JUVE Comment

As a predominantly national patent firm where patent attorneys constitute the majority of fee earners, Meissner Bolte’s mixed litigation practice maintains a solid presence in German litigation, mainly thanks to the ongoing litigation work in national proceedings for key clients: Brita regarding water dispensers, CommScope regarding wi-fi repeaters, Cybex regarding child car seats, and Arçelik regarding kitchen appliances.

Meissner Bolte is primarily known for the litigation work of its patent attorneys, who have been involved once more in multiple nullity proceedings and EPO oppositions. For instance, they are frequently working for Rockwool or Posco at the EPO.

Early 2026 saw the lawyer team strengthened by Wolfgang Götz from Klaka. The arrival of the experienced patent litigator helps the team to establish a more prominent market position. He added some established contacts to German clients to Meissner Bolte’s litigation practice, such as FRITZ! GmbH/AVM in the field of wi-fi technology.

The team now boasts a good mix of senior litigators such as Götz and younger litigators who are very well established with the firm’s regular clients. This lays the foundations for catching up with better-positioned firms such as Grünecker or Vossius in the coming years. To achieve this, however, the team will need to strengthen its underdeveloped presence in pharmaceutical litigation – for example, by recruiting a high-profile professional.

Following the numerous departures over the past three years, the firm has reoriented its litigation team with a forward-looking focus on its young litigators. It already handles more UPC cases than national ones. Its major UPC clients include Brita, Cybex, and Arçelik, as well as the Korean food and biotech company CJ CheilJedang and the South Korean battery technology manufacturer Solus Advanced Materials.

Strengths

Litigation by patent attorneys for SMEs regarding mechanics patents and consumer goods.

Recommended individuals

Wolfgang Götz (“highly competent litigator, always ready to develop an optimum strategy to secure the client’s interests”, competitor); patent attorneys: Florian Meyer, Gernot Schröer, Jasper Werhahn (“old enough to be experienced, but young enough to be very aggressive in his zealous advocacy when representing our issues”, “he managed to get a grant for patents we thought would not be possible”, clients), Stefan Zech

Team

67 patent attorneys, 10 lawyers

Partner moves

Wolfgang Götz (from Klaka)

Clients

Litigation: CommScope/Andrew Wireless Systems against various competitors over wi-fi repeaters in trains; Cybex against various competitors over children’s seats; Andritz against Villforth over paper machine screens; Brita against Wessper over filter cartridges for water dispensers; Acandis against phenox over implants for blood vessels; Arçelik against BSH Hausgeräte over kitchen appliances; Degson Group against WAGO over connectors; Draylok over hygiene products and SFC over OLED displays; frequent litigation for FRITZ! GmbH/AVM over wi-fi technology. EPO oppositions: Rockwool against Knauff Insulation over growth medium for hydrocultrues; Posco against ArcelorMittal over coated steel; EirGen Pharma against DSM Nutritional over formulation of kidney drug calcifediol/Rayaldee; Himpp against Dolby over audio technology.