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Dr. Moritz Sutterer

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Dr. Moritz Sutterer represents national and international clients on all aspects of patent and copyright law. He represents clients in litigation and counsels across a range of industries, including high-tech, mechanical engineering, chemicals, life sciences, medical devices and biotechnology, software and information technology (IT), and content and media. Moritz has extensive experience in intellectual property (IP) litigation as well as in drafting, negotiating, and implementing complex IP-related agreements, including license agreements, research and development agreements, IT service agreements, and cooperation/joint venture agreements. Moritz speaks German, English and French.

  • Advised a German biotech company on the restructuring of a collaboration with its UK partner, including the grant of a license with a volume of EUR 400 million upfront and EUR 1.05 billion subject to development and sales milestones.
  • Advised a Japanese manufacturer of audio products in a case concerning the MP3 standard involving complex licensing, antitrust and patent issues
  • Advised a Chinese manufacturer of synthetic mica, pearlescent materials, and new energy materials on the acquisition of the pigments business of a German chemical company on IP/IT issues
  • Advised a Japanese chemical company on the acquisition of the urethane business of a German chemical company on IP/IT matters
  • Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich / Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, 2023, Ph.D., summa cum laude, Heinrich Hubmann Award, LMU Faculty Award
  • Munich Court of Appeals, 2014, Second State Exam
  • Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, 2014, LL.M., international and European business law
  • Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, 2012, First State Exam
  • Germany
  • European Patent Office
  • German Patent Infringement Court
  • German Patent Office

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

Chairman, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Alumni Association

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

Member, Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI)