Sebastian Ochs
Admitted to the Bar, Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Expertise
Sebastian Ochs specializes in patent infringement proceedings, providing counsel to clients in both domestic infringement cases and cross-border multinational disputes. His advisory scope encompasses all technological domains, mainly electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and medical devices.
Sebastian holds notable expertise in standard essential patents (SEPs), representing both patent owners and implementers from initial out-of-court interactions to litigation.
This expertise is particularly pertinent for his clients amid the convergence of mechanical and electrical engineering driven by increasing digitalization and IoT integration.
Outside of work, Sebastian enjoys activities such as running, cycling, hiking, mountaineering, and exploring culinary delights.
Areas
- Patent Law
- Patent Infringement
- Competition Law
- Licences & Technology transfer
- Contracts & Antitrust Law
- Due Dilligence
- Know-How & Business secrets
Key points
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Devices
Vita
- Study of law at the FU Berlin, first state examination 2008
- Legal clerkship at the Berlin Court of Appeal, second state examination 2011
- Admitted to the bar, 2011
- Certified IP lawyer at a law firm in Munich, 2011-2012
- Joined Grünecker, 2012
Publikationen & Vorträge
„Der Einfluss der EPG-Rechtsprechung auf die nationale Rechtsprechung und die Rechtsprechung der Beschwerdekammern des Europäischen Patentamts“
Munich UPC Symposium 2026
„Three Years of the UPC“
Grünecker Whitepaper, 2026, Co-Autor
„(F)RAND Valuation: Licensing of Standard Essential Patents for Video Codec, Audio and Other Non-Cellular Standards“
IP Forum by FTI Consulting, 2026, panelist, with Dr. Anke Nestler und Mark Benzant (both FTI) and Alex Brodie (Gowling)
„Patent litigation laws and regulations applicable in Germany“
Legal500 Comparative Guide, 2025, Co-Author: Dr. Thomas Kronberger, Dr. Julia Traumann
„FRAND – UPC and DE“
Grünecker patent law seminar 2025, with Jascha Sophie Weggartner
„Two Years of the UPC“
Grünecker Whitepaper, 2025, Co-Author
„Sanofi & Regeneron vs. Amgen: The Local Division Düsseldorf on Infringement of Second Medical Use Claims“
Grünecker article, 13.05.2025, Co-Author: Dr. Julia Traumann
„Artificial Intelligence Guide: laws and regulations applicable in Germany“
Legal500, 2025, Co-Author: Dr. André Nickel, Mark Peters
„FRAND – current update on FRAND and what to expect at the UPC“
IP Forum by FTI Consulting, 2024, panelist
„UPC Case Law – What Happened so far?“
Grünecker patent law seminar 2024, with Dr. Ulrich Blumenröder
„Pan–European Measures before and after June 1, 2023“
Grünecker patent law seminar 2023, with Elvira Bertram
„Key issues for senior life sciences executives“
IAM Guide to Life Sciences, 2023
„Status of FRAND/SEP Case Law“
FICPI „21st Open Forum“ London, 2023, Panelist with Lord Justice Colin Birss, Hasan Rashid (GE), Host: Brett Slaney (CPSTIP)
„Fair and reasonable?! FRAND determinations by the national courts under scrutiny“
FICPI Open Forum, 2023
„How to take advantage of both EPO prosecution and German enforcement“
IAM Guide to Life Sciences 2023/2024/2025, Co-Author: Dr. Markus Grammel and Dr. Elena Biselli
„Unanswered Questions in FRAND“
7th IP and Competition Forum, 2022, panelist
„IoT, connectivity and SEPs“
2022, from the book „Winning with IP: Managing Intellectual Property Today“, Co-Author: Dr. Olivia Nemethova
„UPC Court Structure and Regime“
Grünecker patent law seminar 2022, with Dr. Ulrich Blumenröder
„UPC – What to expect concering infringement and invalidity decisions?“
Grünecker patent law seminar 2022
„Digital Innovation and the Growing Challenge of Standard Essential Patents“
2021, from the book „Winning with IP: Managing Intellectual Property Today“, Co-Author: Dr. Olivia Nemethova
„Mein Patent, Dein Patent, Unser Patent – Patentvindikation“
Patente 2020, Munich, Roundtable-Leader with Dr. Ulrich Blumenröder