Ranking tables
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution | Global
Germany
Rankings overview for Departments
Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB 15 Years Ranked- Grünecker
- Hoffmann Eitle
BARDEHLE PAGENBERG 15 Years Ranked- Eisenführ Speiser
- Maiwald
- Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Prüfer & Partner mbB 2 Years Ranked
Zimmermann & Partner 10 Years Ranked- Boehmert & Boehmert
- dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner
- Dreiss Patentanwälte PartG mbB
- Fuchs Patentanwälte
- HGF Europe LLP
- Patentanwälte Bals & Vogel
- Patentanwälte Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler PartG mbB
- Samson & Partner
- Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
- Uexküll & Stolberg
- Weickmann & Weickmann
- Witte, Weller & Partner
- Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
All Departments profiles
Band 1

1 Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbBIntellectual Property: Patent Prosecution2026 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedVossius & Partner is a well-reputed IP firm that houses extensive patent prosecution and litigation expertise. It regularly represents notable clients from the life sciences, food and beverage, and technology industries and has a number of clients from East Asia. The law firm assists with patent applications and patent portfolio management. Vossius represents companies in opposition proceedings and nullity actions as well as patent infringement proceedings, additionally acting on FRAND and standard-essential patent issues. Furthermore, the law firm possesses expertise in the soft IP sphere. It particularly focuses on contentious proceedings, covering trade marks, copyright, unfair competition and design issues.
Band 2

2 BARDEHLE PAGENBERGIntellectual Property: Patent Prosecution2026 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedBARDEHLE PAGENBERG boasts a broad-based IP practice with thriving teams in both the patent and trade mark arenas. The law firm regularly handles large-scale patent and utility model infringements, and validity and opposition proceedings, particularly for clients from the TMT and automotive industries. The team assists clients with patent prosecution and opposition at both German and European levels. It additionally covers contentious trade mark and unfair competition matters, as well as trade mark prosecution for clients from the food and drinks industry, also advising on the management of global trade mark portfolios. BARDEHLE PAGENBERG's expertise also encompasses design rights and design filing strategy.
- Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbBIntellectual Property: Patent Prosecution2026 | Band 2
Band 3

3 COHAUSZ & FLORACKIntellectual Property: Patent Prosecution2026 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedCOHAUSZ & FLORACK is a market-leading law firm for contentious patent matters. It covers patent and opposition filing, as well as infringement and nullity proceedings. The firm also assists with standard-essential patent cases and FRAND defence, and additionally offers strategic patent advice. It regularly deals with high-profile opposition proceedings for multinational, blue-chip pharmaceutical companies and assists with patent and utility model infringement litigation. COHAUSZ & FLORACK is active across a range of technical fields, including electrical engineering and automotive.

3 df-mpIntellectual Property: Patent Prosecution2026 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedBoutique firm df-mp has a strong focus on matters in the technology and telecommunications industries. The law firm's expertise extends to the field of life sciences and, in particular, the medical devices sector. The team is especially adept at advising on patent enforcement issues, with additional capabilities in patent opposition cases and portfolio management matters. The team further assists with patent litigation mandates.
3 Maikowski & NinnemannIntellectual Property: Patent Prosecution2026 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedMaikowski & Ninnemann boasts an excellent reputation for contentious patent work. The boutique demonstrates particular activity in the telecommunications, technology and automotive industries. The law firm frequently represents clients in EPO oppositions as well as invalidity and nullity proceedings. It offers additional experience assisting attorneys at law with patent litigation matters. The team further supports clients with worldwide patent portfolio management, patent filing and licensing matters.
Band 4

4 Prüfer & Partner mbBIntellectual Property: Patent Prosecution2026 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedPrüfer & Partner is a boutique law firm that advises its clients on classic patent and trade mark prosecution, as well as design infringement. It often acts for notable Asian companies as well as well-known German brands.

4 Zimmermann & PartnerIntellectual Property: Patent Prosecution2026 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedZimmermann & Partner regularly represents clients in contentious intellectual property cases, including patent oppositions and parallel infringement proceedings. The law firm also advises clients on patent validity cases and further provides strategic patent portfolio advice and assistance in cancellation applications. The team's client list includes companies from the technology, telecommunications and manufacturing industries, including a number of clients from Asia and the USA.
- dompatent von Kreisler Selting WernerIntellectual Property: Patent Prosecution2026 | Band 4
- Patentanwälte Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler PartG mbBIntellectual Property: Patent Prosecution2026 | Band 4