PATENTS
"Jochen Pagenberg of Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler is the highest ranking German lawyer for patent expertise and a member of our elite group of practiitoners. An 'outstanding and highly-respected' lawyer, acknowledged for his experience coordinating multi-lingual, multi-jurisdictional patent cases, but also for his expertise counselling clients on licensing matters. He is chairman of the special committee of the AIPPI on litigation concerning European patents."
Reinhardt Schuster was also mentioned to researchers as 'technically astute' and 'active in various industries'. He received particular praise for his work concerning plasma sources, semiconductor technology and chip architecture, enzymes, pacemakers, vascular stents and medical implants."
TRADEMARKS
“Throughout Europe specialist firms maintain an imposing presence at the high end of the market for trademark work. This is certainly true for Germany: specialist firms such as Bardehle Pagenberg continue to produce the country’s highest nominated lawyers. Name partner, the ‘very strong’ Jochen Pagenberg received the most recommendations in the country in this year’s research. A “big player”, he specialises in litigation and licensing. His colleague, the ‘seasoned and well regarded’ Peter Munzinger also performed well in the research.”
Expert Guides to the World's Leading lawyers - Reinhardt Schuster and Jochen Pagenberg have been nominated to appear in the guide "Best of the Best" 2008, as a result of being identified among the top 25 patent experts in the world, by in-house counsel and peers following research of Legal Media Group's's Expert Guides editorial team. The research process involves sending over 4,000 questionnaires to senior IP practitioners or in-house counsel in over 60 jurisdictions, asking them to nominate leading practitioners based on their work and reputation.
Patents: Dispute resolution
Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler has an ‘excellent’ reputation in the market, say clients, and its ‘strong’ litigation practice continues to attract admirers: ‘not many firms in the field of IP can offer this type of comprehensive and dedicated work’, states one client. Clients single out Reinhardt Schuster for his knowledge of ‘inter-jurisdictional issues across Europe’, his ‘flexibility and negotiation skills’ winning him much praise. With a special expertise in the software sector, the team is ‘full of technical experts and lawyers’, note clients, who are ‘especially adept in complex IP issues’, where they have ‘a great eye for detail’ and a reputation for ‘investigating quickly but deeply’. The firm’s ‘good international contacts’ also impress clients. The practice’s client portfolio includes Kodak, which the firm represented in a patent infringement matter against Philips, and B Brown, which the firm successfully defended in patent infringement proceedings.
Patents: Registration
Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler strengthened its international capabilities this year with a new arrival in the firm’s Alicante office, which will allow it to provide increased services to Iberian patent clients. The firm registered numerous designs and patents this year for various household name clients from the technology sector, such as the Boston Scientific Corporation, Samsung, Qualcomm, Dell and Apple. Clients consider Dietrich Beier and Peter Hess to be the best known names for patent registration advice.
Trademark Registration and Advice
Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler is a Munich- and Düsseldorf-based IP boutique with a high number of international clients, mainly from the US and Asia. The ‘sharp and convincing’ Peter Munziger heads the trade mark department, while the ‘experienced’ Jochen Pagenberg ‘shows judgement’ and is praised by clients for his ‘strong litigation skills’; overall, clients deem that the firm provides ‘excellent service’ within an ‘outstanding response time’. Among the year’s highlights, the firm advised Marriott in relation to a dispute over the registration of its ‘revive’ trade mark; the firm’s client portfolio includes Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Longchamp, (...), GlaxoSmithKline (...).
JUVE
Wirtschaftskanzleien
German Commercial Law Firms 2007
(Translation from the German)
Patents: litigation and advice
“Comments: Their strength continues to be an integrated service for highly rated international companies. International clients recently often emphasize to have decided for them especially because of theirmixed approach (of patent attorneys and attorneys at law). Their strong position with this clientele is to be derived from the fact that Bardehle practices the mixed approach in the most consequential manner of all German law firms. With Pagenberg, Schuster and Heselberger, the firm has three very prominent litigators.
Special Strengths: Surprising international visibility, strong acquisition potential in the USA, litigation.
Recommended lawyers: Dr. Jochen Pagenberg, Reinhardt Schuster (‘enormous knowledge, explains factual circumstance clearly’, client) Johannes Heselberger (‘excellent patent attorney and lawyer’, client).
Proceedings before the patent offices
Comments: Bardehle is primarily recognized as a litigation firm although the patent attorneys are conducting a voluminous prosecution business. In the past 4 years Bardehle strengthened their chemical and pharma practice (…). In addition, the firm is counting on experienced consultants to round off its spectrum of advice; among them a former chairman of a Board of Appeals of the EPO and a former head of patents IBM (Germany).
Recommended lawyers: Johannes Heselberger, Johannes Lang, Dr. Frank Peterreins (‘competent, engaged, uncomplicated’, client), Dr. Wolfgang Bublak (‘very creative, uncomplicated cooperation’, client), Peter Hess, Dr. Hans Wegner ‘(…) great praise for their work.’”
Chambers Global 2007 - The World's Leading Lawyers
Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Patent
The Firm: This full-service boutique has offices across Germany, France and Spain and is known for its expertise in patent law and patent filing. It houses “outstanding” IP lawyers and patent agents, who offer “excellent client service and are quick, creative and client-oriented.” The team handles domestic and cross-border patent matters, including complex litigation, licensing, patent portfolios and patent filing. Active across numerous sectors, lawyers here are particularly visible in chemical, biotech, physics, electronics and software cases. Proficient in trade mark, copyright, design and competition law, they win praise from clients because they “have top legal knowledge, are quick, thorough and always well prepared.”
The Lawyers: Name partner Jochen Pagenberg is well known in the patent law community and applauded by clients as an “excellent litigator with a wealth of experience and expertise.” He has a strong focus on European patent litigation and licensing matters and is the vice-president of the European Patent Lawyer Association. He also handles copyright and trade mark issues. Reinhardt Schuster focuses on patent litigation and strategies for international patent and licensing matters. Peers regard him as “very visible and reliable.” Schuster also advises clients on competition and design law.
Intellectual Property: Patent Filing
"The Firm: Patent agents and IP lawyers at this nationally and internationally active firm offer an integrated service. Particularly strong in the technology sector, lawyers here advise European, American and Asian clients on patent filing, prosecution and litigation. They also have experience of chemistry, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology cases. Supported by both the firm’s global network and various law firms overseas, the team is able to advise on design, competition and trade mark law.
The Lawyers: Clients praise Hans Wegner's commitment, great technical knowledge and ability to provide special solutions."
BARDEHLE PAGENBERG was among the nominated law firms to receive the "Juve Awards" in the category of Intellectual Property at a celebration organized on the 2nd of November by the German legal publisher Juve Verlag. Below are some excerpts from Juve's comments that explain why the publishers chose to nominate BARDEHLE PAGENBERG for this award.
(Excerpts in English translation from the German):
"Success was preceded by a transformation of the firm. The chemical department was continuously strengthened by experienced consultants from industry. Additionally, Bardehle concentrated after 2003 even more on the litigation business (...), and also on the market it attracts attention by its litigation work, predominantly in patent law. Here, international clients instructed (the firm) explicitly because of its mixed structure of patent attorneys and attorneys-a-law."
"Also the trademark practice is on the advance. With former Vice-President of the European Trademark Office, Dr. Alexander von Mühlendahl, Bardehle won a prominent name and with the new client Coca Cola one of the world’s most sought-after trademarks. On the whole, client relationships are longer lasting than competitors may think or hope. However, the strongest (point) is still the firm’s reputation with foreign clients. Here, Bardehle is a brand."
(Excerpts from German original)
"Dem Erfolg ging ein Umbau der Kanzlei voraus. Kontinuierlich verstärkte man die Chemie-Abteilung mit erfahrenen Beratern aus der Industrie. Zudem konzentrierte sich Bardehle nach 2003 stärker auf das Prozessgeschäft. Personell überwiegt heute die rechtsanwaltliche Seite und auch im Markt fällt sie durch Ihre Prozessarbeit auf, v. a. im Patentrecht. Hier beauftragten internationale Mandanten sie zuletzt ausdrücklich wegen ihres gemischten Ansatzes aus Patent- und Rechtsanwälten."
"Auch die Markenpraxis befindet sich auf dem Vormarsch. Mit dem Ex-Vizepräsidenten des europäischen Markenamtes, Dr Alexander von Mühlendahl, gewann Bardehle einen prominenten Namen und mit der neuen Mandantin Coca-Cola eine der weltweit begehrtesten Marken. Insgesamt sind die Mandatsbeziehungen oft dauerhafter als Wettbewerber meinen oder hoffen. Am stärksten ist aber nach wie vor der Ruf der Kanzlei bei ausländischen Mandanten. Hier ist Bardehle eine Marke."
PATENT
"Jochen Pagenberg is Germany's leading lawyer for Patent legal expertise"
"Jochen Pagenberg of Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler is the number one practitioner in Germany for patent legal expertise, according to the fourth edition of The International Who's Who of Patent Lawyers published by Who's Who Legal this March.
Dr. Pagenberg received more nominations from clients and peers in the course of the research than any other patent practitioner in the country. He was described as "first class" by respondents, and he is joined in the final publication by his colleagues Bernhard H. Geissler and Reinhardt Schuster. The book is a result of six months of independent research incorporating feedback from lawyers and in-house counsel, and covers 292 lawyers in 38 separate jurisdictions.
The top firm in the German research is Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler at the top of the voting thanks in no small part to market leader Jochen Pagenberg "the number one lawyer at the number one firm" according to one respondent. He is accompanied by Bernhard Geissler, "one of the deans of the German patent bar and the "fantastic" Reinhardt Schuster in Düsseldorf."
TRADEMARK
"In Germany, no single firm has a large group of lawyers on our trademark list, but outstanding trademark lawyers seem to come in pairs. Jochen Pagenberg, who appears above in the list of the practice area's leading lights, and Peter Munzinger, who also polled a significant number of votes, both practice at Bardehle Pagenberg"
Singled out at the "highly respected" Bardehle Pagenberg Altenburg Dost Geissler were the very impressive Jochen Pagenberg and fellow partner Peter Munzinger, who is "great for international trademark portfolios".
"The Firm: This specialised IP practice is a force to be reckoned with in patent litigation and registration. Commentators also claim the firm is "towards the top of the pile" for cross-border work, with US and Asian entities making up a large proportion of its client base.
The Lawyers: Jochen Pagenberg is regarded as an "extremely talented" patent litigator. Interviewees recognise that he "understands the technical side of things while always presenting arguments clearly." He also acts in trade mark and licensing disputes. Reinhardt Schuster is recommended for his "prudent and structured" patent litigation skills.
Clients/Work Highlights: The team's activity is distributed throughout most forms of technology, whether mechanical, chemical or electronic. Key clients include: adidas; AstraZeneca; BMW; Cisco Systems; GE; Haldex; Infineon Technologies; University of California; AMD; Kenzo; L'Oréal; McDonald's and Remington."
"(...) US style one-stop shops where firms can handle everything for a client from obtaining a registration through licensing work to representing them before the courts.
It is something that Bardehle Pagenberg has been doing for now for nearly 30 years; (...) while in Reinhardt Schuster and Jochen Pagenberg, the firm has two of the most highly rated patent litigators in the country."
"Bardehle Pagenberg originally pioneered this combination of prosecution and litigation in the late 1970s. In October this year the firm added Alexander von Mühlendahl to its ranks; he had been vice-president of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) for more than ten years. The firm has achieved a balance between patent agents and litigators, and is home to top names in both fields."
PATENT
"Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler's main focus is in litigation, where clients include technology and biotechnology companies from the US. Offices in Paris and Alicante, in addition to its German presences in Düsseldorf and Munich, give it a broad European spread (...)."
TRADEMARK
"Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler handles a portfolio of world-famous brands based in Germany and beyond from its offices in Düsseldorf, Munich, Paris, Alicante."
