Bribery & Corruption
Germany
14 August 2025
Heuking primarily assists medium-sized companies and has extensive expertise in the pharmaceuticals and automotive sectors. The patent practice acts both nationally as well as coordinates parallel proceedings in cross-border disputes and covers inspection and interim injunction proceedings in addition to main proceedings. The team, led by Anton Horn, also features Sabine Dethof, who has particular expertise in antitrust-related cases.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
'The team around Anton Horn is “the place to go” when it comes to patent law in Germany. It is always a pleasure to work with them.'
'Anton Horn: Brilliant strategist, very cooperative.'
'Philipp Schröler: Very pleasant to work with, very precise, good response times.'
'Very visible and recommendable team around Anton Horn, who was also able to successfully integrate patent attorney expertise.'
'Small but very committed unit that does very good work.'
'Good, broad practice. Good market knowledge, reliable. Good service provider.'
Key clients
- CeramOptec GmbH
- Egger
- EnerDry A/S
- genOway
- Formaster S.A.
- Feintool
- BrØdrene Hartmann
- VusionGroup (SES-imagotag)
Work highlights
Representation of Brødrene Hartmann in patent disputes concerning egg cartons.
Representation of Vusion Group sa (formerly SES-imagotag) in a UPC nullity action.
Regular representation of EGGER Holzwerkstoffe Brilon GmbH & Co. KG in infringement and validity proceedings, most recently successful defense of a lawsuit by competitor Rehau with the result that the patent was legally declared invalid by the Federal Court of Justice.
Practice head
Anton Horn
Other key lawyers
Sabine Dethof; Birthe Struck; Philipp Schröler; Cécile Corbet