JUVE Comment

This long-established Stuttgart IP boutique highly recommended for patent filing is growing its filing activity, with new clients like soldering technology manufacturer Ersa. In addition to a busy filing practice, primarily for Mittelstand companies in the Stuttgart region, litigation work gained ground: the patent attorneys worked for Hyundai and Robert Bosch in infringement and nullity suits, often alongside external litigators.

Strengths

Patent prosecution and litigation in engineering, mechanics and electronics.

Recommended individuals

Dr. Thomas Knapp, Prof. Dr. Alexander Bulling (“excellent”, competitor; both patent attorneys).

Team

16 patent attorneys

Practice

All-round IP activity with a clear focus on patent prosecution with broad technical expertise. Nullity and opposition suits. Infringement proceedings are conducted with external lawyers. Also trademarks and unfair competition.

Clients

Hyundai and Robert Bosch in infringement and nullity suits; J. Schmalz in US infringement proceedings; Paul Hartmann in opposition suit; filing for Ersa, General Electric, Innowatech, LG Innotek, Nanoscribe.