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Finnegan Europe (Germany) LLP
About Us
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP (operating in Germany as Finnegan Europe (Germany) LLP) is one of the largest IP law firms in the world.
“Finnegan…one of the few IP boutique giants…houses a very deep bench of experienced litigators…”
– Legal 500
With Finnegan’s practise centered on intellectual property, the firm is able to create economies of scale and focus all resources on providing the best tools, practises, and procedures for clients’ IP matters, specifically patent litigation in Munich.
- 650+ IP-related district court cases filed in the past five years
- 250+ litigators, including career trial attorneys
- 300+ of Finnegan’s legal professionals hold degrees in scientific disciplines (60+ hold PhDs)
- 225+ are registered to practise before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), European Patent Office (EPO), the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
“Finnegan’s work is nothing short of exceptional.”
– Chambers
With more than 55 years’ IP experience, Finnegan handles hundreds of litigation cases across the spectrum of IP-related venues, including patent infringement proceedings at the first instance and appellate level before German Courts; invalidity actions before the German Federal Patent Court, DPMA and the EPO; and cases before the US district courts, the US International Trade Commission (ITC), the Federal Circuit, the US Supreme Court, the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to advertising, trade secret law, international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition.
“A strength of their team is the depth, with expertise from the top all the way down to their most junior associates.”
– Chambers
Finnegan offers full-service IP legal experience and technical expertise in virtually every industry and technology, including consumer products, sports and fitness, textiles, food and beverage, automotive, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, chemicals, electronics, semiconductors, computers and software, industrial manufacturing, medical devices, clean energy and renewables, robotics, artificial intelligence, media, three-dimensional printing, blockchains, NFTs, digital assets, augmented and virtual reality, and gaming.
“Finnegan ‘…shines as a premier full-service IP practice…always impressive…deep in every area of intellectual property’…”
– Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
Surveys conducted by legal and business publications consistently rank Finnegan as one of the leading intellectual property law practises in the world. The firm is consistently ranked for contentious patent and trademark work by publications including Managing Intellectual Property and The Legal 500, which have ranked Finnegan as a top tier firm in nearly every significant U.S. IP category for more than 10 years. The publications cite the firm’s winning record, technical expertise and deep bench of talent in all aspects of IP litigation, including trials, appeals and proceedings at courts, the USPTO and ITC investigations.
4 Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property
- Patent Litigation
- FRAND Valuation & Litigation
- Trade Secret Litigation
Awards
- Leading firm for Patent Litigation, 2010-2021 (The Legal 500 U.S.)
- Leading firm in the United States for Patent Litigation, 2012-2021 (Intellectual Asset Management, Patent 1000)
- Intellectual Property Boutique Firm of the Year, 2018 and 2019 (LMG Life Sciences Awards)
- Milestone Case of the Year: Aqua Products v. Matal, 2018 (Managing Intellectual Property Americas IP Awards)
- Global IP Firm of the Year, 2016 (Managing Intellectual Property Global IP Awards)
- U.S. IP Firm of the Decade, 2015 (Managing Intellectual Property North American IP Awards)
- U.S. Specialty Firm of the Year, 2016, 2018, 2020 (Managing Intellectual Property)
