Our expertise
Position your company in a technologically and economically smart way – and secure your competitive edge! We’ll support you. We’d be delighted to advise you on all IP strategy issues. We’ll make sure that your intellectual property is used in a way that adds real business value to your company.
Chambers Europe 2024
Patent Attorneys: Contentious - Band 1
Patent Prosecution - Band 2
"The law firm possesses an excellent skill set of lawyers and IP rights specialists and a very good network of partner firms."
"COHAUSZ & FLORACK are always prompt in their communications, which is essential for patent prosecution. The lawyers are proactive with reminders and other docketing procedures.
"They staff matters appropriately with the right level of technical and legal expertise."
"The firm provides very good service levels and is always available for questions."
Special mentioned: Dr. Arwed Burrichter, Dr. Natalie Kirchhofer
Chambers Global 2024
Patent Contentious: Tier 1
Patent Prosecution: Band 2
Special mentioned: Dr. Arwed Burrichter, Dr. Natalie Kirchhofer
WTR 1000 2024
Boasting one of Germany’s deepest patent attorney practices, Cohausz & Florack also houses a thriving attorney-at-law offering. These practitioners serve up high-quality advice across the range of soft IP and branding issues. Special mentioned: Ulrike Alice Ulrich, Rebekka Schiffer
Legal 500 Deutschland 2024
'High success rate in the granting of patents. High success rate in patent disputes. Good search system for patents.'
'Cohausz & Florack is characterised as an uncomplicated and competent partner. Even as a small and medium-sized company, we are taken seriously and our tasks are handled with enthusiasm. The free training courses in international patent law are also always of a high professional standard.'
'Extremely experienced, perfect service, fast feedback, excellent patent attorneys in patent infringement proceedings.'
'Comprehensive consulting expertise and the ability to give commercially relevant advice.'
Patent Litigation - Patent Attorneys: Tier 1
Special mentioned: Gottfried Schüll, Dr. Arwed Burrichter, Dr. Christoph Walke, Dr. Jochen Kapfenberger, Dr. Natalie Kirchhofer, Matthias Waters
Patent Prosecution: Tier 1
Special mentioned: Gottfried Schüll, Dr. Arwed Burrichter, Mathias Karlhuber, Philipe Walter, Arnd Ziebell, Dr. Jochen Kapfenberger, Dr. Henning Sternemann, Jan Ackermann
Protection for AI-assisted inventions?
US Patent and Trademark Office issues guidance on the use of AI
EPO accelerates opposition proceedings in cases of parallel court actions
C&F: “Major step towards improving the legal certainty of rul-ings in patent infringement suits”
Intel defeated in patent dispute against R2 Semiconductor before Düsseldorf Regional Court
C&F: “Patent troll accusation in Germany is baseless”