Dr. Benjamin Schröer
PartnerMunichBiography
Benjamin Schröer has proven to be a creative IPlitigator who thinks "out of the box" to create solutionsfor his clients which make a difference in practice. In thefirst years of his professional career, he developed an
entirely new approach on how to litigate product piracy
cases for brand owners. This approach, which was later
adopted by the German Federal Supreme Court in theso-called "CONVERSE I" decision, strongly facilitated hisclient's fight against counterfeit products.
Benjamin focuses on patent litigation, where he advises
and represents clients in infringement and nullity
proceedings. His strengths lie not only in his legal
knowledge but also on his eagerness to understand thedetails of technology involved in his cases to be able todiscuss technical questions at eye level with his clients.
Over the last few years, Benjamin has gained vast
experience, in particular, in the telecommunication,
automotive and mechanical engineering industry. He
has also worked for clients in the medical device andlife science industry. The idea to establish a UnifiedPatent Court (UPC) and a Unitary Patent for Europe
fascinated Benjamin from the outset. He started
familiarizing himself with this project early and now hecan barely wait to use his in-depth knowledge of theUPC in practice and is therefore looking forward to thestart of this new system.
Benjamin studied law at the Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversity in Munich and graduated as the 7th best
among 1,091 candidates in the state of Bavaria. As aPhone+49 89 290 12 278

Fax+49 89 290 12 222

Emailbenjamin.schroeer@hoganlovells.com

Languages
EnglishGermanPracticesComplex Contracting
Designs
Intellectual Property
Litigation Services
Medical Device and Technology
Regulatory
Patents
Trade Secrets and Confidential
Know-how
Trademarks and Brands
IP Litigation, Arbitration, andAlternative Dispute Resolution

stipendiary of the German Research Foundation, hewas a member of the IP doctorate program of theUniversity of Bayreuth where he wrote his doctoral
thesis (summa cum laude) about certain aspects ofunfair competition law. In 2013, Benjamin worked forseveral months in our London office.

Representative experience
Representing a leading global technology company ininfringement and nullity proceedings in major crossborder patent litigation regarding 3G and 4G SEPs
against Ericsson.
Representing BlackBerry in patent infringement andnullity proceedings against Nokia.
Representing Texas Instruments in patent infringement
proceedings regarding SEPs against a non-practicing
entity.
Representing one of the world's leading automotive
suppliers in patent infringement and nullity
proceedings against competitors.
Representing Bobst Mex S.A. in several patent
infringement proceedings in the area of mechanicalengineering against competitors.

Industries
Automotive and Mobility
ConsumerLife Sciences and Health Care
Technology and Telecoms

Areas of focus
Fashion and Luxury Brands
IP Rights in Transactions
Medical Devices
Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Post-Grant Proceedings
Retail and Consumer Goods

Education and admissions
Education

Representing a leading manufacturer of products forbreastfeeding mothers in complex patent infringement
and nullity proceedings against competitors.

Dr. iur., University of Bayreuth
First State Exam in Law, LMU
Munich (Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversität München)

Representing various clients from inter alia theautomotive, mechanical engineering and medicaldevice industry in (patent) inspection proceedings.

Accolades

Representing various clients from inter alia theautomotive industry in (patent) preliminary injunctions
proceedings.

Awards and rankings
Recommended lawyer for Patent Law: DisputeResolution, Legal 500 Germany, 2022
Recommended lawyer for Patent Law, JUVE
handbook, 2020/2021

Benjamin Schröer has assisted withsome of the firm's most prominent
patent litigation and his input has
been well received by clients. One
source states: "I was extremely
surprised by his technicalknowledge; I rarely see that in alitigator."

Chambers Global, 2016

Rising star for patent litigation, Legal 500 Germany,
2021
Recommended lawyer for Infringement, IAM Patent
1000, 2019
Recommended lawyer for Patent law: disputeresolution, Legal 500 EMEA, 2019
Recommended lawyer Intellectual Property: Patent
Litigation (Germany), Chambers Global, 2018-2019

Latest thinking and events
Press releases
Hogan Lovells acting in three of the five mostinfluential Unified Patent Court cases named byJUVE Patent
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Benjamin Schröer is very thorough,service-oriented andknowledgeable.

Legal 500 Germany, 2022
He is very thoughtful andconsiderate and staffs his cases very
well, using senior partners only
when necessary and bringing in his
associates very effectively.

Legal 500 Germany, 2021