Clemens Tobias Steins
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A dynamic litigator and balanced negotiator
Clemens Tobias Steins, attorney-at-law, is a partner in HOFFMANN EITLE’s patent litigation and contracts practice group.
After working first in technology law and M&A, Tobias has specialized in patent litigation for 15 years. He represents predominantly Japanese and US clients in large‑scale patent litigation projects, mainly in the fields of pharma/biotech and electronics. He is an experienced coordinator and known to develop a thorough understanding also of the technical aspects of a case. He is recommended as a patent litigator in the legal trade magazine Juve.
In addition to counseling clients in non-contentious patent law matters, Tobias also enjoys drafting and negotiating license and R&D agreements.
Tobias is fluent in English and, upon working in a law firm in Tokyo for some years, has a basic proficiency in Japanese.
To decompress Tobias competes in ballroom dancing (Latin and Standard Dances).
Specialised on contracts and transactional work with regard to intellectual property (in particular licensing, R&D agreements, acquisitions and divestitures of IP portfolios). Active both as litigator and adviser in non-contentious matters relating to in particular patent law, competition law, unfair competition law and general commercial law as well as IT law. Special expertise in counselling Japanese enterprises on German and European law.
- Saarbrücken University (law degree, 1995)
- Saarbrücken University (PhD in law, 1998)
- Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf (bar exam, 1998)
- National University of Ireland/University College Dublin Postgraduate Program International Commercial Law (LL.M., 1999)
- German attorney-at-law (1999)
- Representative before the Unified Patent Court (2023)
- Munich Bar Association
- GRUR
- AIPPI
- LES
- DGRI
- "ドイツ特許法の間接侵害に基づく損害の意義" [The German Patent Law's Understanding of Damages based on Indirect Infringement] (co-author), in: Law & Technology No. 58, January 2013;
- "2010 年特許侵害訴訟等におけるドイツ裁判所の判決" [German Court Decisions in Patent Infringement and Similar Cases in 2010] (co-author), in: 知財管理 [Intellectual Property Management] No. 12/2011;
- "ドイツ企業とのライセンス契約" [License Agreements with German Companies] (co-author), in: 知財ライセンス契約の法律相談 [Legal Counseling on Intellectual Property License Agreements] (ed. Yamagami/Fujikawa, Tokyo 2011);
- "Patent- und Gebrauchsmusterrecht in Japan" [Patent and Utility Model Law in Japan] (co-author), in: "Handbuch Japanisches Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht" [Handbook on Japanese Trade- and Commercial Law] (Baum/Bälz; Heymanns 2011);
- "2009 年特許侵害訴訟等におけるドイツ裁判所の判決" [German Court Decisions in Patent Infringement and Similar Cases in 2009] (co-author), in: 知財管理 [Intellectual Property Management] No. 12/2010;
- "Licensing of Software in Germany – Checklist" and "Consumer Contracts in Germany – Checklist" (co-author), in: "The E-Commerce Legal Arsenal: Practitioner Agreements and Checklists" (American Bar Association, 2004);
- "Datenschutz bei Merger & Acquisition" [Data Protection in Merger & Acquisition], in: M&A Review, Issue 2, 2002;
- "Vertragsgestaltung bei Werbung und Vertrieb im Internet" [Drafting Contracts for Advertising and Distributing via the Internet], in: "Werbung in Vertrieb und Internet" [Advertising and Distributing via the Internet] (Leistner/Bettinger; Otto-Schmidt 2002);
- "The Principle of Exhaustion", in: Copyright World, Issue 109, April 2001
iam Patent 1000 (2024): " [...] Clemens Tobias Steins, who moves with equal dexterity across contentious and non-contentious matters. Bringing a detailed knowledge of technology licensing and M&A work to every interaction, Steins offers enforcement advice with a commercial sensibility in mind."
JUVE-Patent: Recommended lawyer in patent litigation