BARDEHLE PAGENBERG DOST ALTENBURG GEISSLER
About Us: European patent attorneys and attorneys at law practicing prosecution and litigation in patent, trademark and design.

about us

As one of the largest IP firms in Germany and Europe, BARDEHLE PAGENBERG offers full service in all fields of Intellectual Property, including all procedures before the patent and trademark offices as well as litigation before the relevant courts.

Hand-selected teams of patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law provide top-quality services tailored to the specific needs of the client and the characteristics of the case. When the firm was set up in 1977, its founders, as one of the first in Germany, pioneered the concept of combining the two professions in one firm for the benefit of the client.

The attorneys at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG have many years of experience in protecting and defending a wide variety of inventions. These range from consumer products, such as sports articles and cosmetics, to delicate medical solutions and high tech industrial process patents. Our attorneys and in-house experts cover all major technical fields and industries.

The firm specializes in legal and procurement services, litigation and counselling in all legal areas of Intellectual Property.
BARDEHLE PAGENBERG combines the professional expert know-how of attorneys-at-law and patent attorneys, European patent attorneys, European trademark attorneys, technical advisors and qualified legal counsel. We


Teams of patent attorneys and IP-specialized attorneys at law combine their expertise to the benefit of the client
Teams of patent attorneys and IP-specialized attorneys at law combine their expertise to the benefit of the client

What makes us different?

The litigation capacity - the size of BARDEHLE PAGENBERG allows us to handle several large litigation cases simultaneously with competent teams over an extended period of time. 

The strategic approach - File a European patent or a Community trademark or design for all 27 member states, or national applications?
We will work out a strategy suiting your company's individual situation.

The international approach - cross-border IP disputes need strategic thinking and a network of reliable professional contacts.

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BARDEHLE PAGENBERG has longstanding relationships with numerous first-ranking IP law firms in the USA, as well as in the fast growing markets of Asian countries such as China.

Trademark piracy and reverse engineering of patented technology are burning issues that can be addressed with increasing effectiveness by China's modernized IPR enforcement system. More on IP in China