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Alexander Ritter

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Alexander Ritter, a patent disputes lawyer, represents clients across a range of industries, including high tech, engineering, chemical, healthcare and medical device, and biotechnology. He provides counsel on patent infringement proceedings before German patent infringement courts and the Unified Patent Court and on validity proceedings before the patent offices and validity courts. In addition to his litigation work, Alex advises on IP-related corporate transactions. He has deep knowledge in the field of computer-implemented inventions, drawing from his technical background in computer science. He is fluent in German and English.

Alex is a leader in handling complex patent disputes in technology-driven industries. His representation of clients in high-profile cases across multiple jurisdictions, combined with his skill in navigating clients through standard essential patent (SEP) and software patent issues, makes him a valuable litigator and advocate for businesses facing IP challenges in Germany, the EU, and the United States.

Before joining Morgan Lewis, Alex served as the department chair of another global law firm’s German patent litigation practice.

  • Advised a leading supplier of Internet of Things technology in a dispute with its main competitor in patent infringement and validity proceedings relating to six SEPs
  • Advised the Japanese government on rules about SEP negotiations
  • Advised a leading US healthcare company in infringement and validity proceedings in a pan-European dispute, coordinating the proceedings abroad as well as US Section 1782 discovery proceedings
  • Advised a Japanese manufacturer of audio products in a case relating to the MP3 standard that included complex questions of licensing, antitrust, and patent law
  • Advised a European specialty chemical company against a competitor in a case relating to membrane technology
  • Advised a producer of consumer goods in inspection proceedings in a case relating to chemical engineering
  • Advised a manufacturer of printer accessories in infringement and several EU Patent Office opposition proceedings
  • Advised a mobile communications company in several patent infringement proceedings relating to operating systems and image compression
  • University of Trier, 2010, Master's Degree, computer science (Diplom-Informatiker)
  • Hamm Court of Appeals, 2009, Second State Exam
  • University of Trier, 2006, First State Exam
  • Germany
  • European Patent Office
  • Unified Patent Court
  • German Patent Infringement Court
  • German Patent Office

Recognized, Infringement, IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals (2025)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2024)

Member, German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property & Copyright (GRUR)

Member, Licensing Executives Society (LES)

Member, Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)