Arwed Burrichter > Cohausz & Florack > Dusseldorf, Germany > Lawyer Profile

IP boutique offering Cohausz & Florack impresses with its focus on infringement and nullity proceedings in connection with licensing programs for standard-essential patents. The practice regularly works with leading law firms and serves a broad client portfolio that includes German corporations as well as US and Chinese companies. Chemistry, life sciences and pharmaceuticals represent particular areas of expertise, for which Arwed Burrichter and Natalie Kirchhofer are key contacts. Clients from the IT and mobile communications sectors regularly turn to Matthias Waters seeking advice on defense and enforcement of SEPs, while Christoph Walke has expertise in communications and medical technology as well as audio and video processing.

Cohausz & Florack impresses with an established prosecution practice that, in addition to traditional registration and administration matters, also covers freedom-to-operate reports and cooperation agreements. Coupled with in-depth experience in disputes, the team is a one-stop shop for patent law called upon by both German medium-sized companies and global corporations. At patent lawyer level, clients benefit from several highly specialised individuals, including Arnd Ziebell, who is experienced in renewable energies and metal production, and mechanical engineering and mining technology expert Andreas Thielmann. Gottfried Schüll is regularly instructed to set up and enforce SEP patent portfolios, while Arwed Burrichter primarily assists clients from the life sciences and chemistry sectors.