In the now fifth edition of “IAM Patent 1000 2016 – The World´s Leading Patent Practitioners”, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT has held on to its “highly recommended” ranking in the “Patent Infringement” category while being awarded a recommended ranking in the “Transactions” category. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s partners and patent law specialists Prof. Dr. H. Goddar, Christian W. Appelt and Dr. M. Engelhard, will also be highlighted this year as recommended “individuals”. A new addition is Dr. M. Rüberg, who will also be among the recommended “individuals”. Prof. Goddar is again listed as a “luminary” at the very top of the ranking list. According to the overall assessment, “BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT remains one of the pre-eminent names on the non-contentious IP scene. The firm files close to 4,000 patent applications annually with the EPO, DPMA and foreign patent offices on behalf of everything from start-ups to mid-size companies and multinationals. It also maintains a robust contentious arm, making it a persuasive option for one-stop shopping. Having spent time undertaking postdoctoral research in the University of Cambridge’s biochemistry department, Markus Engelhard is a technical mastermind who can astutely advise research institutions and government bodies on even the most esoteric matters. Munich-based Heinz Goddar is a former president of the Licensing Executives Society International; an authority on patent and licensing law, he frequently lectures on the subject. “Fantastic practitioner” Michael Rüberg has extensive in-house experience and specialises in IP portfolio management. With Osaka and Tokyo familiar terrain for him, Christian Appelt is a lodestar for Japanese clients.“ The full ranking is here

The 8th German edition of the originally American publication Best Lawyers has just been published by Handelsblatt. Here, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT has been selected as Law Firm of the Year in the field of Industrial Property Protection. The partner Dr. Ludwig Kouker (Bremen; Industrial Property Protection) was named as “Lawyer of the Year 2016“ in the named legal fields.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is also represented this year with a total of ten lawyers and three offices. At the Munich office, the following lawyers are named: Christian W. Appelt (IP), Dr. Markus Engelhard (IP), Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar (IP). At the Berlin office, the following lawyers are mentioned: Dr. Ute Kilger (Health Care/Biotech) and Dr. Martin Schaefer (Media Law, Copyright). At the Bremen office, Dr Ludwig Kouker (IP) and Malte Nentwig (IP) are mentioned. The rankings of law firms and lawyers are based on assessments by colleagues from other firms in a peer-to-peer procedure, which provides especially reliable results. Best Lawyers is therefore considered one of the most respectable legal rankings. The current Best Lawyers ranking for Germany spans 857 lawyers working in 220 law firms.