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MUNICH

BDPE Patent Attorneys and Attorneys at Law

Ottostraße 4
D-80333 München

Fon +49 (0)89 – 21 53 819-0
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mail@bdpe.de

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BDPE Patent Attorneys and Attorneys at Law

Platz der Ideen 2
D-40476 Düsseldorf

Fon +49 (0)211 – 30 27 66-0
Fax +49 (0)211 – 30 27 66-10

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Zhenyu Xu (徐震宇)

Chinese Patent Attorney |  Munich

Patent Litigation

„The lawyers at Braun-Dullaeus Pannen Emmerling demonstrate a very high level of commitment, a wealth of experience and high patent law skills.“

– Chambers Global Guide 2025

„The lawyers at Braun-Dullaeus Pannen Emmerling have a deep understanding of the technology and vast experience, which helps us to understand and solve litigation matters.“

– Chambers Global Guide 2025

„Braun-Dullaeus Pannen Emmerling is an excellent law firm with people who really understand patent litigation and are very easy to work with.“

– Chambers Global Guide 2025

„I like that Braun-Dullaeus Pannen Emmerling are engaged in the service they are providing us with, and that the lawyers there are always very available.“

– Chambers Global Guide 2025

„Braun-Dullaeus Pannen Emmerling’s strength is how deep the lawyers there dig into technical matters.“

– Chambers Global Guide 2025

„Friedrich Emmerling's team is characterized in particular by its considerable experience in contentious patent proceedings. All members of the team are very sociable, making it easy to work with them. Work products are delivered quickly, punctually and are always very well-founded and meaningful.“

– The Legal 500 Deutschland 2025

„Highly committed team with an efficient and structured way of working, very good specialist knowledge and excellent availability.“

– The Legal 500 Deutschland 2025

„High level of willingness to get to grips with and understand all the details of the technology. Very short response time.“

– The Legal 500 Deutschland 2025

„BDPE boasts a team of consummate professionals whose proactive and strategic approach to patent litigation is impressive. Their ability to craft compelling legal arguments, coupled with meticulous attention to detail, truly distinguishes them. Furthermore, their adeptness at identifying and addressing potential challenges early on, along with their keen sensitivity to the commercial needs of their clientele, is equally remarkable.“

– IAM Patent 1000 Guide 2025

„They have vast experience in litigating telecom patents. The team is very approachable and easy to work with. The responsiveness is great, and the knowledge of EPO as well as FPC case law is unbeatable.“

– MIP STARS 2025

„I would choose BDPE for their excellent technical expertise in the area of telecommunication as well as for their professionalism. Their managing partner, Friedrich Emmerling, would approach a problem from all possible directions and find a solution for the client.“

– MIP STARS 2025

„Excellent collaboration during patent litigation, with knowledge about technological aspects of the case.“

– MIP STARS 2025

„We selected them because of their outstanding performance in nullity actions and defence work in infringement actions.“

– MIP STARS 2023

„The firm understands the business of the client and is clear and transparent in its communication. Excellent forensic work.“

– MIP STARS 2023

„In the fields of physics, electrical engineering and electronics, and mechanical patent litigation, the firm sets new standards for Germany.“

– The Legal 500 Deutschland

„For contentious proceedings, in particular for nullity proceedings or infringement proceedings accompanied by patent attorneys, Maikowski & Ninnemann, BRAUN-DULLAEUS PANNEN EMMERLING, df-mp as well as the already mentioned Bardehle Pagenberg and Cohausz & Florack are among the top addresses; Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB and Maiwald Intellectual Property also enjoy an excellent reputation in the market.“

– The Legal 500 Deutschland

„Four partners and several staff work proactively to provide a complete service ranging from providing non-infringement or infringement arguments, successfully fighting for or against the validity of patents, knowing about and finding necessary evidence, suggesting workarounds to problems, and usually winning cases or suggesting useful solutions.“

– The Legal 500 Deutschland

„Service-oriented patent attorneys who go above and beyond for their clients. The attorneys exhibit the knowledge level of top technical specialists and, through this, light can be shed on weak arguments of the opposite party.“

– IAM Patent 1000 Guide 2022

„The patent attorneys are all highly experienced and drive their work while being practical and efficient.“

– Chambers 2021

„The team is detail oriented, sensible and shows great judgement.“

– IAM Patent 1000 Guide 2021

Dr. Friedrich Emmerling | Partner | Patentanwalt | BDPE München

Zhenyu Xu is a qualified Chinese patent attorney with experience in intellectual property since 2017. He holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree (BEng & MSc) in Mechanical Engineering from Soochow University in China. He also earned an LL.M. in International Studies in Intellectual Property Law and Data Law from Technische Universität Dresden in Germany. During his legal studies, he specialized in European patent law with a particular focus on patent claim interpretation before the European Patent Office (EPO), which he explored in depth and defended by his Master’s thesis.

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Before joining BDPE, Zhenyu held roles as a Patent Counsel at POSITEC and SIEMENS. In these positions at leading global technology enterprises, he gained substantial experience and expertise in handling patent applications, especially in drafting and prosecution before the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), and became proficient in IP risk management, particularly in patent freedom-to-operate analysis for international projects. Zhenyu’s expertise spans across mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, electrical engineering, artificial intelligence, and robotics.

At BDPE, Zhenyu assists our German and European patent attorneys in providing clients top services in all aspects of intellectual property regarding patent litigation in Germany and Europe. He joined BDPE in 2025 as a Patent Engineer and is currently trained to become a European Patent Attorney. While pursuing his LL.M., he also gained hands-on experience as a part-time patent trainee at BDPE.

Zhenyu is fluent in both Mandarin and English.

Fon +49 (0)89 – 21 53 819-25
zhenyu.xu@bdpe.de

Qualifications

  • Chinese patent attorney
  • Mechanical Engineering (BEng & MSc Soochow University)
  • International Studies in Intellectual Property Law and Data Law (LL.M. Technische Universität Dresden)
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Technical fields

Mechanical engineering

Automotive engineering

Electrical engineering

Artificial intelligence

Robotics