IP boutique offering HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER excels across all types of patent disputes and is a popular choice for cases before the UPC, not least due to its extensive European presence. The group also has wide-ranging expertise in coordinating parallel proceedings in the US. Electronics, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, along with automotive and optics, represent the unit's sector cornerstones, although it also fields extensive experience in other areas such as chemistry. Martin Köhler, who, alongside patent advice, further handles trade mark and design disputes, jointly leads the group with Klaus Haft,  a dual-qualified lawyer and graduate physicist. Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and chemistry represent focus areas for Christine Kanz, while Carina Höfer, who made partner in January 2025, regularly handles antitrust-related FRAND cases.

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Key clients

  • Apple
  • BioNTech
  • BMW
  • BPW Bergische Achsen KG
  • Dr. Kurt Wolff / Dr. August Wolff
  • Elekta
  • Fujifilm
  • Gilead
  • Hanwha Q Cells
  • Heckler & Koch
  • HMD Global
  • Intel
  • Kornit Digital
  • Lenovo
  • Motorola Solutions
  • MTS Schrode
  • MyStromer
  • Philip Morris International
  • Philips
  • Samsung
  • Secrid
  • Sony
  • Texas Instruments
  • VETTER Industrie GmbH
  • Vorwerk

Work highlights

  • Defending BioNTech in patent litigation in Düsseldorf and invalidity/termination proceedings in Munich against CureVac and Moderna, with parallel litigation in the US, UK and the Netherlands.
  • Representation of Fujifilm in three UPC proceedings against Kodak, including counterclaims, preliminary objections and confidentiality agreements.
  • Representing Samsung in a series of infringement actions relating to three patents that may be essential to the H.265 digital video coding standard.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Klaus Haft, Martin Köhler

Other key lawyers

Christine Kanz, Tobias Hahn, Christian Osterrieth, Mirko Weinert, Carina Höfer, Lars Baum, Andreas Staudigel