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BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT presents clients with a comprehensive and all-inclusive patent offering, from high-value litigation and tricky transactions to some of the most technically astute prosecution on the German market. Patrons are in awe of the “technically rigorous and exhaustive searching” offered as standard by the firm for any patent application, and describe the set’s patent attorneys as “extremely competent in IP matters”. Heading up the patent attorney practice is the luminary Heinz Goddar. His deep sector expertise and experience makes him an invaluable adviser to names like Microsoft and Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Christian Appelt boasts a raft of SME clients, as well as a number of large, international patrons from Japan, China and the United States. He has particularly strong experience in the first – he worked for two years in private patent practice in Japan, followed by stints in-house at Ebara and Sony. Alongside his rigorous technical knowledge and solid grasp of the Asian patent market, another core strength of Appelt’s practice lies in contentious work, including oppositions, nullity proceedings and support in infringement suits. Life sciences expert Markus Engelhard focuses his practice on therapeutic biomolecules and pharmaceutically active agents. He works for everyone from universities, spin-outs and start-tups to multinational corporations. He brings his technically sophisticated approach to clientele including Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Senju Pharmaceuticals, biotech company Blink AG and Samsung Bioepis. For tactically smart and technically astute portfolio management in the areas of physics, optics, electrical engineering, IT and software, Dennis Kretschmann is a solid choice. He delivers counselling and prosecution advice in the complex area of quantum information to Terra Quantum AG, and assists with infringement proceedings for insulation board manufacturer JOMA Dämmstoffwerk GmbH and toilet bowl manufacturer Cersanit. “Whether it concerns German, European, or foreign intellectual property rights, Christoph Angerhausen uses his years of extremely deep technical and process experience to obtain high-quality enforceable patents in a targeted, cost-sensitive and efficient manner. Angerhausen’s representation in examination procedures is outstanding. His rapid persuasion of examiners is amazing. He delivers razor-sharp, crystal-clear argumentative replies to every objection. Angerhausen’s filing strategies are characterised by the highest level of expertise, optimally tailored to customer needs. He delivers outstanding services in an extremely competent and effective manner. He always works to complete satisfaction with the optimal outcomes.” The attorney-at-law side of the practice is headed up by Carl-Richard Haarmann and Michael Rüberg. Haarmann works across a vast range of technical areas; one major field of expertise is related to Asian markets, especially mainland China. With deep know-how in trademark law, Haarmann takes a comprehensive view of IP enforcement issues. “Michael can be counted on for multi-jurisdictional patent infringement cases. A safe pair of hands who knows how to see things from a client’s perspective, Michael is easy to work with on a personal level and is technically very accomplished.” Another litigator who receives patron accolades is Sebastian Engels. “Sebastian has a firm grasp on complex technical fields and is able to understand clients’ IP and support them in negotiations, while prioritising their commercial objectives. He is not only an outstanding lawyer with a very professional attitude, but also a true partner, who helps patrons to define their IP strategies, supports them in decisions and understands their needs and vision extremely well.”
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is one of the largest legal practices in Germany specialising in intellectual property.
Patent attorneys and attorneys at law work together in the fields of industrial property law, copyright and related fields. Patent attorneys at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT deal with obtaining, defending and enforcing patents, utility models and design patents, as well as advising on the composition and conclusion of licensing and cooperation agreements. They have expertise in all natural and engineering sciences, including mechanical and electrical engineering, material science, pharmaceutical and polymer chemistry, biochemistry, nanotechnology, semiconductors and software technology.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s client portfolio includes worldwide corporations and leading companies in Germany and abroad. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is internationally oriented and has at its disposal a network of tried and tested patent attorneys and IP lawyers across the whole world.
Main areas of practice
Patent law has been one of the key areas of activity for BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT for more than 85 years – ever since the firm’s establishment. Patent attorneys with a broad range of experience assist clients in the preparation of patent applications and design patent applications, and offer advice and consultation services in infringement cases and the creation of licensing agreements.
Our benchmark for success in our patent law work is the provision of solutions that meet our clients’ specific requirements while embracing their economic interests. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s patent lawyers are active in all classic scientific and engineering disciplines. We also have specialists in many more modern disciplines, such as information technology, bio-information technology, biotechnology, environmental technology and news technology.
We focus on the acquisition, defence and assertion of patents, utility models and industrial designs, as well as on consulting services in relation to the drafting and conclusion of licence and cooperation agreements. We support companies in building up their patent administration processes and departments, as well as in questions of employee invention rights.
We represent our clients before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the EPO, the UPC, the German Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice. Our client portfolio includes large national and international companies, but also small and medium-sized enterprises that do not have their own patent department and therefore have specific requirements which need to be addressed.
Our patent law services cover all matters of patent and utility model law:
- We advise our clients in advance of any patent or utility model applications, devise patent strategies and conduct and evaluate prior art research.
- We assume responsibility for the preparation and submission of patent applications and steer these through the relevant official examination procedures nationally and abroad.
- We represent our clients in opposition proceedings, cancellation proceedings and patent infringement proceedings.
- We draw up expert reports on validity and infringement.
- We advise on any contractual matters, in particular licensing contracts, and generate, for example, non-disclosure agreements, cooperation agreements and licensing agreements – in each case taking into account antitrust regulations.
- We offer consultation to start-ups.
- We monitor and administer patents and patent applications.
- We offer all the services of an outsourced patent department, including comprehensive advice on matters relating to employee inventions.
- We assess patents.
Trademark law is also part of the firm’s core business. Our attorneys at law are involved in national and international organisations and are proven experts in the field. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT continuously ranks among the German law firms with the most German and EU trademark applications. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s advisory services cover the whole spectrum of trademark-related matters, with a specific emphasis on anti-counterfeiting measures and enforcement activities for a very broad client base.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT has a long tradition of practising copyright law. Our attorneys possess extensive experience and a high level of expertise in all advisory matters across diverse creative areas. The firm advises clients on all aspects of copyright, publishing and media law.
Further areas of specialisation include:
- patent litigation;
- IP licensing;
- design patents, utility models and employee inventions;
- press and personal rights law;
- competition and antitrust law; and
- IT, domain name and data protection law.
The firm has more than 85 patent attorneys and attorneys at law in total.
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