CBH Rechtsanwälte offers a comprehensive range of IP services and advises clients on patent disputes, including opposition, cancellation and nullity proceedings, as well as on employee invention law, licensing agreements and antitrust- and IT-related matters. Jens Kunzmann and Stephan Gruber are experienced in cases before a variety of courts, including the Federal Court of Justice, and jointly head the team with Hannes Jacobsen, whose focus areas include SEP-related disputes; this is also one of Paul Szynka's core competencies.
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  • 'CBH manages to provide competence and commitment beyond what is expected. I am personally very satisfied with the firm and it offers a balanced price-performance ratio.'

  • 'Proven experts in the field of employee invention law and inventor remuneration; very good relationship management and communication.'

  • 'Jens Kunzmann: excellent all-rounder in employee invention law and contract matters, very good industry knowledge, good relationships with clients.'
  • 'Comprehensive expertise in all employee invention matters and relevant adjacent legal areas.'

  • 'Jens Kunzmann: comprehensive expertise across all employee invention issues and relevant adjacent legal areas. Competent representation in legal disputes with a very independent working style.'

  • 'Pragmatic, fast, reliable, client-oriented.'

  • 'Hannes Jacobsen is available at all times and takes a lot of time to understand technical issues and explain possible solutions.'

  • 'Very competent in terms of expertise, very up-to-date with regard to case law, pragmatic solution proposals, cost-conscious advice.'

Key clients

  • Adolf Würth GmbH & Co KG
  • Bayer AG
  • Bosch Rexroth
  • Eberspächer-Gruppe
  • Fliegl Fahrzeugbau GmbH
  • Heraeus Gruppe
  • Hoyer Handel GmbH
  • Müller Handel GmbH & Co. KG
  • Phoenix Contact Gruppe
  • Schaeffler-Gruppe, insb. Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co KG

Work highlights

  • Representation of Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG in a patent dispute with Harting Group.
  • Representation of Siemens Healthcare in a patent dispute with a German competitor regarding 3D X-ray sheets.

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Practice head

Jens Kunzmann; Hannes Jacobsen; Stephan Gruber

Other key lawyers

Paul Szynka