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.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
“Cohausz & Florack is at least one of the top 5 patent law firms in Germany. The colleagues are distinguished not only by their extensive experience in prosecution but also in patent litigation. In both areas they impress with an outstanding level at all seniority levels. Young colleagues receive excellent technical and strategic training and are therefore an essential part of the team.”
'Personally, the collaboration is also excellent.'
'In short, it is always better to have C&F on your side.'
‘Christoph Walke: A strategic mastermind.’ 'Christoph Walke has excellent technical know-how and a convincing demeanor in court.' 'Christoph Walke is an excellent patent attorney, both technically, legally and strategically. Highly committed and always convincing in his arguments.' 'Christoph Walke is outstanding in quality, speed, client orientation and manners.'
'Matthias Waters is a creative analyst who elevates his craft to an art form.'
‘Top patent law firm.’
'In-depth knowledge of technologies, our industry and the market.'
'Top quality of all work results.'
'Reliability, speed, thoroughness, client orientation.''
'Natalie Kirchhofer: Very high success rate, very accurate, very fast, friendly, highly accessible and committed.'
'It is the combination of speed, accuracy, punctuality, success rate, friendliness, making suggestions on how to proceed and thinking together with the client and pointing out advantages and disadvantages of different options.'
'Broad professional base, very good network nationally and internationally.'
Patent Litigation - Individual Ranking:
Leading Partners: Dr. Arwed Burrichter
Patent Litigation - Patent Attorneys: Tier 1
Special mentioned: Gottfried Schüll, Dr. Christoph Walke, Dr. Jochen Kapfenberger, Dr. Natalie Kirchhofer, Matthias Waters
Patent Prosecution: Tier 1
Special mentiones: Dr. Arwed Burrichter, Philipe Walter, Arnd Ziebell,Dr. Christoph Walke, Dr. Jochen Kapfenberger, Henning Sternemann,Jan Ackermann,Dr. Natalie Kirchhofer, Andreas Thielmann

brand eins 2025 - Die besten Wirtschaftskanzleien Deutschlands
COHAUSZ & FLORACK was again awarded in the field of patent law and trademarks.

WTR 1000 2025
COHAUSZ & FLORACK is relied on by a litany of globally famous brands to protect, enforce and defend their trademark rights. The team combine deep subject matter expertise with a proactive approach to deliver practical solutions and crisp results.
Special mentioned: Ulrike Alice Ulrich, Rebekka Schiffer

Chambers Global 2025
Patent Contentious: Band 1
Special mentioned: Dr. Christoph Walke, Dr. Natalie Kirchhofer
Patent Prosecution: Band 2
Special mentioned: Dr. Arwed Burrichter, Dr. Natalie Kirchhofer (Band 3)
A celebration of technology: 100 years of the Deutsches Museum
C&F: “An important institution that raises awareness for the protection of innovation”
A bilateral license with a single licensor is un-FRAND if the licensor is member of a successful joint licensing program
District Court Düsseldorf, 4a O 63/17 Patent Chamber - District Court Düsseldorf, 4b O 15/17 Civil Chamber - District Court Düsseldorf, 4c O 3/17 Civil Chamber
Cohausz & Florack wins Managing IP Award 2025 in the category “Germany Impact Case of the Year”
Award for outstanding performance in Federal Court of Justice landmark decision X ZR 104/22
Cohausz & Florack is “European Cross-Border Patent Litigation Team of the Year”
Managing IP Award 2025 recognizes the firm’s outstanding performance in the Bayer / Xarelto proceedings