JUVE Comment

This pure patent attorney firm maintains its position as a leading litigation specialist through its presence in both national proceedings and EPO oppositions. The practice’s success stems from a strong team of litigation-experienced patent attorneys led by Wolfgang Lippich, Alexander Münster and Tobias Stammberger

The Munich team leverages its extensive experience to represent both SEP holders such as Nokia and implementers such as Apple – a balancing act that distinguishes the firm from competitors such as Cohausz & Florack, which focuses on SEP holders, and Maikowski & Ninnemann, which represents implementers.

In its second business area, the team runs a prosecution practice that often handles specific portions of portfolios rather than entire collections. Clients specifically seek the experienced patent attorneys’ expertise in drafting these segments with litigation in mind.

Through growth phases in recent years, the practice has reached a substantial size with 25 fee earners. Recent development has remained stable.

The firm continues to attract new clients, particularly in solar cell litigation. It has achieved several successes in long-running disputes. Notable highlights include victories for Keysite in nullity proceedings and EPO oppositions against Centripetal’s patents, which the competitor attempted to assert against the US company in infringement proceedings. The team also secured a successful outcome at the Federal Court of Justice in a long-running case for weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch.

European set-up

While the firm’s core clients initially showed hesitancy towards the UPC, the team now handles a considerable number of cases before the new court. JA Solar instructed the firm in a solar cell dispute against Astronergy. Mid-sized company Knarr also engaged the team in proceedings against Agathon concerning mechanical components. Samson & Partner represented Netgear against Huawei regarding wi-fi technology in both national and UPC proceedings.

This enables the patent attorneys of this independent IP boutique to apply their long-standing expertise in UPC proceedings for both existing and new clients, competing with firms such as Maikowski & Ninnemann, which already handle numerous UPC cases.

Strengths

Litigation involving mobile communications and electronics for both patent holders as well as implementers.

Recommended individuals

Lucas Fischer, Georg Jacoby (“proven litigator, strategic”, competitor), Wolfgang Lippich (“knowledgeable and prudent”, competitor), Alexander Münster, Oswald Niederkofler (“high quality”, competitor), Friedrich von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Tobias Stammberger, Michael Turi (all patent attorneys)

Team

26 patent attorneys

Clients

Litigation: Apple against Flexiworld over wireless communications; Apple against Rembrandt over messaging; Apple against Qualcomm over mobile communications; Hanwha Q-Cells against Astronogy and REC Solar over solar technology; JA Solar against Astronergy over solar cells; HMD against Huawei over mobile communications; HMD against VoiceAge over speech coding for mobile devices; Netgear against Huawei over wi-fi (settled 2025); Intel against R2 Semiconductor over integrated circuits; Keysight against Centripetal over networks and firewalls; Netflix against Broadcom over IT; Novoluto against Eis and Triple A over adult toys; Zeiss against Yeda over ophthalmology. EPO oppositions: Intel against Mahltig over IT (all public knowledge).