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Maikowski & Ninnemann
KURFÜRSTENDAMM 54-55
10707 BERLIN
Germany

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Intellectual property > Patent litigation Tier 1

Maikowski & Ninnemann is among the most active litigation practices in German patent law. Clients benefit from the firm’s strategic decision to put equal emphasis on litigation as well as application and authorities proceedings, thus the prosecution practice and litigation team create mutually added value. Numerous high-tech companies instruct the group, including from the technology and electronics sectors, while the overall industry expertise is broad. Patents on artificial intelligence constitute a growth area. Key figures in the team are Gunnar Baumgärtel (including mechanical engineering, soft and chip technology), Felix Gross (including process engineering, plastics technology, mechanical engineering, software), Ralf Emig (including mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, medical technology), Andreas Tanner (including electrical engineering , IT, medical technology), Christoph Schröder (including electrical engineering, medical technology, mechanical engineering) and Fabian Sokolowski (including medical technology, chemicals, biotechnology). The firm’s headquarters are in Berlin with other offices in Munich, Leipzig and Frankfurt. Frederick Kramer (mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, physics, electrical engineering) in Frankfurt made partner in January 2021.

Leading individuals

Gunnar Baumgärtel – Maikowski & Ninnemann

Other key lawyers:

Gunnar Baumgärtel; Andreas Tanner; Ralf Emig; Felix Gross; Christoph Schröder; Fabian Sokolowski; Frederick Kramer

Testimonials

‘Excellent technical understanding, creative approach and the ability to present complex technical contexts in a clear and precise manner. The consistently high quality of the patent attorneys across the board is remarkable. Very collegial and result-oriented in cooperation. Particularly strong in telecommunications and technology.’

‘Gunnar Baumgärtel is an excellent courtroom attorney who is a pleasure to have at your side in infringement proceedings. Very experienced and technically brilliant. Andreas Tanner is able to convey complex issues very clearly.’

‘Outstanding technical expertise paired with the ability to present it clearly and comprehensibly even for non-technically trained people, which means that it also hits the recipient horizon of the court particularly effectively in infringement proceedings.’

‘Excellent technical expertise – especially in all facets of electrical engineering; collegial and highly professional cooperation; fight extremely committed and with a high level of commitment for the interests of their clients.’

‘Gunnar Baumgärtel and Andreas Tanner are excellent litigators who know how to present complex technical issues to the court in an understandable way.’

‘Very strong patent attorneys, especially in the area of telecommunications and electrical engineering. Convincing content and linguistically successful briefs.’

‘Gunnar Baumgärtel is one of the best and most experienced patent attorneys in Germany. Extremely precise and very strong in pleading. Andreas Tanner is a very strong representative. Ralf Emig convinces with technically demanding cases.’

‘Gunnar Baumgärtel: Fantastic comprehension, acts confidently even under pressure. Felix Gross: Outstanding team player, good strategist. Ralf Emig turns every stone, extremely detailed.’

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

Google

Heidenhain

HTC

Infineon Technologies

Joyson Safety Systems

Kronotec

LG Electronics (LGE)

LR Health & Beauty

Magna International

MD Elektronik

MSA Auer

NTN

Phoenix Contact

ProBiodrug AG

Rolls Royce

Solar Edge

Suzlon

TollCollect

TU Berlin

TU Dresden

Vestel

Viessmann

Vodafone

Intellectual property > Patent prosecution Tier 2

Maikowski & Ninnemann stands out with its dual focus on application and authorities proceedings as well as patent disputes, thus, the group is predestined to handle contentious matters in the prosecution space and is a popular choice for large German and international clients from highly competitive markets, such as technology and electronics. Since 2015, the firm has continuously expanded its presence with several major mandates and in 2020 added numerous well-known international players to its client base. The promotion of Frederick Kramer (mechanical engineering, vehicle technology, physics, electrical engineering) to partner in January 2021, also indicated growth in terms of personnel. Key contacts include the renowned Gunnar Baumgärtel (automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, measurement technology, software and chip technology), Felix Gross (process engineering, plastics technology, medical technology, mechanical engineering, software inventions), Ralf Emig (mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, automation technology, medical technology, software development) , Christoph Schröder (electrical engineering, medical technology, automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, software inventions) and Fabian Sokolowski (medical engineering, chemicals and biotechnology), all in Berlin, Andreas Tanner (electrical engineering, information technology, medical technology and mechanical engineering) in Munich and Matthias Hoffmann (molecular biology, genetic engineering , biotechnology and chemicals) in Leipzig.

Other key lawyers:

Gunnar Baumgärtel ; Andreas Tanner; Ralf Emig; Fabian Sokolowski; Christoph Schröder; Fabian Sokolowski; Matthias Hoffmann; Frederick Kramer; Felix Gross

Testimonials

‘Excellent technical expertise – particularly in all facets of electrical engineering; collegial and highly professional cooperation; fight extremely committed for the interests of their clients.’

‘Direct, simple and very professional access to current topics.’

‘We have always received very competent advice from the team in all aspects of our property rights activity, always tailored to our individual needs, both with regard to the technical content of our industrial property rights and their legal implementation and enforcement. We appreciate the client proximity of the entire team, the always given short-term responsiveness and the cost-conscious action. For us, the work of the team is characterized not least by the extraordinarily high success rate in enforcing our intellectual property rights at home and abroad.’

‘Matthias Hoffmann: Very high professional competence, very competent in consulting and communication, very high client orientation.’

‘Continuity; Consistently high quality over decades, even with a changing group of people.’

‘Absolute adherence to schedules; Completion of short-term necessary tasks without any loss of quality; Clarification of problems/questions that arise in a personal conversation.’

‘Very good and pleasant cooperation, competent partners, no putting off or postponing.’

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

Google

Heidenhain

HTC

Infineon Technologies

Joyson Safety Systems

Kronotec

LG Electronics (LGE)

LR Health & Beauty

Magna International

MD Elektronik

MSA Auer

NTN

Phoenix Contact

ProBiodrug AG

Rolls Royce

Solar Edge

Suzlon

TollCollect

TU Berlin

TU Dresden

Vestel

Viessmann

Vodafone

Work highlights

Comprehensive advice to Fresenius, including new registrations, opposition proceedings, actions for nullity and litigation based on large patent portfolios with thousands of intellectual property rights each.
Comprehensive advice to Fitbit, including nullity actions and litigation for more than 50 patents.
Comprehensive advice to Broadcom, including nullity actions and litigation relating to more than 50 patents.

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: 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.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
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

Name	Position	Profile
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