Chambers Review
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Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution - Germany
What the Team is Known For
COHAUSZ & 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.
Strengths
We are very pleased with COHAUSZ & FLORACK. The team there has an excellent understanding of our technology.
It is an absolute pleasure to have COHAUSZ & FLORACK on our side. The lawyers there have good gut feelings about strategy and know how to litigate.
COHAUSZ & FLORACK is an outstanding law firm.
Our lawyers at COHAUSZ & FLORACK are 100% reliable. It is really awesome working with them.
Work Highlights
COHAUSZ & FLORACK defended Bayer's Xarelto patent in nullity proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court against nine pharmaceutical companies.
Notable practitioners
Christoph Walke is an accomplished patent attorney who has particular expertise in preparing and prosecuting German and international patent applications and in representing his clients in invalidity proceedings.
Christoph Walke is excellent.
What Christoph Walke does better than many other patent attorneys is make his points in clear, easy-to-understand words.
Christoph Walke does excellent work for us. He is always prompt and provides us with great analyses.
Christoph Walke is a very good project manager who always thinks strategically.
Christoph Walke is a brilliant strategist. It is absolutely stunning what he is able to accomplish.
Natalie Kirchhofer's practice covers a wide range of IP work, with a focus on the pharmaceutical sector. She assists clients with due diligence and portfolio management, and further advises on patent infringement proceedings.
Natalie Kirchhofer's team are extremely talented. The biggest asset in our company is Natalie. She is an outstanding lawyer.
We feel comfortable that Natalie Kirchhofer is very well aware of our technology through the way she conducts herself and presents her work. She is exceptional.
Natalie Kirchhofer is a very good lawyer - I can confirm that she is excellent.
Arwed Burrichter receives praise for his scientific background and is often mandated to advise on cases involving the chemical industry and life sciences sector. He also deals with opposition and nullity proceedings.
Arwed Burrichter is a very good lawyer.