Prof. Dr. Goddar is a Past-President of LES International (LESI) and as former President of LES Germany member of the Advisory Board thereof. In 2005 he received the Gold Medal of LESI, and in 2014 he was inducted into the IAM IP Hall of Fame. Prof. Dr. Goddar has been a member of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (“SAIP”) since June 2023.
Professor Goddar is counted by “IAM Strategy 250” among the “World’s Leading IP Strategists”. The JUVE Handbook 2019/2020 ranks Professor Goddar as one of the leading names among German Patent Attorneys with physics at their technical focus. Best Lawyers 2018 rated him amongst the top attorneys in Germany. Legal 500 Germany 2015/2016 recommends him in the field of Patent Law.