IP boutique Anwälte Burger und Partner Rechtsanwalt Gmbh (ABP) works closely with the firm’s Munich and Zurich offices to provide patent and trade mark prosecution and litigation services across the DACH region. The practice’s leadership group consists of Hannes Burger, who founded the firm, and is also a qualified patent attorney; soft IP specialist Clemens OfnerKatarina Casals Ide, who focuses on IP contracting and licensing; criminal patent and trade mark expert Esther Humpl-Wagner; and Eike Schaper, who leads the firm's litigation practice.

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Testimonials

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  • 'A point of reference for competencies and quality.'

  • 'Beside excellent legal skills in the relevant field of IP law and a remarkable track record in respective disputes and litigations, ABP has in depth knowledge about our market, technology and our history.'

  • 'Hannes Burger has in depth legal and technical skills in technology that are relevant for our business, provides tailored legal and technical advice with the aim to generate value add for us as customer. Clemens Ofner also has in depth legal skills and practice in trade mark law.'

  • 'Burger & Partner offers a broad spectrum of services in the field of intellectual property protection. Everyone at this practice is very skilled in their fields and they all have a deep understanding of the technical field they are dealing with.'

  • 'Katarina Casals Ide is professional, competent, demonstrates client-oriented thinking when drafting contracts, very flexible in terms of time and meets agreed deadlines.'
  • 'Fast acting, whatever-it-takes attitude, deep knowledge in German unfair competition law, long-standing collaboration with deep knowledge of our markets and applications, very un-bureaucratic and easy to work with.'

  • 'Eike Schaper has deep knowledge of German unfair competition law in practice and based on many successful cases, as well as in German IP cases. He guides us through complex cases, always mentioning consequences and costs of scenarios and next steps.'

  • 'They are unique in the way they collaborate with their clients. They always try to find the best solution for us, but at the same time never forget to show all available options.'

Key clients

  • HUECK Rheinische GmbH
  • WEBER-HYDRAULIK GMBH
  • Rosenbauer International GmbH
  • Coveris Management GmbH
  • Greiner Bio-One International GmbH
  • SWAROVSKI OPTIK AG & Co KG.
  • Atomic Austria GmbH
  • ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Hannes Burger, Clemens Ofner, Katarina Casals Ide, Esther Humpl-Wagner, Eike Schaper