Ones to Watch Germany 2024: Lars Grannemann
In JUVE Patent’s recent Germany ranking, one patent attorney and five patent litigators stood out among the up-and-coming lawyers in the market. Lars Grannemann from Düsseldorf IP boutique Cohausz & Florack is the patent attorney who, at the age of 31, is already getting noticed in major mobile communications suits like those for Nokia alongside his mentor Christoph Walke.
1 November 2024 by Christina Schulze
Every year, JUVE Patent carries out extensive research in the German patent market, culminating in the publication of the German patent rankings. Our latest research highlighted Lars Grannemann, associate at Cohausz & Florack, as one of six ‘Ones to Watch’ in the German patent market for 2024.
One of the things that fascinates patent attorney Lars Grannemann about his job is the high level of concentration it requires. For example, when getting to the bottom of a technical innovation in mobile communications. It was precisely this passion for working with a high degree of concentration and focus that led him to become a patent attorney.
At school and university, Grannemann was an ambitious table tennis player, a sport in which concentration is essential. Through his table tennis club, he met patent attorney Arnd Ziebell. It was he who offered Grannemann the chance to dip his toe in the waters of Cohausz & Florack. This two-day internship had an unexpectedly profound impact. On the one hand, it was the start of a career at IP Boutique Cohausz & Florack. On the other it ended Grannemann’s active career in table tennis.
How did he get here?
After wavering between law and engineering for a while, Lars Grannemann decided to study electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University. He was ultimately swayed by a random visit to an introductory lecture on mobile communications. This choice of degree led him to join the team of patent attorney Christoph Walke during his two-day internship at Cohausz & Florack. When a position opened up during his three-year double Masters in Stockholm and Aachen, Grannemann returned for a five-week internship. He found that his initial feelings were confirmed and that he enjoyed the work of a patent attorney.
The 31-year-old learnt his trade at Cohausz & Florack. Last year he was admitted as a professional representative at the EPO and as a German patent attorney this year. What is even more impressive is how quickly he gained visibility in the market through his involvement in mobile communications cases. His presence in proceedings impresses competitors. Early on in his career, for example, he was active alongside Christoph Walke for Nokia against Lenovo and Sharp against Daimler. Grannemann is now playing a larger role in cases such as Nokia against Amazon Prime or HP, with the latter settled this week. Recently he was also representative in Nokia against Mala.
But table tennis training no longer fits in with the demanding work of a patent attorney, which requires all of his concentration. That’s why Lars Grannemann decided to go in a new direction and discovered triathlons. Competitions like the Indeland Triathlon offer him a better balance to the challenging world of patents.
