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 field.
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.

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. Th. Bittner, 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 und 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.  In addition Dr. M. Schaefer is given a special mention.

The Corporate INTL Magazine has now also awarded BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT the accolade of “Engineering Patents Law Firm of the Year 2016” in Germany, thus underlining the strong position that BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT occupies in patent law. The Corporate INTL Magazine has a circulation of approx. 70,000 copies and is published monthly. Its international readership includes executives, investors and consultants.