JUVE Comment

This mixed German IP firm ranks among the market leaders in patent litigation. Although Bardehle Pagenberg has recently attracted attention primarily for its UPC track record, this should not obscure the fact that it is still in demand for purely domestic infringement and invalidity cases. The firm has handled numerous proceedings before national courts for clients including long-standing client Deutsche Telekom and hygiene products manufacturer Drylock.

The firm maintains a leading position in both Germany and at the UPC, across life sciences and biotech proceedings – representing long-standing clients such as Amgen – as well as in telecommunications. Long-standing clients including Philips and Access Advance, alongside new clients such as IdeaHub/Helios, instruct Bardehle for current cases, including those concerning video streaming.

This success stems partly from recent team expansion, through which the firm has achieved a balanced ratio of patent attorneys to solicitors. This reflects the firm’s commitment to deepening internal collaboration.

A further pillar is the solid growth of the prosecution practice, where the firm regularly represents clients in key EPO opposition proceedings and maintains a consistently high success rate.

Through its dynamic growth in UPC client representation, Bardehle has demonstrated that successful UPC positioning does not necessarily require international teams. Most recently, new client InterDigital relied on the team’s UPC experience in its global litigation campaign against Transsion over HEVC patents.

Strengths

Patent prosecution and mixed litigation practice primarily for mobile communications (including SEP und FRAND) and software patents. Strong European presence and excellent US contacts.

Recommended individuals

Volkmar Henke, Johannes Heselberger (“very experienced and trusted advisor” client; “outstanding and experienced”, competitor), Tilman Müller, Tilman Müller-Stoy (“we enjoy working with them”, client about both), Tobias Wuttke (“highly dedicated and brilliant lawyer”, competitor); patent attorneys: Axel Berger, Christof Karl, Johannes Lang

Team

43 lawyers, 41 patent attorneys, 2 dual-qualified

Clients

Litigation: Access Advance against HP, Asus, TCL over video coding; Adeia against Disney over video streaming; Dolby against TCL/TCT Optoma Arcelik/BekoVestel over video coding; Amgen against Sanofi/Regeneron over cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha; Amgen against Alexion, Regeneron, Bayer, Janssen-Cilag over biosimilars Soliris, Stelara, and Eylea; Deutsche Telekom against Sckipio over telecoms; BMW against Onesta IP over graphics-processing units; IdeaHub/Helios against DAZN over video streaming; Philips against Via Licensing Patent Pool and Access Advance Patent Pool over audio codes; NVIDIA against Onesta over computer technology; Qualcomm against Networks Systems over telecommunications. EPO oppositions: Aylo against Dish over adjusted currents; Robert Bosch against E Connectivity Solutions over electric plug-in system.