Profile
Hetti advises and represents clients from Europe, the US and Asia in patent and utility model litigation in all technical fields as well as in trademark, copyright, domain and competition law.
The focus of her work is on patent infringement proceedings. She appears before all German patent litigation courts and before the UPC. In addition, she is involved in proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court and the European Patent Office in cooperation with patent attorneys and company patent departments. Hetti has gained particular technical experience through her work for companies in the fields of telecommunications, electronics, mechanics, pharmaceuticals, medical technology and mechanical engineering.
Hetti regularly works in teams with patent law specialists from different countries. She is particularly familiar with competition law restrictions (FRAND) in the enforcement of standard essential patents.
Out of court, her work includes developing trademark strategies and drafting license agreements and trademark delimitation agreements.
Hetti was called to the bar as lawyer (Germany) in 2006 and became a Partner in 2015.
Key cases
- Ericsson v Samsung Electronics (mobile communications and semiconductor technology / chip design)
- Amgen v various generics (Cinacalcet)
- Biogen v various generics (MS drug)
- Dyson v Samsung Electronics (vacuum cleaners)
- Johnson & Johnson v various parties (hygienic products)
- Ferrari (toy cars; design and trademark; trademark ‘Testarossa’)
- Thonet v various parties (copyright in furniture)
- Sharp v Samsung Electronics (Liquid Crystal Display panels)
- European Electrical Laminations v Kienle + Spiess (wind power)
- Heinz Schnorpfeil v Strabag (construction)
- Unwired Planet v LGE (mobile communications)
- Illumina v MGI Tech (trademark for gene sequencers)
- FIPA (IPCom) v Samsung Electronics (mobile communications, SEP)
- MySpace v Samsung Electronics (safety appliances in data processing)
- Samsung Electronics v various owners of Standard Essential Patent portfolios (FRAND, mobile communications [3G – 5G], voice coding etc.)
- Apple v Samsung Electronics (mobile communications and user interfaces)
- Wonderland Nurserygoods v Kids II (kid’s products/furniture)
Education
1997 – 2000 University of Muenster
2000 – 2001 University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (Master of Laws, LL.M., International Commercial and Business Law)
2001 – 2003 University of Cologne
2004 – 2006 Legal practice training at the Higher Regional Court Duesseldorf
Connections & Networks
GRUR, AIPPI and EPLAW
Awards & Recognitions
Key Lawyer Legal 500 2024 (Patent Litigation and Trademarks)
Recommended Individual Juve Patent 2023
Key Lawyer Legal 500 2023
Recommended Individual Juve Patent 2022
Leaders League 2023: Recommended for Trademark Litigation
