Ralph Nack

Practice Areas

Ralph Nack is an expert on complex issues of patent law. He advises German and international clients primarily in patent litigation and in nullity and opposition proceedings. He is a leading international expert in patent licensing, especially regarding standard-essential patents (SEP FRAND licensing). His practice focuses on the areas of electronics, telecommunications, mechanical engineering and pharmaceuticals.

Competences

German and international patent litigation

Licensing agreements, SEP FRAND licensing

Freedom to operate (FTO)

Technology transactions

IP-based financing solutions, securitisation

R&D agreements

Employees' invention law

Patent strategy

Supplementary potection certificates (SPCs)

Regulatory pharma law

Chinese patent law

Career

At Noerr since 2010

Professional Memberships

Global board of directors of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

Standing Committee on Patent Law of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)

Licensing Executives Society (LES)

Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA)

Board Member of patentdecisions.de

Observer at the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

Board of trustees at Munich Intellectual Property Law Centre (MIPLC)