JUVE Comment

 The litigation practice at this Munich-based boutique has made significant progress over the past year. Practice head Hosea Haag is highly regarded for his extensive litigation for NPEs, primarily in mobile communications. In this field, his team has now advanced its UPC work by representing new client Nixu/SIM IP against Infoblox. He has also continued to develop the firm’s work with mid-sized clients, representing Yunex, a provider of intelligent traffic management systems, against Swarco.

The main obstacle to developing the patent litigation practice in recent years was the slow team build-up, which faced several setbacks. The firm has now moved beyond this with the arrival of the team led by Stefan Eck. Eck brings extensive patent litigation experience, an excellent reputation and long-standing, loyal clients such as mechanical engineering firm Bauer and bicycle components manufacturer SRAM. One client praises his “extremely successful, excellent advice”. With its stronger headcount – which includes several up-and-coming lawyers building their reputations – Ampersand now offers a viable alternative for both mid-sized clients and NPEs in complex UPC proceedings, moving away from the niche of very small, single-partner-focused firms.

Strengths

Litigation for NPEs regarding mobile communications, including SEPs and FRAND and classic advice to mid-sized companies.

Recommended individuals

Stefan Eck (“highly effective and a pleasure to work with”, competitor), Hosea Haag (“highly experienced in national and multi-jurisdictional cases”, competitor), Jonathan Konietz

Team

8 lawyers

Clients

Litigation: Nixu/SIM IP against Infoblox over domain name server patents; Arigna against BMW and Tesla over semiconductors; Unwired Planet against HTC over mobile communications; Wilus against Asus over Wi-Fi 6; Pantech against Google and Sony over SEPs (settled 2026); Intent IQ against Amazon, Samsung and Roku over personalised ads (settled 2026); Quiss Qualitäts-Inspektionssysteme und Service against Coherix over adhesive for the auto industry; Yunex against Swarco over traffic management systems.