- Patent Attorneys’ Chamber (PAK)
- Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI)
- International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
- Member of the Executive Board of the Association of German Engineers (VDI) NRH BV
- Vice Chair of the European Practice Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
- Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
- Junior Chamber International (JCI)
Wasilis Koukounis is a mechanical engineer with extensive expertise in traditional mechanical engineering and a special focus on computer-implemented inventions. After completing his mechanical engineering and subsequent Sales Engineering and Product Management studies at the Ruhr University Bochum, he obtained a Master's degree in Intellectual Property Law from Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. Since then, he has been successfully working in the field of intellectual property law.
His technical experience ranges from working in the research and development department of an international investment casting corporation to a shipyard. After his training as a patent attorney, he further developed his expertise as an in-house patent attorney (Syndikuspatentanwalt) for a leading DAX-listed company, where he was responsible for IP strategies in the fields of open-pit mining, after-sales management, and wind power plants.
Today, he is a senior partner at the firm and provides comprehensive support to companies in grant and litigation proceedings for intellectual property rights, including oppositions, appeals, nullity actions, and UPC proceedings. Additional areas of focus include employee invention law, trademark and design law, as well as the preparation of patent attorney opinions and license agreements. He specializes in patent portfolio management, freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses, and strategic IP alignment.
As a member of the executive board of the Association of German Engineers (VDI) NRH BV, he also leads the Working Group on Intellectual Property Law and moderates the annual VDI/VPP seminar. Additionally, he serves as Vice Chair of the European Practice Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). He is regularly featured in prominent industry rankings such as Wirtschaftswoche, IP Stars, Legal 500, and Leaders League, and is a co-editor of the book “Praxishandbuch Einheitspatentrecht” published by C.H.BECK.
Wasilis Koukounis was born in Bochum in 1985 and currently lives in Düsseldorf. He speaks German, English, and Greek. In his spare time, he is involved in charitable activities, enjoys cycling, and plays basketball.
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