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Maikowski & Ninnemann Offices
KURFÃœRSTENDAMM 54-55
10707 BERLIN
Germany
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Maikowski & Ninnemann > The Legal 500 Rankings
Intellectual property > Patent litigation: patent lawyers Tier 1
Maikowski & Ninnemann strategic specialisation focuses to equal parts on prosecution and contentious proceedings. The patent law firm with offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, Leipzig and Munich possesses in-depth experience in cross-border disputes and, thanks to its double specialization in prosecution and disputes, is a particularly good choice for clients that also seek assistance with their patents, utility models and employee inventions from a single source. The team is particularly visible in the high tech and electrical engineering/electrics areas but covers a broad technical spectrum nonetheless. Key contacts include Felix Gross  (process engineering, software-based inventions), Fabian Sokolowski (medical technology, life sciences), Christoph Schröder (medical technology, electrotechnology, mobile communications, vehicle technology, mechanics) and Gunnar Baumgärtel (automotive technology, electronics, optics, software, telecommunications) as well as Ralf Emig (vehicle technology, engine technology, telecommunications, software), Andreas Tanner (electrical and semiconductor technology, standard-essential mobile phone technology), Frederick Kramer (vehicle and engine technology, IT, telecommunications, electrical engineering) and Matthias Hoffmann (pharmaceuticals, life sciences, process engineering, material sciences).Other key lawyers:
Key clients
ARRI (Arnold Richter)
Biomet
Biotronik
Borealis
Broadcom
Brose Fahrzeugteile
Commscope
Continental
Fenwal Inc.
Fitbit
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
Fresenius Kabi
FU Berlin
Garmin
GE Healthcare
Heidenhain
HTC
Infineon Technologies
Joyson Safety Systems
Kronotec
Lenovo
LG Electronics (LGE)
LR Health & Beauty
Magna International
MD Elektronik
MSA Auer
NTN
Oppo
Phoenix Contact
ProBiodrug AG
Rolls Royce
Solar Edge
Suzlon
TollCollect
TU Berlin
TU Dresden
Vestel
Viessmann
Vodafone
Xiaomi
Work highlights
- Comprehensive advice to Broadcom, including nullity proceedings and litigation.
- Comprehensive advice to Fitbit, including annulment proceedings and litigation.
- Comprehensive advice to Biotronik, including new applications, opposition and nullity proceedings and litigation based on large patent portfolios, each with thousands of intellectual property rights.
Intellectual property > Patent prosecution Tier 2
Maikowski & Ninnemann stands out on the market as a pure patent law firm that focuses on prosecution and litigation. The experience in both areas makes the practice a popular choice for complex national and international matters, thereby often providing support from a single source. The team is regularly instructed to assist with international, strategically important patent disputes with prosecution clients also benefitting from its experience in contentious proceedings. From its headquarters in Berlin and additional offices in Munich, Frankfurt and Leipzig, the group provides many years of experience, especially in mechanical engineering, physics, communications and electrical engineering as well as life sciences and chemistry. Key contacts are Gunnar Baumgärtel (vehicle technology, electronics, optics, software, telecommunications), Felix Gross (process engineering, software-based inventions), Christoph Schröder (medical technology, electrical engineering, mobile communications, vehicle technology, mechanics), Fabian Sokolowski (medical technology, life Sciences), Ralf Emig (vehicle technology, engine technology, telecommunications, software) in Berlin as well as Andreas Tanner (electrical and semiconductor technology, standard-essential mobile phone technology) in Munich, Matthias Hoffmann (pharmaceuticals, life sciences, process engineering, materials science) in Leipzig and Frederick Kramer (vehicle and engine technology, IT, telecommunications, electrical engineering) in Frankfurt.Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘ The firm is outstanding because it responds extremely quickly to inquiries.’
‘Gunnar Baumgärtel has outstanding technical knowledge, which he can explain excellently even to laypeople. In addition, he also understands the lawyer’s perspective, so working with him is extremely efficient. He always keeps an eye on the economic aspects of a dispute.’
‘Technically very good, pleasant to work with.’
‘We have always received very competent advice from the team in Leipzig on all aspects of our IP activities, always tailored to our individual needs, both with regard to the technical content of our industrial property rights and their legal implementation.’
‘We value the client proximity of the entire team, always given short-term responsiveness and cost-conscious action.’
‘For us, the work of the Leipzig team is characterized not least by the very high success rate in enforcing our intellectual property rights at home and abroad.’
‘Matthias Hoffmann: Very high professional competence, very competent in advising and communicating with clients and within my own team, high client orientation.’
Key clients
ARRI (Arnold Richter)
Biomet
Biotronik
Borealis
Broadcom
Brose Fahrzeugteile
Commscope
Continental
Fenwal Inc.
Fitbit
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
Fresenius Kabi
FU Berlin
Garmin
GE Healthcare
Heidenhain
HTC
Infineon Technologies
Joyson Safety Systems
Kronotec
Lenovo
LG Electronics (LGE)
LR Health & Beauty
Magna International
MD Elektronik
MSA Auer
NTN
Oppo
Phoenix Contact
ProBiodrug AG
Rolls Royce
Solar Edge
Suzlon
TollCollect
TU Berlin
TU Dresden
Vestel
Viessmann
Vodafone
Xiaomi
Work highlights
- Comprehensive advice to Continental.
- Comprehensive advice to Garmin.
- Comprehensive advice to GE Healthcare.
Maikowski & Ninnemann > Firm Profile
The firm: In 1977 Dr Michael Maikowski founded his patent attorney firm in the former West Berlin. Detlef Ninnemann, who had his own firm in Bremen, joined Dr Maikowski in 1989 to form a joint patent attorney firm – Maikowski & Ninnemann.
Dr Gunnar Baumgärtel, Prof Dr Felix Gross, Dr Christoph Schröder, Dr Fabian Sokolowski, Ralf Emig and Andreas Tanner joined as partners in 1998, 2000, 2010, 2012 and 2016 respectively. Dr Frederick Kramer joined the partnership in 2021. Currently, 18 patent attorneys and European patent attorneys work at Maikowski & Ninnemann.
From the beginning, the firm’s policy has been to provide direct contact between client and intellectual property expert to allow the highest levels of efficiency and guarantee optimal strategies for protecting clients’ intellectual property.
The high-proficiency standard at Maikowski & Ninnemann will be retained in the future: only those who received their professional training at Maikowski & Ninnemann will become new partners of the firm, guaranteeing the high internal quality and proficiency level.
Areas of practice:Â Maikowski & Ninnemann is a patent attorney firm with offices in Berlin, Munich, Leipzig and Frankfurt and with strong expertise in all areas of intellectual property protection. The firm advises on all questions and concerns relating to industrial property rights, inventions, trade marks and designs, as well as the enforcement and utilisation of rights.
The firm’s most important services are: advice on inventions, trade marks, designs, know-how, software and licences; advice on the law regarding employees’ inventions; prosecution and litigation of patents, utility models, design patents and trade marks nationally in Germany, regionally in Europe, and internationally in all countries and regions throughout the world; representation before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, the German Federal Patent Court, the Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market in Alicante and other international offices regarding intellectual property protection, as well as before the courts of law; participating in patent and trade mark infringement suits before the civil courts, in regular law suits and in preliminary injunction suits; invalidation suits before the German Federal Patent Court and the German Supreme Court; monitoring and administration of property right portfolios; and patent, trade mark and design searches and patent translations.
The patent attorneys at Maikowski & Ninnemann are experienced in all areas of technology and have broad knowledge and experience in the fields of: physics, for example optics and light technology (such as optoelectronics, cameras, telescopes and lasers); medical imaging and measurement technology; electrical engineering, for example electronics, telecommunications, semi-conductor technology, measurement and control technology and medical technology; mechanical engineering, for example mechanics and mechatronics, plant engineering and shipbuilding; chemistry, biochemistry and biotechnology; and software.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Litigation, Telecommunications | Dr Gunnar Baumgärtel | baumgaertel@maikowski-ninnemann.com | +49 30 881 81 81 |
Biotechnology,Patents, Medical devices | Dr Felix Gross | gross@maikowski-ninnemann.com | +49 30 881 81 81 |
Trademarks, Biotechnology, Licensing, Pharmaceuticals | Dr Fabian Sokolowski | sokolowski@maikowski-ninnemann.com | +49 30 881 81 81 |
Electronics, Portfolio management, Automotive | Dr Christoph Schröder | schroeder@maikowski-ninnemann.com | +49 30 881 81 81 |
Biotechnology | Matthias Hoffmann | hoffmann@maikowski-ninnemann.com | +49 341 30 868 300 |
Mechanical engineering, Automotive | Ralf Emig | emig@maikowski-ninnemann.com | +49 30 881 81 81 |
Electronics, Telecommunications | Andreas Tanner | tanner@maikowski-ninnemann.com | +49 89 23 888 300 |
Automotive, Telecommunications, Design Patents, Aerospace | Dr Frederick Kramer | kramer@maikowski-ninnemann.com | +49 69 348 71 380 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Dr Gunnar Baumgärtel | Partner | View Profile | |
Herr Dipl-ing Ralf Emig | Partner | View Profile | |
Prof Dr Felix Gross | Partner | View Profile | |
Dr Christoph Schröder | Partner | View Profile | |
Dr Fabian Sokolowski | Partner | View Profile | |
Andreas Tanner | Partner | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of Attorneys : 18 Partners : 8Languages
English French GermanMemberships
AIPPI EPI GRUR APPA (observer) INTA MARQUES LES Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys FICPIOther
Other offices : Munich Other offices : Leipzig Other offices : Frankfurt- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: patent lawyers
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