Boehmert & Boehmert

Number of partners: approx. 35

Number of patent attorneys and attorneys at law: approximately 90

Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Russian

International offices: 6

Firm Overview

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is specialised in protecting intellectual property. The firm has more than 90 years of experience. Its expertise covers the entire spectrum of legal services, including prosecution, litigation and general counselling. As one of the few IP practices in Germany with large teams of patent attorneys and attorneys at law, the firm has an integrated approach and expertise. It looks at cases and commercial needs from multiple perspectives, which is extremely useful for clients and results in creative yet legally sound solutions to often unprecedented problems.

Firm Strengths  

The special strength of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT lies in the close cooperation of its interdisciplinary team of attorneys at law and patent attorneys. Due to the exceptional combination of natural scientists, engineers and lawyers, it is able to develop customised, creative, and practical solutions that meet its clients’ requirements. The firm puts together a special team for each of its clients, which can, if necessary, be quickly augmented and always adapted to changing circumstances.

Clients 

The client portfolio of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT includes worldwide corporations and leading companies. The firm acts for various clients from Japan, China and the USA in domestic and cross-border litigation, arbitration, mediation and licensing contacts.

Main Areas of Practice

Patents 

Patent law has been one of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT's key areas of activity for many years. Patent attorneys with a wide range of experience assist clients in the preparation of patent and design applications and advise them in infringement proceedings and in the drafting of licence agreements. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT represents clients before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, the Unified Patent Court, the Federal Patent Court, the German District Courts and Higher Regional Courts, and the Federal Court of Justice.

Trademarks 

Trademark law has been a core activity of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT for many years, the attorneys at law are involved in national and international organisations and are proven experts in the field – as is demonstrated not least by numerous publications. For years, the firm has been one of the German law firms with the most German and EU trademark applications.

Copyright 

Copyright law has a long tradition at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT. The attorneys have extensive experience and a high level of expertise in all advisory matters in the various creative fields. The firm advises clients on all aspects of copyright, publishing and media law. Clients include international and national media organisations, software companies, film production companies including Hollywood studios, record companies, publishers, artists, writers, composers, actors and even symphony orchestras.

Network

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT represents its clients before the German Patent and Trademark Office, German courts, the European Patent Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). In addition to its six offices in Germany, the firm has international branches in Alicante, Paris and Shanghai. The global network of the B&B offices and the close cooperation with selected partner firms around the world guarantee unrivalled quality and efficiency.

Practice Areas and Offices

Employee Inventions, Data Protection, Designs, Domains, Information Technology, Anti-Trust, Licensing, Trade Marks, Patent Valuation, Patents & Utility Models, Patent Litigation, Product Piracy, Copyright, Unfair Competition

Berlin 

Kurfürstendamm 185, D-10707 Berlin, Germany

T +49 (30) 23 60 76 70, F +49 (30) 23 60 76 721

[email protected], www.boehmert.com

Bielefeld 

Detmolder Straße 235, D-33605 Bielefeld, Germany

T +49 (521) 304 36 60, F +49 (521) 304 36 661

[email protected], www.boehmert.com

Bremen 

Hildegard-von-Bingen-Straße 5, D-28359 Bremen, Germany

T +49 (421) 340 90, F +49 (421) 349 17 68

[email protected], www.boehmert.com

Dusseldorf 

Jägerhofstraße 21, D-40479 Düsseldorf, Germany

T +49 (211) 71 17 00, F +49 (211) 71 17 017

[email protected], www.boehmert.com

Frankfurt 

Feldbergstraße 35, D-60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

T +49 (69) 74 34 62 0, F +49 (69) 74 34 62 162

[email protected], www.boehmert.com

Munich 

Pettenkoferstr. 22, D-80336 Munich, Germany

T +49 (89) 55 96 80, F +49 (89) 55 96 85 090

[email protected], www.boehmert.com

Alicante 

Plaza Santisima Faz, 3 -1 / B, 03002 Alicante, Spain

T +34 (965) 21 53 99, F +34 (965) 21 39 65

[email protected], www.boehmert.com

Paris 

10 Avenue Kléber, 75116 Paris, France

T +33 (1) 5603 6591, F +33 (1) 5603 6594

[email protected], www.boehmert.com

Shanghai 

1 Fuxing Zhong Lu, Suite 1208, 200021 Shanghai, China

T +86 (21) 6391 9290, F +86 (21) 6391 9295

[email protected], www.boehmert.com