Maximilian Völkl - Patentanwalt und Partner bei EHF Patentanwaltskanzlei
Maximilian Völkl Mechanical Engineer

I became a patent attorney because …
I didn’t have to choose between my interests in law and technology.

For me, being a patent attorney means …
a varied, responsible professional life, close and personal contact with clients, learning about the latest ideas before the masses, and a great pleasure in developing the best possible individual solutions and strategies together with clients.

Before work …
I turn on my espresso machine.

When I was younger I wanted to be …
I would have loved to become a pianist.

My greatest adventure was …
a backpacking vacation in several Asian countries.

Maximilian Völkl Mechanical Engineer
  • Partner
  • Patent Attorney
  • European Patent Attorney
  • European Trademark & Design Attorney
  • European Patent Litigator
Key Areas
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Medical Technology
  • Plastics Technology
  • Fiber composites
  • Software Engineering
  • Drafting patent applications
  • Patent grant procedures, oppositions, appeal procedures
  • Cancellation and invalidity actions
  • Patent prosecution worldwide
  • IP strategy and portfolio management
  • Employee invention law
  • Legal opinions (validity, infringement)
Vita
  • Mechanical engineering studies with a main focus on medical engineering and plastics technology as well as medical implants, TU Munich and Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg (Sweden)

  • Training as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
  • Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney at EHF
  • Partner of EHF

Languages
  • English
  • German

I became a patent attorney because …
I didn’t have to choose between my interests in law and technology.

For me, being a patent attorney means …
a varied, responsible professional life, close and personal contact with clients, learning about the latest ideas before the masses, and a great pleasure in developing the best possible individual solutions and strategies together with clients.

Before work …
I turn on my espresso machine.

When I was younger I wanted to be …
I would have loved to become a pianist.

My greatest adventure was …
a backpacking vacation in several Asian countries.