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About Dr.-Ing. Michael Wallinger

Dr.-Ing. Michael Wallinger holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering and has been admitted as a German Patent Attorney since 1987 and as a European Patent Attorney since 1988. He is a founding partner of the law firm Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann (WR) in Munich.

Since 1983, Dr.-Ing. Wallinger has been involved in significant patent litigation involving a triple-digit number of patent infringement, invalidity, and opposition cases. A significant number of these cases have been finally decided by the German Federal Supreme Court and are often considered landmark decisions.

These decisions include: “Diving Computer” in relation to the patentability of software programs, “Radio Clock I, II” in relation to international jurisdiction, “Torque Transmission Device” and “Time Telegram”, which are landmark decisions for claim amendments during the patent examination phase, and “Sprocket Arrangement” and “Multiple Gear Hub”, which represent legal precedents in relation to the interpretation of patent claims.

The most recent decision, “Orange Book Standard,” concerns the tension between patents and standards under antitrust law. In these cases, Dr.-Ing. Wallinger has represented large companies, such as automobile manufacturers and automotive suppliers, as well as medium-sized companies. The technology in these cases includes mechanical devices, particularly for the automotive and bicycle industries; electronic products, such as CDs, CD-Rs, DVDs, and DVD-Rs; and computer-controlled devices, such as automatic transmissions, air conditioning systems, and measuring instruments.

For many years, Dr.-Ing. Wallinger has been listed in the “Best Lawyers” and “IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals” rankings.

Areas of law

Patent law

Sectors

Mechanical engineering

Physics

Information and communication technologies

Automation and robotics