Press release dated April 16, 2024

BARDEHLE PAGENBERG continues to grow as new attorneysat-law and patent attorneys join their strong teamThe growth trend at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG steadily continues. The joint
legal and technical team has been reinforced with additional attorneys-atlaw and patent attorneys at all German offices.
“Especially in the current phase, in which we handle 25% of all cases filed in Europe
before the newly established Unified Patent Court (UPC), thus confirming ourpioneering role in the IP business on this front as well, we are extremely pleased that
our new team members will help us to grow continuously and to expand our strengths instrategically important areas”, emphasizes Johannes Lang, Managing Partner ofBARDEHLE PAGENBERG.
Saskia Mertsching is an attorney-at-law joining from the patent and law firm
Eisenführ Speiser, where she was involved in patent litigation in the fields of computer

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technology and mechanics. She is “looking forward to working with the team, whichoperates at the highest professional level and has already firmly established itself for therepresentation of national and international clients before the UPC”.
Attorney-at-law Ann-Christine Hug joins from the law firm Preu Bohlig & Partner,
where her work included patent infringement proceedings in the pharmaceutical sector.
She is also especially excited “to be part of the BARDEHLE PAGENBERG team in theinitial phase of the UPC, which has convinced [her] both professionally and personallyfrom the very first moment”.
Sabrina Smyczek, a patent attorney specializing in medical physics and technology,
comes from the major international law firm Hogan Lovells to contribute her technicalexpertise to BARDEHLE PAGENBERG and is looking forward to the intensive work inthe mixed teams.

also plays a key role in shaping the development of the UPC. I am excited to be able toBARDEHLE PAGENBERG
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contribute my passion for technology and law to a broad-based, competent team and toIn cooperation with:

Antje Weise, a graduate in commercial law, is delighted with her professional
prospects: “BARDEHLE PAGENBERG is not only one of the leading IP law firms, but

grow in my new role as an attorney.”Dr. Saskia Amelia Jülich, a qualified civil engineer, has decided to join BARDEHLE
PAGENBERG after 16 years as an examiner at the European Patent Office, and isparticularly looking forward to working directly with clients.

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SingaporeSaskia Mertsching has professional experience inintellectual property law and patent litigation fromher work as an attorney at the mixed patent and law
firms Eisenführ Speiser and Grünecker.
Her main areas of practice as an attorney include
representing clients in national and cross-borderpatent infringement proceedings and assisting clientsin parallel validity proceedings, including before theUPC. Saskia Mertsching is particularly involved in
the fields of software, IT, computer technology, andelectrical engineering. In addition, she advises on thedrafting and negotiation of license agreements andSaskia Mertsching

the associated legal issues.

LL.M. (Oslo)
Attorney-at-law(Rechtsanwältin), Senior
Associate
Munich office

Ann-Christine Hug has experience in patent litigationfrom her previous work at Preu Bohlig & Partner,
where her work included patent infringement
proceedings.
One of her main areas of practice is therepresentation of national and international clients inpatent infringement and parallel validity
proceedings, in particular advising patent pools andproprietors of standard essential patents in complex
patent infringement proceedings, the associatedantitrust issues, and enforcement proceedings.
Ann-Christine Hug

Ann-Christine Hug has specific knowledge in theLL.M. (GWU)

pharmaceutical and life science sectors.

Attorney-at-law
Hamburg office2|4Sabrina Smyczek is a patent attorney with a technicalbackground in physics. She has several years ofexperience in patent law, in particular in patent
litigation, which she gained at the international law
firm Hogan Lovells in numerous patent disputes withcross-border issues.
Her practice focuses on representing national andinternational clients in patent infringement andvalidity proceedings before national courts, theGerman Patent and Trademark Office, the European
Patent Office, and the Unified Patent Court. She is
Sabrina Smyczek
Patent attorney, European
Patent Attorney, Senior
Associate

also responsible for patent applications.
Sabrina Smyczek has extensive expertise, particularlyin the fields of telecommunications technology andmedical technology.

Düsseldorf office

Antje Weise studied at the University of HalleWittenberg, where at the same time she also
completed her LL.M. in commercial law with anindividual focus on intellectual property and IT law.
As part of her legal clerkship, she worked for two
renowned major international law firms. This
allowed her to deepen her experience in intellectual
property law at Hogan Lovells in Hamburg and in IT
law at Osborne Clarke in Munich.

Antje WeiseLL.M.
Attorney-at-law(Rechtsanwältin)
Munich office3|4Dr. Saskia Jülich worked at the European Patent
Office as an examiner in grant and opposition
proceedings in various fields of mechanics, ranging
from windows and wind turbines to medicaltechnology. She was also involved in the Office’s
internal department for education and training. As aresult, she has an excellent knowledge of the internal
processes of the European Patent Office, in addition
to several years of professional experience in patentlaw in the fields of construction technology andmedical technology.
Dr. Saskia Amelia Jülich

Having completed her doctorate at a French “GrandeÉcole”, she also has extensive academic and scientific

Patent Engineer, Seniorknowledge which, together with her exceptional

Associateintercultural skills, qualify her for activities in a wide
range of technical fields and with a variety of clients.

Hamburg office

For further information on the international team of attorneys and patent attorneys ofBARDEHLE PAGENBERG, please visit https://www.bardehle.com/en/teamBARDEHLE PAGENBERG combines the professional expertise of attorneys-at-law, patent
attorneys, professional representatives before the European Patent Office, specialized trademark
lawyers, and qualified technical consultants. Our consulting services are tailored to our clients'
individual needs and the specific circumstances of each case.
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