Magna appoints director intellectual property from Maikowski
Matthias Euler from Maikowski & Ninnemann has been appointed new director of intellectual property at Magna.
20 January 2025 by Laura King
Automotive supplier Magna has appointed a new director of intellectual property. As of January 2025, patent attorney Matthias Euler from Maikowski & Ninnemann holds the role. He succeeds Gabriele Rausch, who is retiring at the end of March.
Matthias Euler
Euler began his career at the firms Bardehle Pagenberg and Jones Day, before spending almost three years as IP counsel at tech company Heraeus. He then joined Maikowski & Ninnenmann in 2019. As a qualified electrical engineer, Euler’s focus lies on electrical engineering, software, automotive, communications and medical technology.
At Maikowski &Ninnemann he was active for big-name clients such as Oppo and Apple in their disputes with Nokia and Ericsson respectively. Euler is a European patent and trademark attorney and also a registered UPC representative.
At Magna, he heads the European patent department, which comprises nine employees. When asked about his reasons for moving, Euler explained his new role would provide greater opportunities to be involved in business decisions. The company recently settled major litigation with its competitor Valeo. The two were locked in a billion-euro dispute spanning national courts in Germany and France as well as the UPC.
