Litigation: Patent Attorneys – Germany 2017
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Bardehle Pagenberg Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
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This leading firm in patents is a real heavyweight for litigation, both by patent attorneys and lawyers. No other German firm has so consistently embodied the mixed litigation approach over many years. The major proceedings conducted for the NPE Intellectual Ventures were among the highest-profile proceedings before the German courts. Beyond such NPE suits, Bardehle primarily litigates for industrial clients from a wide range of sectors, among them Amazon and Adidas. Visibility in pharmaceuticals suits, however, is low and will only improve wit...
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Full AnalysisCohausz & Florack Düsseldorf
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With its team of patent attorneys, this Düsseldorf IP boutique is among the leading firms and is seeing activity increase, in both the litigation and filing practices. The firm is strong in mobile communications patents, esp. when it comes to litigation for NPEs like regular client France Brevet, for whom it wrapped up a major series of proceedings. The boutique could profit from the rush on German courts by these clients, also in the UPC. But in its work in the patent battle between Nokia and Apple, C&F positioned itself prominently on the ind...
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View ProfileHoffmann Eitle Munich, Düsseldorf, Hamburg
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This mixed firm is among the leading names for patents and enjoys an exceptionally strong international position compared to other teams. In Germany, HE boasts one of the strongest prosecution teams there is as well as established litigation teams at the future UPC divisions Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Munich. The firm’s network of Japanese companies is almost legendary, and it has long operated a London office because of its strong pharma focus. HE bolstered its Milan and Madrid offices with foreign lawyers. But to fully bring this strength into p...
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Full AnalysisKönig Szynka Tilmann von Renesse Düsseldorf, Munich
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Few patent attorney firms boast such a wealth of litigation experience as this small, recommended outfit in Düsseldorf and Munich. The firm carved out this reputation earlier than other competitors and demonstrated it yet again with its successful litigation for ECC in the coffee capsule dispute against Nespresso. As usual, the firm was also very present in proceedings in the life sciences sector, incl. the extensive opposition suits for AbbVie, Bayer and OrbusNeich. König can rely on solid filing activity for a very loyal client base.
Full AnalysisMaikowski & Ninnemann Berlin, Leipzig, Munich
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This highly recommended, pure patent attorney firm is developing both its prosecution and litigation activity in impressive fashion. M&N made the leap onto the Google panel and is now one of a few preferred practices alongside Betten & Resch implementing the corporate’s litigation-focused filing strategy in Europe. The patent attorneys were also very visible again in litigation on the industry side, for example for Apple against Nokia. This secures M&N’s position as one of the top names in Germany for mobile communications suits. The firm also ...
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Full AnalysisSponsored ContentSamson & Partner Munich
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This recommended, pure patent attorney firm operates a renowned prosecution practice, but stands out in the market for its impressive list of litigation instructions involving mobile communications patents, where clients include Deutsche Telekom, Apple and Nokia. Thanks to its in-depth sector expertise, highly praised (incl. by clients) litigation experience, and law firm connections, S&P is well set for the long term. But this exceptional position no longer appears untouchable, as S&P did not work for regular client Nokia in the year’s pivotal...
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Boehmert & Boehmert Munich
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B&B is among the leading firms for patents. The already very active filing practice got a boost in engineering with a patent attorney who brought connections to medical products company Lohmann & Rauscher and dairy company Müller. This new hire also widens the litigation practice, as he conducts infringement proceedings for regular clients. This is in line with firm strategy: B&B provides litigation with its mixed teams, often for German or internationally operating Mittelstand companies. Examples include an intensive dispute in the currently l...
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Full AnalysisSponsored ContentEisenführ Speiser Bremen
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This leading firm in patents successfully pursues a litigation focus. Work for Philips is increasingly extensive, e.g. concerning implementation of the Dutch company’s huge patent pool. The patent attorneys and lawyers not only conduct litigation for their most important regular client in mobile communications, but in a broad spectrum ranging from lighting to white goods. Just how consistently Eisenführ now works with mixed teams for litigation was shown by its work for Dolby regarding audio coding and for regular client Sisvel in mobile commun...
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Full AnalysisGrünecker Munich, Berlin, Cologne
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The major strength of this leading patents team is its exceptionally large prosecution practice with broad technical know-how. The practice filed an immense number of patents for its very international client base and can thus only continue to grow within existing client connections. Grünecker is therefore concentrating on developing litigation activity, and is making headway. Following litigation for Yahoo and Twitter, the patent attorneys positioned themselves on the side of Nokia in a high-profile mobile communications dispute. But the litig...
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Full AnalysisSponsored ContentVossius & Partner Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin
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A leading firm in patents which is strategically gearing itself up for more high-volume European litigation work. Vossius deepened its mixed approach by adding one experienced associate from Olswang and one from Simmons & Simmons to its team of lawyer litigators. The firm is also integrating its Düsseldorf lawyers more consistently. This is the right strategy to raise the young team’s visibility for the long term alongside the city’s many established practices. Vossius’ activity in various series of proceedings in the life sciences sector, e.g....
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Betten & Resch Munich
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This firm respected in patents operates a midsized filing practice focusing increasingly on international clients. This is partly thanks to the patent attorneys’ good reputation for litigation, esp. in electronics and mobile communications patents. The patent attorneys bank on sound connections to selected firms like Taylor Wessing, with whom they are working in a high-profile LED dispute for Nichia. Its litigation expertise allows B&R to position itself for new prosecution work. The firm was one of just a few other practices chosen by Google t...
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Full AnalysisBird & Bird Munich, Hamburg
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B&B is a leading patents practice and is involved in a huge number of new proceedings spanning a range of sectors, incl. a rising number of pharmaceuticals proceedings, e.g. for Nektar and Heumann. On top of this, the firm brought its strong position in mobile communications disputes into play for Nokia. By moving young partner Wolters-Höhne from Düsseldorf to Hamburg, the patents team bolstered its weakest office. This was a promising strategic move, to establish a hard-hitting patents team at one of the German UPC local divisions. The success...
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Full AnalysisBosch Jehle Munich
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This respected patent attorney firm in Munich is one of the most visible litigation outfits on the patent attorney side when it comes to mobile communications patents, incl. much litigation for Saint Lawrence and CCE. But reducing the firm to this activity alone would be a mistake, as it frequently litigates on the industry side as well, e.g. for Parkervision and ski bindings manufacturer G3. Apart from this, BJ operates a prosecution practice well regarded for IT and telecom patents.
Full Analysisdf-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman Munich
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This respected patent attorney firm’s visibility in proceedings was up from last year. Df-mp was already one of the patent attorney firms with the most experience in litigation. The mobile communications team is particularly active in central proceedings for NPEs like IPcom, Unwired Planet and Munitech, with external lawyers. Molnia and his team also represent manufacturing companies, such as NSN in the now settled dispute with Apple. The pharmaceuticals and biotech team enjoys a strong track record in a number of EPO opposition suits, whether ...
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View ProfileGulde & Partner Berlin
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This respected Berlin IP firm can look back on an exceptional year, for its litigation work in particular. For Haier, the firm is currently helping to shape the German FRAND case law in the SEP mobile communications suits against Sisvel before the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht). It is notable how Gulde is conducting these proceedings in a mixed team with its own lawyers. The firm’s expertise in the FRAND issue also gave rise to further mobile communications suits, incl. for ZTE on the patent attorney side. In addition, the...
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Full AnalysisJones Day Frankfurt, Munich
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Thanks to a very well-positioned team of patent attorneys, this US firm boasts one of Germany’s leading patents practices. Apart from Bird & Bird, JD is the only large law firm in Germany to file patents on a large scale. The technical spectrum is vast, but a specialty lies in biotech and pharmaceuticals. The small litigation team is thus also very active in pharmaceuticals proceedings. The consistent mixed approach and intensive cooperation with London and the US offices show the clout JD is able to deploy at the UPC. JD often litigates for cl...
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Full AnalysisMaiwald Munich, Düsseldorf
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After last year’s staff turbulence, this IP boutique recommended in patents reorganized itself. In the course of this process, the Hamburg office, which focused on representing generics companies, spun off in 2016 since Maiwald will be concentrating on litigating for originators in the pharma sector from now on. The firm also lost a large team for mechanics and engineering patents. Both teams operate under their own names today. Maiwald quickly responded by rebuilding its engineering practice at partner level with a lawyer who came from his own...
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View ProfileMeissner Bolte Munich
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MB is a leading name in patents and is making inroads into the group of firms with visible mixed litigation teams, like those seen for some time at Bardehle, Grünecker or Vossius. MB bolstered Wuttke’s team of lawyers with a Bird & Bird associate experienced in patents. Patent attorneys and lawyers are working increasingly closely in litigation, e.g. for Deutsche Telekom and Facebook. But the basis of litigation work is always the well-positioned prosecution practice with its multitude of German industrial clients as well as international conta...
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Full AnalysisSponsored ContentWallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann Munich
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This mixed firm, which comes recommended in patents, boasts an established prosecution practice with strong specialties in mechanics and pharmaceuticals patents, as well as an expanding litigation practice. This is because, like other midsized patent attorney firms in Munich, such as Prüfer & Partner or Viering Jentschura, WRST is currently banking on more dispute work and is integrating its lawyers more consistently into litigation for regular clients. Some patent attorneys, Wallinger above all, have enjoyed an excellent reputation for litigat...
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Full AnalysisWuesthoff & Wuesthoff Munich
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The dynamic progress made by this highly recommended patent attorney firm in Munich can be seen in the growing headcount, with four patent attorneys brought in for engineering and physics. The takeover of the major Colgate-Palmolive patent portfolio last year played a major role in the growth. W&W is defending its connections to regular clients against tough competition and, more than others, is giving thought to how it can accompany its clients in their digitalization process, e.g. e-billing. With litigation specialists like Thum and Katérle, ...
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Andrejewski Honke Essen
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This Ruhr Valley firm is respected for its patent filing work. AH is very visible in mechanics and engineering patents, partly because Rohmann and Kasseck raised their market presence. The latter was appointed partner at the beginning of 2017. In litigation, AH mostly appears in opposition suits, cancellation proceedings and nullity suits. The firm is less visible in infringement proceedings, as its regular clients are not very litigious.
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Full AnalysisDreiss Stuttgart
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IP boutique Dreiss is chiefly recommended for its extensive prosecution activity in patents. The long-established Stuttgart firm has deep roots among Mittelstand companies in the region, such as Innowatech, which it litigated for in (international) disputes, in cooperation with external lawyers. Dreiss is also called on frequently by other law firms for litigation. Overall development in terms of staff and work was steady.
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Full AnalysisGlawe Delfs Moll Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart
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This respected Hamburg patent attorney firm made the leap to a two-office practice by successfully integrating Hössle’s Stuttgart office (2016). From here, Glawe mainly advises on automotive and software patents. The firm’s work is based on a large number of traditional connections in the north German Mittelstand. The competitive Hamburg market offers little potential for growth nowadays, so expansion into south Germany was necessary. This is one reason why the patent attorneys are stepping up litigation activity, mainly with more opposition an...
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Full AnalysisSponsored ContentLorenz Seidler Gossel Munich
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For many years, this Munich IP boutique and leading name in patents has followed a successful mixed approach. The patent attorneys operate a small but strong prosecution practice, which files many patents at the German Patent and Trademark Office, incl. a large number of priority patents for its primarily German clients. Because regular clients are securing more and more international markets, the proportion of patents filed at the EPO is also on the rise. Besides activity for innovative Mittelstand companies, work for some international corpor...
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Full AnalysisPrinz & Partner Munich, Hamburg, Berlin
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This pure patent attorney firm is respected in patents. The strong filing practice was given a boost as new clients chose the firm and existing clients expanded their portfolios. This led to a rise in opposition suits, where P&P is very visible. The opposition suits and patent filing for auto supplier Valeo are one example. From its filing activity, the firm is also developing much litigation work. Infringement proceedings are conducted with external lawyers.
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Full AnalysisTer Meer Steinmeister & Partner Munich, Bielefeld
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A respected Munich patent attorney firm which is visible in the market with a busy prosecution practice offering a broad technical spectrum. The firm grew by two patent attorneys in line with the good market conditions. The patent attorneys are also known for work for Asian companies and often litigate alongside external lawyers. They frequently appear for Hexal and other generics companies, most recently against Mundipharma regarding Targin. The overall focus is on chemicals and pharmaceuticals patents.
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Full AnalysisUexküll & Stolberg Hamburg, Munich
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This Hamburg IP boutique’s respected patents team chiefly specializes in providing litigation and advice to clients from the pharmaceuticals, biotech and chemicals sector. U&S frequently litigates for medical technology manufacturer Ivoclar and agriculture corporate Monsanto. In litigation, the patent attorneys always work with external lawyers. The move of two experienced partners with technical expertise in electronics and mobile communications patents to Bird & Bird meant the loss of connections to clients Black & Decker and Nokia, which wea...
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Keil & Schaafhausen Frankfurt
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A respected patent attorney firm in Frankfurt with a traditional strength in filing engineering and mechanics patents, as well as in chemicals and chemical engineering. The patent attorneys also conduct litigation for regular clients from the German Mittelstand and international corporates with an experienced lawyer. But this has not raised K&S’ visibility as a litigation specialist.
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Full Analysisvon Rohr Essen
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Thanks to steady personnel development and a loyal base of clients, this respected, pure patent attorney firm remains one of the foremost players for filing and litigation in west Germany. Von Rohr is esp. visible in the Ruhr Valley, but also has a good name among Düsseldorf’s lawyers for the litigation conducted by its patent attorneys. The team mainly litigates for German Mittelstand companies on the side of external lawyers. But above all von Rohr has a high profile for its filing practice in engineering, electrical engineering, chemicals an...
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Full AnalysisWeickmann & Weickmann Munich
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A Munich IP firm which is primarily respected by the market for its prosecution work. The firm is steadily widening its filing activity, as loyal regular clients are filing more patents and German and international clients from the Mittelstand and the startup scene came on board. This was accompanied by many opposition suits. The positive development was reflected in the growing headcount, with three patent attorneys hired for mechanics. But the firm was not seen as frequently in infringement proceedings, where it always works with external law...
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Full AnalysisSponsored ContentWitte Weller & Partner Stuttgart
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This Stuttgart patent attorney firm respected for its prosecution work profited from the rise in filing activity by regular clients incl. Sony and Boeing. Compared to other firms from southwest Germany, Witte works for international corporates to a particularly high degree. The firm also litigates frequently, e.g. for clients Diazyme Europe, General Atomics, DiaSys and Orlalab concerning blood tests. But like many of its competitors, the firm relies on cooperation with external lawyers.
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Full AnalysisZimmermann & Partner Munich
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The patent attorneys at this Munich IP firm are predominantly respected for work in patent litigation. They are mainly registered in the market for their litigation for regular client Samsung before the German courts, and defended the Korean corporate once again against an attack by NPE Unwired Planet involving mobile communications patents. Z&P also litigates for Samsung in other technological fields, e.g. IT. The patent attorneys always work alongside external lawyers. The firm also operates an established filing practice and litigates freque...
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