Joel Nägerl

Practice Areas

Patent Litigation; developing technical attack and defence strategies in the context of patent litigation.

Career

Dr. Joel Nägerl studied physics in Göttingen and San Diego (USA) and obtained a PhD in physics in the area of semiconductor optics. He is a German and European Patent Attorney.

Prior to his extensive work at Zimmermann and Partner mbB, Dr. Nägerl started his career at the Bardehle law firm (Düsseldorf) and gained valuable experience as a patent attorney at KNH (Düsseldorf). Dr. Nägerl joined Zimmermann and Partner mbB in 2006, quickly establishing a reputation for excellence in high-profile litigation. Notably, he has been working with Samsung since 2000 and continues to serve as Samsung's primary German patent attorney.

Professional Memberships

Dr Nägerl is a member of European Patent Institute (EPI) and of the Patentanwaltskammer.

Publications

1) Book: “Patent Law: Handbook on European and German Patent Law“ (C.H.Beck, 1st edition, 2014, in English),

2) Book“Handbuch des Patentrechts” (C.H.Beck Verlag, 2nd edition, 2020, in German),

3) Commentary on European patent law “EPÜ - Europäisches Patentübereinkommen" (Singer / Stauder / Luginbühl, Carl Heymanns Verlag, 9th edition, 2023, in German)

Clients

Samsung Electronics

Industry Sector Expertise

Dr. Nägerl serves as an appointed Court Expert for two Senates at the Appeal Court in Düsseldorf.

Languages Spoken

German (mother tongue), English

Work Highlights

Dr Nägerl's main practice area is patent litigation for Samsung. Dr Nägerl has represented Samsung for 24 years, in high profile, international disputes before the proper authorities. Work highlights include a recent case where Dr Nägerl successfully defended Samsung in court, preventing a potential loss of a ten-figure sum due to an alleged patent infringement.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Germany, Europe and the Unitary Patent Convention (UPC)

Awards

Education