For the Düsseldorf based law firm he is now the 17th partner. The forty-year-old attorney has been working for the company since 2005 with special regard to the fields of communications engineering, data processing, circuit technology and software. On behalf of C&F he recently represented the manufacturer Nokia in court against HTC in a long-term lawsuit. According to Vogelbruch, “cases of patent litigation such as these in the field of Smartphone technology are becoming more frequent. As a consequence, the demand on the part of our mandates is equally high. We offer expertise in this complex area with a skillful team of electrical engineers.” Since September 1 2013 thirty-year-old Matthias Waters belongs to the team’s patent attorneys. After his studies of electrical technology at RWTH Aachen, he did a three-year training with C&F. With his expertise in the areas of communications technology, data processing, cryptography and micro systems engineering he expands the law firm’s range of services in the fields of electrical technology. Including him, there are now 7 C&F patent attorneys with a background in electrical engineering. All in all, the C&F interdisciplinary team includes 20 patent attorneys and four specialized attorneys-at-law.
The law firm Cohausz & Florack, founded in 1954, has a staff of roundabout 100 employees and is active in all technological fields: from machine engineering and mining to electrical engineering and information technology up to physics, chemistry, pharmaceuticals and life sciences. Amongst its mandates there are companies listed in the DAX or Dow Jones as well innovative mid-sized businesses. The advice ranges between any matter concerning intellectual property law and all its related legal branches. C&F boasts special expertise in the application, prosecution and administration of extensive patent and trademark portfolios for national and international mandates.
