Nikita Alymov, LL.M.

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+49 89 83931 1245 +49 89 83931 1245
nikita.alymov@finnegan.com nikita.alymov@finnegan.com

Thierschplatz 6
80538 Munich, Germany

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Nikita Alymov, attorney at law in Germany, advises and represents clients in all areas of intellectual property. He focuses on patent infringement proceedings before national German courts related to various technologies, including mechanics, electronics, and life sciences. Nikita applies his practical experience in international working environments in Munich and London to his day-to-day practice with clients from all over the world.

Nikita advises clients in complex IP-related disputes, ranging from pre-litigation analysis, preliminary injunction proceedings, trade secret protection, and patent infringement to compulsory licensing proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court.

Prior to joining Finnegan, Nikita worked as an attorney in the patent litigation practice group of a European IP law firm. While obtaining an LL.M. degree in IP Law at the Queen Mary University of London, Nikita was also part of the university's pro bono law clinic, qLegal. He advised startups and entrepreneurs on IP-related issues in the early phases of building a business.

Et Cetera

Coauthor. "German Patent Modernisation Act - A Game Changer for Protection of Confidential Information in Patent Litigation?", International In-house Counsel Journal, Vol. 15, No. 59, 1, Spring 2022.
Coauthor. "Der Kooperationswert als Korrektiv für den Schadensersatz nach der Lizenzanalogie" ("The cooperation value as a corrective for assessing damages according to the license analogy"), GRUR, 356-361, 2021.

Experience

Advised and represented a biopharmaceutical company as a plaintiff in patent infringement proceedings before a German Civil Court.

Insights

Articles

Why the EPO’s BoA Reform May Have Saved the Office’s Blushes Why the EPO’s BoA Reform May Have Saved the Office’s Blushes

February 27, 2023

Managing Intellectual Property

Professional Activities

German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property & Copyright (GRUR)

Admissions and Education

Admissions

Federal Court of Justice of Germany (appeals in patent nullity proceedings only)
German District Courts and Higher Regional Courts
German Federal Patent Court

Education

Queen Mary, University of London: LL.M., Intellectual Property, 2021

Oberlandesgericht München: Law Certificate, Zweites Staatsexamen Rechtswissenschaften, 2019

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg: Law Certificate, Erstes Staatsexamen Rechtswissenschaften, 2017

Languages

German
Russian

Nikita's Practices

Enforcement and Litigation: Design Rights; Patent Litigation; Trade Secrets; Unitary Patent System (UPS) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Patent Invalidation Proceedings: Patent Oppositions and Appeals

Nikita's Industries

Life Sciences: Pharmaceutical