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EIP
Broadway Office
Breite Street 29-31
40213 Düsseldorf
Germany

Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors Tier 5

EIP focuses on infringement proceedings in the electronics sector, where it often represents internationally active clients. Christof Höhne (mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, electronics) heads the practice and handles disputes before the usual European and German authorities and courts as well as UPC proceedings. He is supported, among others, by Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky, who is experienced in FRAND matters, and by senior associate Dimitri Kosenko (focus on telecommunications sector).

Practice head(s):

Christof Höhne

Other key lawyers:

Florian Schmidt-Bogatzy; Dimitri Kosenko

Testimonials

“Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky is very involved in every step of the litigation, which helps maintain quality while controlling costs.”

‘The EIP team is always of an excellent nature to work with and I am impressed by their professionalism, strategic approach and seamless execution.’

‘What is particularly noteworthy is their strategic approach to dispute resolution. Collaboration with the EIP team runs smoothly and extremely efficiently. What should be highlighted is their open communication, their commitment and their quick response times.’

‘It’s always a real pleasure to work with them.’

‘Technical competence, quick and very good availability of contacts, very good strategy development for various case constellations.’

‘Across the board, the team is excellent in patent infringement litigation in a wide range of technical areas.’

‘Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky: Very pragmatic and solution-oriented advice with excellent knowledge of German patent infringement law. Unique willingness and ability to familiarise yourself with complex technical issues.’

‘The EIP team is creative and efficient. They have extensive experience in litigation in the areas of electronics and FRAND; they have proven that they can successfully handle cases of any size and complexity. What is special about EIP is the international team approach, bringing together lawyers, patent attorneys and experts in standards and FRAND. Their proprietary tool “Patently” enables the analysis of patent portfolios.’

Key clients

IPBridge

Broadcom

Sonos

Datang

TEVA

Avago

TecSpiral

Work highlights

  • Represented Avango/Broadcom against Tesla in a series of lawsuits in one of the first patent infringement cases before the Unified Patent Court.
  • Representation of IPBridge against Huawei, Xiaomi and ZTE (extensive lawsuit campaign before regional courts in Munich, Hamburg and Mannheim) regarding the infringement of essential patents.
  • Represented Sonos in Google consumer electronics lawsuits.

The key focus of the German office is on patent litigation. The German office has a strong track record in multinational patent litigation, particularly in the field of electronics. Landmark cases involve acting for Conversant Wireless in high stakes standard-essential patent cases as well as for Broadcom and Sonos in electronics litigation (Automotive, Digital Rights Management Encryption etc.).

Department Name Email Telephone
Christof Höhne chohne@eip.com +49 (0)211 9595 8500
Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky fschmidtbogatzky@eip.com +49 (0)211 9595 8500
Partners : 2
Associates : 5
English
German