Boehmert & Boehmert handles IP matters across natural and engineering sciences for multinational companies, with a strong client base in the USA and Asia. The practice has national and international offices, allowing it to tackle multi-jurisdictional cases for its clients. Markus Engelhard obtains and enforces IP rights for therapeutic biomolecules and active pharmaceutical ingredients, while Daniel Herrmann assists clients with building and defending their patent and utility model portfolios, with a particular focus on computer-implemented inventions and also medical technology. Martin Erbacher specialises in numerous fields of chemistry and Karl Heinz-Metten has expertise in engineering plastics and catalysts.
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Testimonials
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- 'We work extensively, and pretty much exclusively, with Daniel Herrmann. There is a considerable learning curve to understanding our company's technology, products and patent applications, so having continuity with Daniel is important to us.'
- 'Daniel Herrmann listens to our thoughts and accepts suggestions or tells us why he thinks we are on the wrong path. Exchanging thoughts with him is constructive and raises the quality of our submissions.'
- 'Daniel Herrmann not only understands our technologies, but also the legal challenges of protecting them under EPO standards. He gives us excellent, effective and practical advice, and has made critical suggestions when we prepare and file applications in the EPO, leading to a high success rate both with individual examiners and the Boards of Appeal.'
Key clients
- echovista Ultrasound Surface Cleaning Ltd.
- HEMA Maschinen- und Apparateschutz GmbH
- Ab Initio Technology LLC
- Fraport AG
- Sonovum GmbH
- Ionsent Technologies GmbH
- BLINK AG
- LG Energy Solution
- LX Semicon Ltd.
- Woco Industrietechnik GmbH
- Friedhelm Loh Stiftung & Co.
- Komatsu Germany GmbH
Work highlights
Advised LG Energy Solution in Europe on the strategic drafting and filing of patents, patent management and opposition proceedings.
Represented TSMC in all its applications in Europe, securing a grant rate of 100% in 2024.
Managed FRAPORT AG's entire IP portfolio.
Other key lawyers
Christoph Angerhausen; Christian W. Appelt; Heinz Goddar; Markus Engelhard; Eva Liesegang; Uwe Manasse; Karl-Heinz Metten; Volker Scholz; Michael Hartig; Steffen Schmidt; Andreas Lucke; Ute Kilger; Felix Hermann; Jakob Valvoda; Martin Erbacher; Daniel Herrmann; Matthias Hoffmann; Jin Jeon; Mario Araujo