Mike Gruber

Mike Gruber, attorney-at-law and UPC Representative, is a partner in HOFFMANN EITLE’s patent litigation practice group. He has been representing and advising large and medium-sized companies in international patent disputes in all fields of technology with a focus on medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotech, and telecommunication including infringement, entitlement and compulsory license proceedings.

Mike has been recognized as an IP Star (Managing IP), as “a great partner with a lot of experience, his legal understanding and understanding of the technical aspects of a case is also excellent” and being “very good and tech-savvy” by Legal 500 and included among Best Lawyers in Germany for Intellectual Property Law (Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers). In 2023, he was nominated by Managing IP as Practitioner of the Year in Germany.

Mike is lecturer for patent law at Technische Universität Dresden and has published articles in the field of intellectual property law and regularly gives lectures on patent and civil procedure law. He holds an LL.M. in Intellectual Property (The George Washington University). Before joining HOFFMANN EITLE, he has worked as a student assistant at the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) and interned at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).

Mike also volunteers as an emergency medical technician at a large international humanitarian organization and has been awarded federal and state decorations.