Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Melanie Müller write article as part of commemorative publication for Prof. Dr. Thomas Kühnen

Commemorative publication on the occasion of Prof. Dr. Thomas Kühnen’s retirement from judicial service

Prof. Dr. Thomas Kühnen set standards as a patent attorney and as a judge for patent law at the Higher Regional Court Dusseldorf. He retired from the judiciary on January 31, 2024.

In recognition of his achievements, Carl Heymann Verlag has published the work “Festschrift für Thomas Kühnen” under the editorship of Dusseldorf attorneys at law Christian Harmsen and Axel Verhauwen. Numerous authors express their appreciation for Prof. Dr. Kühnen with contributions on the topics of patent infringement proceedings and the Unified Patent Court.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT attorney at law Melanie Müller took part in this tribute as joint authors with the article „Lizenzbereitschaftserklärung gem. § 23 PatG – sinnvoller Mechanismus zur Bestimmung von FRAND-Bedingungen bei SEP-Lizensierung?“ (Declaration of willingness to license pursuant to Section 23 PatG – a useful mechanism for determining FRAND conditions in SEP licensing?).

The commemorative publication is available in German, both in hardcover and as an online subscription. Further information can be found here in the Wolters Kluwer online store.