Dr. Thomas Pattloch, LL.M.Eur

Thomas heads the IP department of the China Group at Taylor Wessing and assists European and American companies in all aspects of intellectual property rights in China. He heads the international China Group of Taylor Wessing together with Christoph Hezel. His advice is characterised by established experience and a strong network in China.

Licensing law, technology and data transfer and R&D are as much a part of his practice as the dialogue with political decision makers. Furthermore, Thomas advises Chinese companies on market entry and litigation in Germany and the EU. These services and the strategically experienced representation in arbitration proceedings in and outside China illustrate the breadth of his expertise in IP and IT law.

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Career

Since 2012	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2011 – 2012	Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2006	IP Officer, European Commission/EU Delegation China

2003	Associate, Schultz Noack Bärwinkel
1998	Research Assistant, Max–Planck–Institut

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Education

2011	Established as a lawyer, Munich
2003	Established as a lawyer, Hamburg
2002	Master of European and International Economic Law, LMU Munich

2002	Doctoral degree on a comparative IP law theme, University of Passau
2001	Established as a lawyer, Munich
2000	Second state examination, Munich
1997	First state examination, Munich
1991–1997	Degree studies, LMU Munich

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Publications

Es wird sich sehr viel ändern, was den Umgang mit Daten angeht, Interview in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 08/2021

Chinese Anti–Monopoly Law, 2014, in Patent Law in Greater China, Edward Elgar Publishing p. 313

The New Regulations for International Technology Transfer in the PRC, IIC Vol. 35 2/2004 p. 151

Übersetzung des chin. Markengesetz und der Durchführungsverordnung, GRUR INT. 2015

China's New Patent Policy, EIPR 2011 p. 274

The awakening of the Chinese patent dragon: The revised Chinese Patent Law 2009, IIC Vol. 42 2/2011 p. 130

Technology Transfer in China, El comercio con China, Tirant Lo Blanch 2010, p. 291

The IP Enforcement System in the PRC, El Comercio con China, Tirant Lo Blanch 2010 p. 291

Verhandeln in China, Heussen Pischel Handbuch Vertragsverhandlung und Vertragsmanagement 4. Aufl. 2014 p. 1025

Intellectual Property Law in China, Ed. Christopher Heath, Kluwer Law International 2005

Additional languages

English

Chinese

Expertise

Services and Groups Patents & innovation Copyright & media law

Sectors Technology, media & communications Artificial intelligence & machine learning

Experience

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Awards

Chambers Global	"Thomas Pattloch at Taylor Wessing left me a great impression. He has a high professional standard and can communicate in three languages, including Chinese, English and German, and has a broad network in the EU region."
World Trademark Review WTR1000 Germany	Pattloch heads the IP section of the China group and is an accomplished adviser on disputes in the region as well as licensing, technology and data transfer questions.
World Trademark Review WTR1000 Germany	Leading Individual – Silver
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024	Key lawyer for Trade Marks
IAM Patent 1000 Germany 2023	Leading individual: Fluent Mandarin speaker Thomas Pattloch is head of the IP department of the China group at Taylor Wessing. His practice is primarily aimed at supporting European and American clientele with IP issues in China. He is particularly accomplished in overseeing complex, IP-rich transactions, from licensing and tech transfer agreements to R&D collaborations.
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2023	Leading individual: Intellectual Property Law

World Trademark Review WTR1000 Germany 2023	Leading Individual – Silver
Chambers and Partners 2023	Ranked with Chambers and Partners for Intellectual Property: Foreign Experts
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2020- 2022	Leading individual: Intellectual property law
Chambers Global 2022	Notable Practitioner - Intellectual Property
Chambers Global 2021	Thomas Pattloch speaks fluent Mandarin and advises Chinese clients on patent disputes in Germany, including patent infringement cases. One client attests: "He advises us on how to go about engaging Chinese clients. It is a different way of working and it is very useful advice."
IAM Patent 1000 Germany 2020	Heading the IP division of Taylor Wessing’s China group, Thomas Pattloch regularly shuttles between his Munich base and the Beijing and Shanghai offices. He is a conduit for Chinese clients that become enmeshed in litigation in Europe, and for European companies making forays onto the Chinese market.
IAM Patent 1000 Germany 2019	Leading individual: transactions: Transactional titan Thomas Pattloch heads up the firm’s China group, utilising his impeccable Asian connections to build bridges from east to west.
Chambers Europe 2018	Leading individual - Germany: Fluent Mandarin speaker Thomas Pattloch routinely advises Chinese clients on their affairs in Germany, and latterly assisted INESA with various international trade mark applications.
IAM Patent 1000 Germany 2017	Individuals: Transactions When it comes to transactions, Klaus-Dieter Kupka and Thomas Pattloch draft R&D, licence and technology transfer agreements with rigour and succinctness. IAM 2017
IAM Patent 1000 Germany 2016	Thanks to his singular understanding of Chinese customs and commercial law, Thomas Pattloch attracts a slew of inbound instructions from the country involving market maximisation and conflicts in Europe. – Individuals: transactions IAM Patent 1000 2016

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