Prior to joining the firm in 2019, Benjamin worked in private practice and as a senior corporate patent counsel at a DAX listed semiconductor manufacturer. Benjamin advised on any matter related to intellectual property rights (IPR) including employee inventions, patents, trademarks, licensing, patent portfolio management. He designed and controlled the administration of the company’s patent and trademark portfolio and developed an IPR strategy covering a variety of aspects such as invention incentive, patent portfolio management and detection of unauthorized use of the company’s patents.
Benjamin also defended the company against allegations of unauthorized patent use and engaged in offensive licensing activities such as identifying patent infringement, asserting patent infringement and litigating and/or negotiating licensing agreements. He represented the company in proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO), German Federal Patent Court, the European Patent Office (EPO), and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
While in private practice, Benjamin also handled patent applications for filing with the GPTO, the EPO and the USPTO, drafted opposition briefs and brought down European patents before the European Patent Office’s Opposition Divisions and Boards of Appeal. He also represented clients in patent infringement and nullity proceedings.
