Alexander Reetz, LL.M. specializes in all aspects of patent law and technical copyright law. He has specific expertise in all aspects of IP litigation, i.e. representation in infringement and nullity/opposition/cancellation proceedings, coordination of patent disputes and cross-border work, evidentiary seizures, border seizures, and enforcement counter-measures.
Dr. Reetz has represented and advised numerous clients in highly litigious matters relating to SEPs and non-SEPs over the past decade (mobile networks, connected cars), and also advises on SEP-strategy in the field of smart grids. However, his litigation experience extends to various fields of technology, and includes litigation on mobile dating and gaming platforms, activity tracking, medical devices and wearables, semiconductors and electronics, robotics, and mechanical engineering.
JUVE German Commercial Law Firms Handbook (2020) lists Dr. Reetz as often recommended (“first-rate”; “an excellent addition to the firm”, “a lawyer you can rely on”; competitors); he is recognized as “Patent star” in MIP IP Stars (2020/21) and as leading patent professional in IAM Patent 1000 (2020/21), and frequently named as recommended attorney for Intellectual Property in Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers (2015-2021). IAM Patent 1000 Top Professionals 2019 states: “Alexander Reetz brings a wealth of FRAND knowledge to the table and looks set to be a client magnet for years to come”; WirtschaftsWoche (2019) lists Dr. Reetz as “highly recommended attorney for patent litigation”.
Dr. Reetz studied law in Cologne, Aberdeen (UK) and Stellenbosch (RSA). He received his doctorate degree from University of Cologne for a fundamental rights-dogmatic study of the law and history governing university inventors and earned a Master's degree from the University of Aberdeen (UK). He was admitted to the bar in 2008. ., Dr. Reetz used to be a senior member (Counsel) of the Düsseldorf patent litigation practice of Hogan Lovells, before he joined Wildanger in January 2019 as a partner.
Dr. Reetz is a member of the German Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright (GRUR), the German group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (AIPPI) as well as the German Association of Intellectual Property Professionals (VPP).
Year Joined Firm: 2019
Education/Alumni: University of Cologne, University of Aberdeen, University of Stellenbosch
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Last updated 9th March 2021
