Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution - Germany
What the team is known for
Zimmermann & 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.
Strengths
"The lawyers are highly skilled professionals in their field and provide excellent technical support for litigation."
"The partners are highly competent and specialise in different areas of technology. You always get the right person to advise on the relevant matters."
"They proactively reach out if they observe unclarities and suggest possible solutions."
Work highlights
Zimmermann & Partner represented General Electric in patent opposition proceedings before the EPO and assisted with parallel patent litigation.
Notable practitioners
Joel Nägerl has an excellent reputation in litigation support mandates. He frequently cooperates with attorneys at law to assist clients with patent litigation matters and possesses extensive experience in nullity actions. His work focuses on clients from the technology sector. "Joel is a great patent attorney with particularly sophisticated skills in mobile telecommunications, network technology, encryption, quantum computing and other fields of physics."
