JUVE Patent

Part of the patent law team at HEUKING.

Location: Düsseldorf (Germany)

Languages: German, English

Birthe advises and represents national and international clients in various fields of intellectual property law for more than 13 years. She focuses on national and cross-border patent infringement proceedings across various technical sectors and regularly conducts proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (UPC). She also regularly conducts invalidity proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice. In addition, Birthe is a proven specialist in trade secret protection and leads numerous court proceedings in this field.

Birthe played a leading role in a landmark decision issued by the German Federal Court of Justice in 2024 on damages law.

In 2016 she was awarded the title Certified Specialist Lawyer in Intellectual Property Law (Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz) from the Bar Association of Düsseldorf.

Member of

• WSG (World Service Group)
• GRUR (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
• VPP (Association of Intellectual Property Experts)

Vita

Admitted to the Bar since 2013

Research Assistant COHAUSZ & FLORACK (2012-2013)

LL.M. Intellectual Property Law Düsseldorf (2011-2012)

Legal Trainee at the Regional Court of Essen (2009-2011)

Universities of Gießen and Münster (2003-2008)

Expertise

mechanical engineering

chemical industry

telecommunication

automotive

medical devices

enforcement

trade secret protection