Dr. Katrin Gerstenberg is a German qualified attorney (Rechtsanwältin) and European Partner in Quinn Emanuel’s Munich and Mannheim offices. She is specialized in IP litigation, in particular patent disputes, and has played a leading role in numerous high-profile cases for national and international clients in a wide range of technology sectors (such as video and speech coding, telecommunications, IT, medical devices, automotive and biotech). She has in-depth expertise in patent law, particularly also in disputes involving standard-essential technologies and FRAND licensing.
Katrin represents clients before the German patent infringement courts at district court and appellate level, at the UPC, in opposition proceedings before the EPO, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, as well as in nullity proceedings before the German Patent Court and the Federal Supreme Court.
Managing IP’s IP Stars named Katrin a “Rising Star” from 2018-2020 and since 2021 she has been listed as a “Notable Practitioner”. Leaders League ranked her as “Leading” for Patent Litigation in Germany in 2024. IAM Patent 1000 has recognized her as a “Recommended Individual (Bronze)” for patent litigation (infringement) in Germany in their 2024 ranking (“Masterfully handling complex disputes, Gerstenberg is equipped with highly cultivated advocacy skills that she puts to good use to serve up stellar results on legally and technologically challenging cases.”). Legal 500 has ranked Katrin as a “Recommended Individual for Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation in Germany” in their 2024 ranking.
- BlackBerry
- Dexcom
- IP Bridge
- Mercedes-Benz
- Motorola
- Netflix
- Qualcomm
- Patent litigation Daimler v. Nokia, Sharp and Conversant Wireless, FRAND licensing
- Patent litigation Dexcom v. Abbott
- Patent litigation Google v. Netlist, Philips, Sonos et al.
- Patent litigation IP Bridge v. HTC
- Patent litigation Netflix v. DivX and Broadcom
- Patent litigation Qualcomm v. Apple
- Representation of a manufacturer of household appliances in settlement negotiations with a competitor
- Representation of a client in a German mass litigation case
- Hanseatic Court of Appeal, Hamburg
(Second State Examination, 2011) - Albert-Ludwigs-University
(PhD, Law (Dr. iur.), summa cum laude, 2009) - University of Mannheim and Freiburg
(First State Examination, 2007)
- The German Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer Karlsruhe)
- German
- English
- Freiburg University, Institute for Public Law:
- Research Assistant, 2007-2008
- IAM Patent 1000 – ranked as a “Recommended Individual (Bronze)” for patent litigation (infringement) in Germany (2024)
- Leaders League – ranked as “Leading” for IP: Patent Litigation in Germany (2024)
- Legal 500 Deutschland – ranked as a „Recommended Individual“ for Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation in Germany (2019, 2023-2024)
- Managing IP’s IP Stars – recognized as a „Rising Star“ (2018-2020)and „Notable Practitioner“ (2021-2024)
- AIPPI
- Deutscher Anwaltsverein
- GRUR