994

Second State Law Examination (bar admission exam)Licensed topractice as an attorney-at-law

1991 - 1994

Trainee at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, Munich, Germany

1991 - 1994

Training; Legal studies in Munich and Speyer, Germany, and Houston,Texas

1985 - 1991

Legal studies at the University of Regensburg, GermanyFirst State Law
Examination (degree-level qualification)

1984 - 1990

Degree in Physics (Dipl.-Phys.) at the University of Regensburg,Germany