Double honour: Cohausz & Florack wins two Managing IP Awards 2026

Düsseldorf, 4 May, 2026 – Cohausz & Florack (C&F) has been honoured twice at this year’s Managing IP Awards in London. The Düsseldorf-based firm patent attorney firm received the awards for “Europe Patent Disputes Firm of the Year” and “Germany Patent Disputes Firm of the Year” in the category Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms. In addition, C&F was shortlisted in three further categories: as “UPC Firm of the Year”, in the category “Patent Prosecution”, and with Gottfried Schüll as “Patent Practitioner of the Year”. The ceremony took place on 1 May 2026 as part of a festive gala in London.

With these two awards, Managing IP recognises C&F’s outstanding achievements in complex patent disputes of major economic and technological significance. For many years, the firm has represented internationally active companies in strategically important disputes and coordinated proceedings that often involve multiple jurisdictions across Europe.

Several partners of Cohausz & Florack accepted the awards in person on behalf of the firm: lawyer Rebekka Schiffer, as well as patent attorneys Dr Margarete Rittstieg, Dr Tobias Hoheisel, Björn Brouwers and Felipe von Heereman.

This double distinction underscores Cohausz & Florack’s role as a leading point of contact for companies seeking to protect and enforce their innovations sustainably throughout Europe. It also recognises of the close collaboration within interdisciplinary teams of patent attorneys and technical experts.

The Managing IP Awards honour firms, individuals and companies from Europe, the Middle East and Africa each year for their outstanding contribution to strengthening intellectual property and developing the international IP market. Cohausz & Florack would like to thank its clients for their continued trust and its entire team for the dedication that has made these successes possible.