Philipp Widera joined VOSSIUS in mid-2017. He became a partner in the firm in 2024. As a bar-certified specialist attorney for Intellectual Property, he advises and represents national and international clients on all aspects of intellectual property law and related competition law issues, with a particular focus on contentious patent law matters. Before joining VOSSIUS, he had worked for two other leading law firms in the field of patent law gaining experience in a wide range of technical areas, especially mobile communications and life sciences.
Mr. Widera studied law at the Leibniz University of Hanover. After having completed the first state exam, he was awarded the title LL.M. in intellectual property law by King's College London. During his master studies he focused on an analysis and comparison of intellectual property law in the US as well as the most important European jurisdictions. Apart from that, he concentrated on EU-Competition Law. He legally clerked inter alia in the IP department of a major German law firm as well as one of the oldest commercial law firms in New York City.
Philipp Widera regularly lectures and publishes on current issues of patent law. He is a member of the Sedona Working Groups on SEP/FRAND (Global Edition) as well as on the Unified Patent Court. Furthermore, he is a member of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), the Licensing Executives Society (LES) and the German Bar Association (DAV).
For the years 2020 and 2021, Managing IP honoured him as a “Rising Star” in Germany. Since June 2021, he has been included in the edition of “Ones to Watch”/”Anwälte der Zukunft” by Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt. Besides, he was included in the list of "Global Leaders" for patent law by Who's Who Legal in 2022.
Year Joined Firm: 2017
Network Memberships: Sedona Working Groups on SEP/FRAND (Global Edition), GRUR, LES, DAV
