Felipe Zilly is a patent litigator at our global patent litigation practice. As a fully qualified German and European Patent Attorney he advises clients on patent infringement and validity proceedings.

He focusses on national and European patent litigation and invalidation proceedings before the Federal Patent Court and European Patent Office, especially in the area of chemistry, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and production processes. In addition, he has experience in matters relating to mechanics and telecommunications.

Another focus of his practice is the preparation of legal opinions on technical property rights, freedom-to-operate analyses and expert opinions as part of due diligence in M&A projects.

After graduating in biochemistry with an emphasis on cell biology and physical chemistry, Felipe focussed his doctoral studies at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry on molecular neuroscience and his post-doctoral studies at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim an der Ruhr, on directed enzyme evolution for organic synthesis. Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Felipe worked as an in-house patent attorney for a big multinational consumer goods company based in Dusseldorf. He was responsible for all patent matters in connection with specific consumer products, their production processes, and related IoT devices.