Marcus is a German and European Patent Attorney, and also a European Trade Mark and Design Attorney. He began his legal career in 1990, working as patent counsel in the IP department of Linde, the now American-German multinational gas and chemicals company. His practice covers all areas of patent and trade mark law.
After qualifying as a European and German Patent Attorney at a mid-size law firm, Marcus co-founded Kudlek Grunert & Partner, a German firm of patent and trade mark attorneys, in 2000, and joined Dehns as a Partner following the merger of the two firms in 2021.
Marcus drafts and prosecutes patent applications before the EPO and the German Patent and Trademark Office, as well as providing expert opinions and advice on patents, utility models, trade marks, copyright and designs. He advises on IP strategy and due diligence, in addition to litigation and arbitration. He also has significant expertise in the fields of employee invention law and computer implemented inventions.
Marcus works with clients of all size, from local and domestic SMEs in Munich and Germany, to multinationals in Germany, the US, China and Japan.
Marcus’ experience includes automotive technology, optics and microscopy, energy generation, heat exchangers and methods of joining and coating material, software applications, and medical technology.
He also has extensive knowledge in the fields of licensing, employee invention law and software inventions.
Dipl. Phys (Physics Diploma/Degree) – Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, 1990
Marcus is fluent in German and English and has good knowledge of French and Spanish.
Marcus will be attending the INTA 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego, USA from the 17th – 21st May 2025. Please contact Marcus if you would like to organise a meeting.