Modern communication media enable efficient collaboration from anywhere in the world. And still it is an advantage that our office is located in Nuremberg– the city with the ancient castle, because there we operate from a central location in Germany.
Our office
Today we are firmly rooted in consulting
Our history starts in the mid-1940s when the engineer Hubert Neureiter settled down in Nuremberg as a patent attorney. In 1959, the chemist Dr. Dieter Louis further expands the firm. In 1971, the physicist Claus Pöhlau and the engineer Franz Lohrentz join the partnership: Louis · Pöhlau · Lohrentz is born.
Today, our office counts more than 50 employees. And even though it was quite unusual during the 1940s and 1950s, Louis · Pöhlau · Lohrentz has operated on an international scale from the beginning - a tradition from which we benefit today more than ever , as the large and medium-sized enterprises we represent now cover any region in the world. The patent attorneys and lawyers we cooperate with on a continuous basis are located on all continents. And the majority of the cases we represent are of an international character.
Not only do our clients live in most different countries, they are also based in various fields of technology. Our services therefore not only cover all questions of the protection of industrial property, but they also include all of these topics and technologies. Louis · Pöhlau · Lohrentz is firmly rooted in strategic consulting and efficient, comprehensive service. It is this experience that the majority of our clients have trusted for decades.
Managing Partners
Dr. Armin Walcher, LL.M.
Dr. Armin Walcher, LL.M.
Patentanwalt, European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
1990 Graduated with a Dipl.-Ing. degree in chemistry and biochemistry from TU Darmstadt
1991 - 1994 Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen
1995 Graduated with a Dr. rer. nat. degree in biochemistry from Eberhard Karls Universität in Tübingen, since then engaged in the fields of intellectual property rights
Since 2002 Partner of Louis · Pöhlau · Lohrentz
Since 2006 Master of Laws (LL.M.) in European intellectual property rights
Especially experienced in: German and European opposition proceedings, Enforcement of intellectual property rights, Expert opinions on the risk of infringement of intellectual property rights, Trademark matters, License Agreements, Supplementary protection certificates, Employee inventor matters
Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Zinsinger, LL.M.
Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Zinsinger, LL.M.
Patentanwalt, European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
1992: Graduated with a Dipl.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering and information technology from TU München
Since 1993 Engaged in intellectual property rights
From 1996 - 2002 Lead Counsel in a leading international telecommunications company. At the same time lecturer in the training program for qualification as European Patent Attorney at Robert Schumann University in Strasbourg in France
Since 2003 Partner at Louis · Pöhlau · Lohrentz
2006 Degree as Master of Laws (LL.M.) in European intellectual property rights
2007 - 2010 Member of the examination board for German patent attorneys appointed by the Federal Ministry of Justice
Especially experienced in: German and European opposition proceedings, Preparing expert opinions, Enforcement of intellectual property rights, Patent litigation, Patent strategy in an international environment, Protection of computer-implemented inventions.
Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Wagner
Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Wagner
Patentanwalt, European Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
1988 - 1994 Service technician for building automation
1994 - 1999 Graduated with a Dipl.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering with focus on sensor technology and high-frequency engineering from TU München and Fernuniversität Hagen
1999 - 2000 Patent engineer in a leading company of the building hardware industry
2000 - 2008 Manager and Patent Counsel in a leading automotive company
2008 - 2013 Head of the patent department in a leading global technology company
Since 2013 Patent Attorney at Louis · Pöhlau · Lohrentz
Especially experienced in: Consulting regarding strategies in the fields of intellectual property rights, Patent portfolio analysis, Cooperation, contracts and disputes in protection of intellectual property in an international Environment, License issues, Due diligence proceedings, Employee inventor matters, Patent litigation, Patent strategy in international companies with focus on the technical fields of automotive engineering, sensor technology, thermodynamics, software, and mechanical engineering
