Managing Intellectual Property’s “IP Stars 2016”: BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT ranked No. 1 in Patent Prosecution.

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In the current edition of Managing Intellectual Property’s “IP Stars Handbook 2016”, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT has excelled by being represented in three categories. The law firm is ranked no.1 in the field of Patent Law and No. 2 in the Trademark Prosecution and Trademark Contentious categories respectively. The names of individual partners will be published by the publishing house in May 2016 (Trademark & Copyright) and in July 2016 (Patent Law). The current listing can be viewed here.

Best Lawyers 2016: BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is “Law Firm of the Year in the field of Industrial Property Protection”.

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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.

Global Law Experts: BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT named Law Firm of the Year in Germany 2016 in “IP Rights Enforcement” and “Trademark Protection”.

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As part of its Annual Awards, Global Law Experts has presented BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT with two awards, with the firm being recognised as the “IP Rights Enforcement Law Firm of the Year in Germany – 2016” and the “Trademark Protection Law Firm of the Year in Germany – 2016”. Global Law Experts identifies as an international online database of businesses and consultants in legal and financial enterprise. Since 2010, Global Law Experts has presented its Annual Awards in various legal fields to businesses in recognition of exceptional performance.

“Legal 500 Germany” 2013/2014: Good ratings for BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT.

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The new edition of “Legal 500 Germany” (2013/2014) again recommends BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in numerous categories. In the field of “Patent Law” (category: Registrations), the firm managed to hold pole position. “Choosing BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is never wrong,” the description went. In particular, Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar, Dr. Jan B. Krauss as well as Dr Markus Engelhard are recommended. Also in the category “Patent Law: Dispute Resolution”, the firm is recommended with especial mention made of Dr. J. B. Krauss, Professor Dr. H. Goddar, Dr. Michael Rüberg and Christian W. Appelt. The firm is also recommended for Trademark and Competition Law. Prof. Dr. Jan B. Nordemann and Prof. Dr. Axel Nordemann were given especial mention here. In the Media category, the “expertise of the IP boutique in all areas of Copyright” were highlighted; Prof. Jan B. Nordemann and Prof. Dr. Christian Czychowski are described as “respected”. In Press and Publishing Law, Jan Nordemann is singled out as “recognised”. “Legal 500 Germany” markets itself as guide to exceptional law firms and leading lawyers on the German market with the aim of helping clients with the selection of a first class chambers.

Three BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners acknowledged in “Who´s Who Legal: Trademarks 2016”.

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The BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners Dr. Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann and Dr. Florian Schwab are numbered among the most important lawyers for trademark law in Germany in the recently published “Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2016”.

This year, only 44 renowned lawyers in total have been selected for Germany. “Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2016” determines the world’s leading trademark law experts (1160 in total) in 82 countries. The online version, which can be viewed at www.whoswholegal.com, brings together approximately 17,000 specialists from 36 fields of law.

WIPR Leaders 2016: BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT represented with four partners.

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In its new international rankings, the “World IP Review Leaders 2016” includes a total of four BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners. Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Christian W. Appelt are included in the “Patent” category; the “Trade Mark” category lists Dr. Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann as “leaders” for Germany.

WIPR Leaders 2016 is compiled by Newton Media Ltd. Both listings can be accessed here as e-magazine. Patents and Trademark Leaders 2016 Trademark

Prof H. Goddar also listed in 2016 in the “Who´s Who Legal: Patents 2016“.

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BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar was again listed in the “Who’s Who Legal: Patents 2016” as among the most important patent lawyers. The print edition of the yearbook will appear in April 2016; the online version can be accessed via www.whoswholegal.com and brings together around 17,000 specialists in 36 legal fields across the globe. In the field of IP, the yearbook limits its attention to just 321 leading names.

“The Legal 500 – Europe, Middle East, Africa 2016”: BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT holds good position.

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The revised edition of “The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa“ (2016) once again recommends BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in all relevant categories. In Patent Law, the first maintains the top position (category: Prosecution) from previous years. In particular, Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Dr. Jan B. Krauss are recommended here. In the category “Patent Law: Litigation” the firm is also included among recommended law firms. In Trade Mark and Competition Law, the firm’s “excellent service and short response times” are mentioned as well as its “remarkably high number of trade mark registrations”.

Dr. Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann is recommended in this field of law. In the Media category, the firm is given special mention in the fields of Entertainment and Press and Publishing Law. In Entertainment, the firm’s “outstanding copyright expertise” is highlighted.

“German Commercial Law Firms – JUVE 2016” – also includes numerous mentions of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in 2016.

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The English-language version of the JUVE handbook, “JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2016”, provides an analysis of the largest European legal market. This handbook also credits BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT with excellent performance in several categories. The law firm is ranked No. 1 in the “Patent Filing” field: “This leading firm in patents is increasingly active in litigation, with its mixed teams.” The partners and patent attorneys Prof. Dr. H. Goddar, Dr. J. B. Krauss, Ch. W. Appelt, Dr. M. Engelhard, Dr. St. Schohe and Dr. K.-H. Metten are mentioned.

The law firm is ranked third in the “Trademarks and Design Law” category. JUVE states: “This firm is recommended for trademarks and unfair competition and showed that it is still among the busiest outfits for registering trademarks with the official bodies.” The following partners are mentioned in this category: Dr. V. Schmitz-Fohrmann, W. Stahlberg and Dr. M. Wirtz.  The law firm is also ranked third in the “Contracts and Copyrights” category. “This recommended media practice’s expertise in its flagship discipline, copyright law, was recently underlined by its advice to high-level clients from outside the media sector,” comments JUVE. Dr. M. Schaefer is given a special mention.