Department / Chemistry
Our Know-How
Chemistry is one of the areas on which the firm of Vossius & Partners focussed its activities right from the start.
Our chemistry department handles protective rights in the entire field of chemistry, such as organic, inorganic and
metal-organic chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, food chemistry, cosmetics, foundry processes and metallurgy,
biochemistry, polymer chemistry, chemical engineering, textile and paper production, oils and fats, paints, electrochemistry,
analytical chemistry, plant protection chemistry, and environmental protection.
Our Activities
The chemistry department represents numerous German and foreign companies in application and opposition proceedings before
the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trademark Office. We also represent our clients in nullity proceedings
before the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Supreme Court, in infringement disputes before civil courts
and in cross-border infringement litigation. Our attorneys regularly provide validity and infringement or freedom-to-operate
opinions, carry out IP related due diligence investigations, and assist our clients in drawing up licensing agreements.
The department also has significant experience in the registration and enforcement of Supplementary Protection
Certificates (SPCs) in the fields of pharmacology and plant protection.
In recent times, the firm again succeeded in obtaining important decisions in its clients' favor in a number of complex opposition proceedings: VOSSIUS & PARTNER successfully concluded the opposition proceedings against the Viagra® patent before the Opposition Division and a Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office. Defending the interests of its clients, the firm conducted infringement suits in Germany regarding the pharmaceutically active ingredients paroxetine, captopril, capozide, diltiazem, taxol (paclitaxel), omeprazole and numerous other pharmaceutical and chemical substances. Furthermore, the attorneys recently handled patent litigation cases in the following technical fields, to name but a few: artificial fibers, abrasives and reflective materials, printing plates, adhesives, paints, basic chemicals, phlebosclerosation agents, and fluoropolymers.
Our Team
Our attorneys in the fields of chemistry and pharmacology are supported by a number of German and/or European
Patent Attorneys and academically trained associates with specialized knowledge in all areas of chemistry,
chemical engineering, and pharmacology.
