The intellectual property rights in Germany provide the ideal conditions. Companies that patent the products of their ideas can thus ensure that no one will devalue them through imitation. They can then benefit from the fruits of their inventions for a long time — either through their own business or in the form of royalties. The principle of intellectual property rights also has a motivational effect on the actual inventors, the employees of a company, as they are given a particular incentive to innovate through separate compensation under employee invention law.

So it is certainly worthwhile to invest in ideas. Among other things, our entire German economy is built up on that. And we at COHAUSZ & FLORACK are convinced: good ideas have to be protected. That is what we are committed to. And we’d be happy to give you that commitment too!

Because, we love property rights. They stand for the uniqueness and personality of the products they protect. They emphasize the value they deserve. And they let companies shine and stand up to the competition. Now you can focus on your ideas - and trust us to take care of the rest. We’ll find an appropriate strategy to protect them and to make the most of them. You create - we protect.

“How can I secure my advantage in technology and design?” “How can I increase the value of my brand or my company?” We are your reliable partner in these and other strategic questions too. We provide answers and advice - while always thinking a step further ahead. In that way, our clients can use their intellectual property to their best possible own advantage with the greatest possible freedom of action. What else sets us apart? In addition to the decades of experience and expertise, it is also the interdisciplinary way of working. At COHAUSZ & FLORACK patent attorneys and attorneys work together to provide pragmatic solutions while taking into account both the demands of technology as well as legislation. Moreover, we can fall back on a network of attorneys, who - if need be - can spring into action all over the world for us and our clients.

In the 70s and 80s electrical engineering and chemistry were added as important pillars, followed by the areas of life sciences, biotechnology, and telecommunications in the 90s. Since 1997, patent attorneys and attorneys have been associated with COHAUSZ & FLORACK. Since 2014, we have been operating as a limited liability partnership company. We’re looking forward to taking our next steps into the future. Are you coming with us?

Whether our attorneys, our team in administration or our junior staff: We are committed to their training and continued education with all our heart. Because, we wish to continue growing together with them. We opened a further office in Munich at the beginning of 2017. A strategically important step: This is where the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) as well as the European Patent Office (EPO) are located. And the Bavarian state capital is also of great importance as a place of jurisdiction. Ideal conditions that will enable us to advise and take care of our clients from Munich too.

And that’s good: for society and the environment - but also for ourselves and our employees, who can thus relate even more to our goals and values. What really distinguishes us as a responsible firm? For example, the fact that our Düsseldorf office is supplied with green electricity, and that our firm’s building fulfils the Gold sustainability standard of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). And the fact that we generally do not talk all that much about our commitment, but rather do one thing in particular: act.