Simplifying IP.

Personal.Digital.Sustainable

Who we are

Maximilian Völkl

„As a patent attorney, I can combine my passions for law and technology to protect your innovations and help shape your business for the future.“

Licenses

Diplom Engineer
Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trademark Attorney
European Design Attorney
European Patent Litigator

Vita

Studies of mechanical engineering with a focus on medical technology, plastics technology and fiber composites at the Technical University of Munich and Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg (Sweden) until 2012
Training as a German and European Patent Attorney in a large Munich patent law firm from 2012 to 2015
German Patent Attorney examination 2015
European Qualifying Examination 2016 (Europe-wide best paper A - drafting a patent application)
Patent Attorney in a large Munich law firm from 2015 to 2021
Partner in a large Munich patent law firm from 2022 to 2024
Founder and Managing Director of "Völkl Siebenson Patentanwälte – Partnerschaft mbB" since 2024

Expertise

Drafting of patent applications
German, European and international application and examination proceedings
Foreign proceedings in cooperation with correspondence attorneys (USA, Japan, China, etc.)
Opposition and appeal proceedings
Cancellation and nullity proceedings
National and international patent infringement proceedings
Expert opinions (scope of protection analyses, infringement, validity, etc.)
IP management and strategy

Dr. Johannes Siebenson

„As a physicist, I love dealing with complex technical problems and putting them into words.“

Licenses

Diplom Physicist
Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trademark Attorney
European Design Attorney
European Patent Litigator

Vita

Studies of general physics with a focus on semiconductor physics at the Technical University of Munich until 2010
Doctorate at the Technical University of Munich in the field of high-energy particle physics from 2010 to 2013
Training as a German and European Patent Attorney in a large Munich patent law firm from 2013 to 2016
German Patent Attorney examination 2016
European Qualifying Examination 2017 (Europe-wide best paper C - drafting an opposition)
Patent Attorney in large Munich law firms from 2016 to 2022
Partner in a large Munich law firm from 2023 to 2024
Founder and Managing Director of "Völkl Siebenson Patentanwälte – Partnerschaft mbB" since 2024

Expertise

Drafting of patent applications
German, European and international application and examination proceedings
Foreign proceedings in cooperation with correspondence attorneys (USA, Japan, China, etc.)
Opposition and appeal proceedings
Cancellation and nullity proceedings
FTO analyses
Expert opinions (scope of protection analyses, infringement, validity, etc.)
IP management and strategy

Julia Köttig

„Patent law is never boring – I love the variety and the opportunity to help our clients quickly and efficiently with my expertise.“

Vita

Training as a foreign language correspondent in English, French, and Russian at the Foreign Language School Landshut 2008–2010
Certified Patent Paralegal 2014
Certified Internal Auditor (ISO 9001 standard) 2020
Patent Paralegal at a large Munich-based patent law firm 2010–2024

Expertise

Administration and management of intellectual property rights, particularly patents, trademarks, and designs – from filing to grant or registration
Handling and coordinating international procedures
Communication and coordination with clients, authorities, and international law firms
Monitoring deadlines and annuity payments
Managing opposition and nullity proceedings
Supporting IP litigation matters
Fee management: Monitoring and processing official fees
Implementation of internal law firm projects

What sets us apart

Personal

We rely on a trusting and personal cooperation with you.

Your individual needs are always our top priority. We are happy to adapt to your needs and processes to ensure effective and easy collaboration. We also consider fair treatment and a transparent, simple cost structure to be a matter of course for us.

Digital

We believe that the future of IP services is digital.

We deliberately rely on a modern software and cloud solutions for an efficient and simple way of working. For us, this also means the targeted use of AI. It goes without saying that we ensure the highest standards of data protection and data security and comply with the rules of professional conduct. We are also passionate about actively supporting the development of new IT solutions in the field of IP services.

Sustainable

We believe that, as a patent law firm, we can make a simple contribution to protecting the environment.

That is why we have committed ourselves to sustainable office operations, which - with the exception of legal requirements - provide for an all-digital and therefore paperless way of working. Since we cannot do without energy, part of our revenue goes to climate protection: for example, we support a national tree-planting project for every IP application we file, and we donate to an environmental project every financial year.