HGF Europe LLP has extensive IP expertise and can draw on many years of experience in patent prosecution, which includes the national and European administration and enforcement of patents. In addition, under the leadership of a trio consisting of Markus Zoller (life science), Bernhard Ganahl and Jan Robert Naefe (materials science), the group also assists with patent aspects of transactions.
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  • 'Very competent, responsive and easy to deal with.'
  • 'Great people. Very knowledgeable.'

Key clients

  • voestalpine AG (and all its subsidiaries)
  • Syntrac, Bad Goisern
  • Aalberts Advanced Mechatronics (AAM)
  • Emporia Telecom GmbH & Co. KG.
  • TPI Technologies Inc.
  • Kurtz GmbH
  • SIAG
  • Agraferm GmbH

Work highlights

  • Advising Voestalpine on the filing of a large number of patent applications and oppositions year after year.
  • Advising Emporia on patent applications and FRAND licensing negotiations.
  • Advising Max Planck Innovation GmbH on inventive idea and analysis of patentability.

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Practice head

Markus Zoller; Bernhard Ganahl; Jan Robert Naefe