JUVE Comment

The patent attorneys at this firm respected for its prosecution work file many priority patents for a multitude of regular clients from a wide array of sectors. They also file European patents on a much smaller scale for foreign companies. Litigation mainly plays a role within existing client relationships. The firm is hired less often than local competitor Cohausz & Florack for pure litigation work, because only a few individual patent attorneys have pronounced litigation profiles. Nonetheless, MHP is one of the most visible prosecution outfits in west Germany with its multitude of visible partners and a much broader technical setup than Ruhr firms like Rohr and Andrejewski Honke.

Strengths

Prosecution with technical expertise in chemicals, engineering, auto and semiconductor patents.

Recommended individuals

Dr. Stefan Michalski, Dr. Aloys Hüttermann, Dr. Dirk Schulz, Guido Quiram, Dr. Uwe Albersmeyer (all patent attorneys).

Team

18 patent attorneys

Practice

Clear focus on patent prosecution with a broad technical spectrum. Opposition and nullity suits. Infringement proceedings with external lawyers.

Clients

IT-IS against Roche regarding measuring equipment; Claassen regarding licenses; Thales Alenia against Astrium and German Aerospace Center concerning air traffic control system; inventor against Osram regarding blue LED; German company concerning carbon-neutral power generation; filing for ABB, Acer, Gigaset, NTT, Phoenix Contact, SMK.