Recommendations for “Trademark and Design Law”, “Competition Law”, “Patent Law” and “Media: Contract and Copyright Law”

In the recently published 2024/25 edition of the JUVE Handbook of German Commercial Law Firms, the IP boutique BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT has been recommended in four areas of law. In addition to “Trademark & Design Law” and “Patent Law”, the areas of “Media: Contract and Copyright Law” and “Competition Law” are again highlighted.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT scores with strong trademark management practice and international orientation

According to the JUVE jury, the large trademark team has many years of experience and is therefore an established name in the market. The close cooperation with the patent practice offers clients added value. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s broad advisory approach is strengthened by a younger team of lawyers who work intensively with the IT and media practice. The increased activity with start-ups with digital business models is in line with this.
According to JUVE, the firm’s frequently recommended attorneys at law in trade marks, design and competition law are Dr. Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann, Dr. Martin Wirtz, Dr. Rudolf Böckenholt (“very competent, assertive, fair in trademark law”, competitor), Dr. Carl-Richard Haarmann, Dr. Eckhard Ratjen (“competent and pragmatic”, competitor), Peter Gross (“committed trademark lawyer with a good feel for the case”, competitor) and Dr. Sebastian Engels.

High expertise in music copyright

According to JUVE, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT impresses with its high level of expertise in music copyrights in the field of “Media: contract and copyright law”. In particular, Berlin-based lawyer and BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr. Martin Schaefer is in demand for test cases such as “Stoererhaftung” and is “regularly involved in trend-setting mandates for member companies thanks to his permanent position at the Bundesverband der Musikindustrie”.

Award in the fields of “Patent Applications”, “Litigation” and “Patent Attorneys”: Patent Attorneys” and “Litigation: Attorneys”.

The online magazine JUVE Patent has already highlighted three areas of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s patent practice in a separate ranking. In addition to the successful work in the field of “Patent Applications”, the firm’s experts were also recommended in the categories “Litigation: Patent Attorneys” and “Litigation: Lawyers”.
According to JUVE, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is particularly well positioned with regard to the young Unified Patent Court (UPC) thanks to its many years of litigation experience and its large, closely cooperating team of patent attorneys and attorneys at law. The jury was also particularly impressed by the high level of activity on the part of patent attorneys in opposition proceedings before the EPO in the fields of computer technology, including semiconductors and software, as well as mobile communications, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
On the legal side, the team was praised for being instructed by well-known corporations as well as active medium-sized companies in infringement proceedings, especially in the fields of mechanical and electronic patents, and for often representing them – together with the patent attorneys – in revocation proceedings.
The jury honoured the patent attorneys Christian W. Appelt, Dr. Thomas Bittner, Dr. Markus Engelhard and Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar with a special recommendation.

The German JUVE Handbook of German Law Firms is aimed at decision-makers in companies, in-house counsel and attorneys, with a comprehensive print edition and an online service. The ratings are based on research carried out by the editorial team, the evaluation of questionnaires on individual practice areas, interviews with competitors and clients, and the editorial team’s extensive knowledge of the industry.