Niels Hölder, attorney at law and certified IP specialist lawyer, is a partner in Hoffmann Eitle’s patent litigation group. For many years, he has been representing and advising large and medium-sized companies in important, international patent disputes in all fields of technology with a focus on the life science sector, including infringement, entitlement and compulsory license proceedings.
Legal market magazines noted that “Niels Hölder combines technical and legal skills to provide sophisticated representation in life science mandates” (Iam Patent Magazine) and that he “is a well-established patent litigator in the market who is particularly praised for his impressive work across the pharma sector” (Who’s Who Legal).
Before joining Hoffmann Eitle in 2008, Niels worked in the litigation and IP practice groups of an international law firm in Berlin, Frankfurt, London and Chicago. He has published numerous articles in the field of intellectual property and regularly gives lectures on patent and civil procedure law. He holds an LL.M. in Intellectual Property (Exeter/Dresden) and earned his doctoral degree in the field of cross-border patent enforcement.
Year Joined Firm: 2008
Education/Alumni: Free University Berlin, Exeter University, Technical University Dresden
Network Memberships: AIPLA, AIPPA, LES, GRUR
