Obtain
Drafting and prosecuting patent, utility model, trademark and design applications – including the Unitary Patent. Searches and freedom-to-operate opinions.
Patent & Trademark Attorney · Kitzscher near Leipzig
Protection for ideas that advance chemistry and technology.
As a chemist with a doctorate and a patent attorney, I support inventors and companies in building, defending and enforcing robust IP rights – precise, personal and international.
From molecule to machine.
18Years of practice as a patent attorney
2,000+Patent and trademark cases
USA · DEWork at international law firms in the USA and Germany
4Languages of advice: German, English, French, Russian
Services
Intellectual property protection from a single source
From the initial search to enforcement in court – before the DPMA, EPO, EUIPO, WIPO, the Federal Patent Court, the Federal Court of Justice and the Unified Patent Court.
Defend
Oppositions, objections and appeals as well as nullity proceedings before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice – so that your IP rights stand firm.
Enforce
Infringement proceedings before the ordinary courts and the UPC, legal opinions, IP due diligence and IP valuation.
Trademarks & designs
Protecting and defending trademarks and designs before the DPMA and the EUIPO – strategically embedded in your portfolio.
Technical fields
From molecule to machine
The focus is on chemistry, pharmaceuticals and process engineering – yet the technical range covers almost the entire spectrum of applied technology.
Chemistry & materialsPolymer chemistry, recycling, nanotechnology, process engineering
Biotechnology & pharmaceuticalsRNA therapeutics, genetic engineering, formulations, active ingredients
Medical technology & diagnosticsPET, MRI, neurostimulation, implants, biomaterials
Mechanical engineering & manufacturingMachine tools, sensors, friction stir welding, powder metallurgy
Energy & electrical engineeringPhotovoltaics, perovskite cells, wireless charging, charging infrastructure
Agricultural & harvesting technologyCombine harvesters, livestock housing, seeding, fertilising and crop-protection technology
Office location
Kitzscher near Leipzig
The firm is based in Kitzscher, about 24 kilometres south-east of Leipzig city centre, on the edge of the Leipzig New Lakeland – a region that itself stands for technological change: where lignite was once mined, there are now lakes, solar parks and new industry.
I advise in person at the office, at your company or by video – for clients from Central Germany, Europe, North America and Asia.
≈ 24 km to LeipzigLeipzig New LakelandAdvice by video, too
Patent attorney
The translator between disciplines
Dipl.-Chem.Patent AttorneyEuropean Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark & Design Attorney
Dr. Dirk Franke combines a sound scientific education with 18 years of practice in intellectual property. He grasps inventions that combine chemistry, mechanics, electronics and software with technical precision and turns them into robust, enforceable IP rights.
His transatlantic experience in research and legal practice continues to shape his advice to international clients – including the strategic use of the Unitary Patent.
View the full profile- Doctorate in chemistry & process engineeringForschungszentrum Jülich & University of Bonn – summa cum laude
- Scripps Research Institute, USAResearch 2001–2004
- Training in MunichTwo international law firms – German and European patent law
- US business law firmMunich, Boston & Atlanta
- Own firmchempatent.de – Kitzscher near Leipzig
Contact
Let’s talk about your invention.
Personal, confidential and tailored to your technology.
- E-mailinfo@chempatent.de
- AddressStraße der Einheit 4 · 04567 Kitzscher near Leipzig, Germany
- ConfidentialEncrypted communication via PGP/GPG on request