JUVE Comment

This medium-sized German patent attorney firm has established itself as a top choice for mid-market clients. The practice boasts an excellent reputation for prosecution and litigation in mechanical engineering and electronics. Clients regularly turn to its patent attorneys for EPO oppositions, nullity actions and technical aspects of infringement suits. The firm has developed particular expertise in imaging and graphics technologies. Its team continues to expand in line with the evolving technical needs of its regular clients. Recently, German clients have entrusted the firm with additional prosecution work, whilst US clients have engaged its services for the first time.

The integration of a team and establishment of an office in Münster have further bolstered the firm’s dynamic growth among medium-sized companies.

However, the firm has recently seen the departure of two partners. Sabine Kossak moved to competitor Bardehle Pagenberg. A newly recruited patent attorney now maintains the firm’s relatively small chemistry and life sciences practice.

European set-up

The firm has not yet publicly represented clients at the UPC. However, its litigation-experienced patent attorneys, such as Robin Keulertz, are well-positioned to serve as a first port of call for their medium-sized regular clients at the UPC, whether defending against attacks or swiftly pursuing competitors across Europe. To handle such lawsuits, the practice maintains well-established ties with various experienced external litigation firms, including Wildanger and Krieger Mes.

Strengths

Litigation concerning mechanics and mechanical engineering patents.

Recommended individuals

Robin Keulertz (“entrepreneurial and pragmatic advice”, competitor)

Team

21 patent attorneys

Partner moves

Sabine Kossak (to Bardehle Pagenberg)

Clients

Litigation: Norma against Caillau over joining technology; Urban against Graf concerning plastics welding machine; Maschinenfabrik Bernhard Krone against Strautmann over harvesting trolleys; Shanghai Huliang Bio-Tech against Ivoclar Vivadent over dental prosthetics; Lück against Wilhelm Jockenhöfer over upholstered furniture. EPO oppositions: OptoTech Optikmaschinen against Satisloh over surfacing station for optically effective surfaces; frequent oppositions for Danfoss, Fanuc, Panther Packaging, PSA Technology (all public knowledge).